Kirik Party

Kirik Party
Theatrical film poster
Directed byRishab Shetty
Written byRakshit Shetty
The Seven Odds[N 1]
Produced byG. S. Guptha
Rakshit Shetty
Starring
CinematographyKarm Chawla
Edited bySachin B. Ravi
Music byB. Ajaneesh Loknath
Production
companies
Distributed byJayanna Films
Release date
  • 30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹4 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹50 crore[3][4]

Kirik Party is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy drama directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by G. S. Guptha and Rakshit Shetty.[5] It stars Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, Achyuth Kumar, Aravinnd Iyer, Dhananjay Ranjan, Chandan Achar and Pramod Shetty play prominent roles. Rakshit Shetty wrote the story and co-wrote the script with a team called "The Seven Odds", which consisted of Rakshit Shetty, Rishab Shetty, Abhijith Mahesh, Dhananjay Ranjan, Kiranraj K, Chandrajith Belliappa. The film marks the acting debut of Rashmika Mandanna and Samyuktha Hegde.

The film marks the second directorial venture of Rishab Shetty after Ricky (2016). The principal photography commenced on 17 April 2016 at Malnad College of Engineering in Hassan and was completed in September 2016.[6] Karm Chawla and Sachin Ravi handled the cinematography and editing, while the music was composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, which became viral upon its release.

Kirik Party was released worldwide on 30 December 2016 to positive reviews from critics and became one of the highest grossing Kannada film all time and also completed 365-days in multiplexes.[7][3] It won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Family Entertainer, and was nominated in seven categories at the 64th Filmfare Awards South, winning five of them. It also received five awards at the IIFA Utsavam and seven awards at the 6th South Indian International Movie Awards. The film was remade in Telugu as Kirrak Party.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Rakshit Shetty's blockbuster Kirik Party set for its first TV premiere on Colors Kannada". International Business Times. 19 August 2017.
  2. ^ Prabhu, Ganesh (4 February 2016). "The budget of 'Kirik Party' would be around ₹4crore". The Hindu.
  3. ^ a b "Rakshit Shetty's Kirik Party dubbed by malayalam movie premam and Telugu remake rights sold; talks on for other language rights". International Business Times. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. ^ "The campus-based film has reportedly collected ₹50 crore at the box office". indianexpress.com.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Nathan, Archana (9 June 2016). "The reluctant multitasker". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "Rakshit Shetty's Kirik Party flags off next week". The Times of India. 24 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Kirik Party 100 day's celebration in Hassan". timesofindia. 8 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Nikhil's 'Kirrak Party' nears completion". The Times of India. 13 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Nikhil's Kirrak Party First Look Poster Talk". The Hans India. 2 December 2017.


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