KA (film)

KA
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sujith & Sandeep
Written by	Sujith & Sandeep
Produced by	Chinta Gopalakrishna Reddy Chinta Vineesha Reddy Chinta Rajashekar Reddy
Starring	Kiran Abbavaram Nayan Sarika Tanvi Ram
Cinematography	Viswas Daniel Sateesh Reddy Masam
Edited by	Sree Varaprasad
Music by	Sam C. S.
Production companies	Srichakraas Entertainments KA Productions
Release date	31 October 2024 (2024-10-31)
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Box office	₹53 crore

KA is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language fantasy thriller film directed by the brothers Sujith and Sandeep. The film features Kiran Abbavaram, Nayan Sarika, and Tanvi Ram in lead roles.

Plot

One night, somewhere unknown, a masked man gives an assignment to his men to bring him two people named Abhinaya Vasudev and Radha followed with which a fight ensures where after some struggle the men bring Abhinaya Vasudev to their boss in a unconscious state. After a while Vasudev awakens and find himself in a dark room where he finds a table on top of which is a mysterious clock which he finds both eerie and somewhat interesting due to the symbols etched on it. After some time the boss (a masked man) enters the room and starts interrogating Vasudev about some letter that he read which was directed to someone named Abead Shaik but however Vasudev denies any knowledge of the said so and the boss reassures Vasudev that the clock will make him talk as it is a hypnotic device. The device starts its work prompting Vasudev to dwell into his past.

The story goes up and down showcasing Vasudev's childhood in a orphanage and growth which makes him interested in reading others letters in order to find affections of different relations. Due to his quirk he decides to go to a village named Krishnagiri to become a postman and live among his favorite letters. Krishnagiri is a village which is situated in between large mountains due to which the village is covered in shadows at 3pm in the afternoon which Vasudev finds amusing. All the while he falls in love with his employer's daughter Satyabhama and devolops a romantic bond with her and everything seems to be fine until Vasudev learns of girls disappearing in the village but he doesn't mind until Satya herself is attempted. Vasudev starts investigating and finds some clues but hesitates to tell them to the boss unless he tells about himself first. The boss impressed by Vasudev's spontinity and quick analysis reveals his face to him only to make Vasudev more shocked as the boss is a doppelganger of Vasudev. Who is this boss and why he looks like Vasudev? Who is Radha and how is she connected to Vasudev? What is inside the letter that Vasudev read and who is behind the mysterious disappearings of the girls? Who is KA and what is his agenda regarding Vasudev and Radha forms the crux of the remaining story.

Cast

• Kiran Abbavaram in a dual role as Abhinaya Vasudev and KA (the inner sense)
• Nayan Sarika as Satyabhama
• Tanvi Ram as Radha
• Achyuth Kumar as Ranga Rao, Satyabhama's father
• Redin Kingsley as Subbu, Ranga Rao’s assistant and Vasudev’s friend
• Annapoorna as Gurunadham’s mother
• Ajay as Gurunadham’s son-in-law
• Sharanya Pradeep as Gurunadham’s daughter
• Bindu Chandramouli as Trafficking Boss
• Kota Jayaram as Gurunadham Master
• Temper Vamsi as Radha’s brother
• Meka Ramakrishna as Police Officer

Music

The soundtrack and background score of the film were composed by Sam C. S. The audio rights were acquired by Saregama.

All lyrics are written by Sanapati Bharadwaj Patrudu

Track list

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"World of Vasudev"	Kapil Kapilan	3:58
2.	"Ka Mass Jathara"	Diwakar, Sam C. S.	2:52
3.	"Bujjamma"	Sarath Santhosh	3:35

Release

KA was theatrically released on 31 October 2024 coinciding with Deepawali. The theatrical rights of the film were sold at a cost of ₹10 crore. Dulquer Salmaan's Wayfarer Films acquired the dubbed Malayalam rights of KA. Due to multiple language film releases during the Deepawali weekend, release of KA's other language versions were ultimately delayed and are scheduled to release later. The Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil versions is scheduled to release on 22 November 2024.

Box Office

The film grossed more than 50 crores in its theatrical run, hence emerging as one of the highest grossing Telugu movies of 2024.

Home Media

The film's Telugu version began streaming on ETV Win on 28 November 2024. The dubbed versions will soon be available to stream once it has completed its theatrical run.

Reception

Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu wrote that "KA is not without its shortcomings, though they pale in comparison with the ambition in the writing and technical finesse. It is a thriller with a difference". Sashidhar Adivi of Times Now rated it three out of five and wrote that "KA is an interesting take on the thriller genre, blending suspense and philosophical ideas in an engaging way. Though it has a few shifts in tone and issues with writing, the story doesn’t deviate from its purpose of establishing how the ‘concept of life’ eventually catches up with you".

External links

• KA at IMDb