Wild Karnataka

Wild Karnataka
Theatrical poster
Directed by
Produced by
Narrated bySir David Attenborough
Edited byAdam Kirby
Music byRicky Kej
Production
companies
Icon films
Mudskipper
Release dates
  • 3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) (Bangalore, India)
  • 17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish

Wild Karnataka is a 2019 Indian natural history documentary on the Indian state of Karnataka's rich biodiversity, most of which is still unknown to the general public. Produced by Amoghavarsha JS and Kalyan Varma in collaboration with Icon Films and Mudskipper,[1][2][3] the film was edit produced by Nicholas Gates, narrated by Sir David Attenborough with music composed by Grammy Award winner, Ricky Kej and edited by Adam Kirby.[4]

The film was premiered on 3 March 2019 in front of an audience of 3000 at an open-air theatre at Palace Grounds in Bangalore,[5][6] and was also specially screened at the United Nations headquarters in the year 2021.[7] It was later theatrically released on 17 January 2020, through PVR Cinemas, thus becoming the first Indian wildlife-based film to be screened in theatres;[8] and was also premiered through Discovery India's multiple television channels and the streaming service Discovery+ on 5 June 2020 with its dubbed versions being released the same day.[9] The film opened to positive reception and was honoured with two awards at the 67th National Film Awards held in March 2021.[10]

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  2. ^ "Indian wildlife photographers to follow on social media". Deccan Herald. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ Shrinag (19 February 2019). "4 Years And 400 Hours Of Footage in the Making, The Teaser Of Wild Karnataka Looks Wow, We Repeat WOW!". MetroSaga. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ Newsd (1 March 2019). "Sir David Attenborough narrated documentary 'Wild Karnataka' to premiere this March". News and Analysis from India. A Refreshing approach to news. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Documentary 'Wild Karnataka' narrated by Sir David Attenborough to premiere in March". www.thenewsminute.com. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. ^ Govind, Deepti (31 March 2019). "David Attenborough and the wild side of Karnataka". livemint.com. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Wild Karnataka to be screened at the UN headquarters on World Wildlife Day". The Times of India. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ^ "'Wild Karnataka' to be screened in theatres on Jan 17". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Discovery to premiere 'Wild Karnataka' on World Environment Day with iconic stars doing the voice overs". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Hindu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).