Kavacha

Kavacha
Theatrical release poster
Directed byG. V. R. Vasu
Screenplay byG. V. R. Vasu
Story byGovind Vijayan
Based onOppam
Produced by
  • M. V. V. Satyanarayana
  • A. Sampath
Starring
Narrated byAnanth Nag
CinematographyRahul Shrivastav
Edited byJoni Harsha
Music byArjun Janya
4 Musics
Production
company
Hayagriva Movie Adishtana
Distributed byJayanna Films
Release date
  • 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Kavacha (transl. Armour) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by G. V. R. Vasu in his directorial debut. It is the remake of the 2016 Malayalam film Oppam, with changes made in the script to suit the interests of Kannada-speaking audiences - also being Shivarajkumar's first official remake in 14 years.[1][2] The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Kruthika Jayakumar, Isha Koppikar, Baby Meenakshi and Vasishta N. Simha. It was released worldwide on 5 April 2019 and got positive reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "Shivarajkumar's first remake in 14 years has a lot of original content". The Times of India. 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal; Southern Film stars with highest no. Of remake films!". The Times of India. 3 March 2023.