Katari Veera Surasundarangi

<p>Upendra, is a wannabe don who dies in a gang war. When he reaches the doors of and , he decides to go to hell as he feels heaven’s beautiful look and silence makes it boring. He soon meets , who is unable to decide whether to put him in hell or heaven as he has not committed any sin nor a good deed. In the midst of this, Upendra finds his father, Mohan (also Upendra) and also falls in love with Indraja, the daughter of . After her initial rejection of him, he manages to get her to reciprocate his feelings. But Indra, refusing to let his daughter marry a human, challenges Upendra that he has to go back to Earth for 10 days with Indraja with the condition that he forgets the fact that he ever died, once he reaches there. Furthermore, the challenge also stipulates that if he commits a sin during the 10 day period, he will have to forget Indraja. Upendra and Indraja accept the challenge and go to earth with Yama and . Once on earth, Upendra and Indraja get together with Upendra forgetting everything that happened when he died. But he overhears Indraja talking to Indra secretly and remembers everything. Yama, in the meantime, is desperate to make sure Upendra loses the challenge. He even changes Upendra’s face with that of the don who killed Upendra in the first place. The film ends with Yama understanding the power of love and leaving Earth, while Upendra and Indraja get married. The film was earlier rumoured to be a remake of Malayalam hit film and was also rumoured to be having shades of starrer which was released in 1966. However, in a press meet denied all the rumours and said that his version is completely fresh and has no links with the above-mentioned films whatsoever. Producer , who was once the main reason behind the banning of actress had approached her to do an dance for this film. Nikita had turned down the offer. had earlier titled this film as and had to direct this film. However, due to several reasons, was finally hired to direct it. A single song in the film has three actresses such as : Suman Ranganath, Ramanito Choudary and Rishika Singh. Even during the making, the film drew the attention of stars from other industries. Bollywood actors , , and Tamil star visited the shooting after the makers used seven cameras at a time. The trailers of Kataari Veera Sura Sundaraangi which were shown in the single screen theaters and multiplexes across aroused lot of appreciation among the audience. Meanwhile, , and promoted the film. A critic from scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says “Full marks to Ambarish for his excellent portrayal of Yama. Doddanna has done justice to his role. A surprise character is Muthappa Rai who has executed a don’s role quite well. Music by V Harikrishna is average. Cinematography by HC Venu is brilliant”. A critic from wrote “cinematographer H.C. Venu and editor Jony Harsha’s technical support. But Hari Krishna’s music is inconsistent. Katari Veera Sura Sundaraangi is a well-made entertainer. The 3D format is a treat to watch”. Srikanth Srinivasa from scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote “Katari Veera Sura Sundaraangi will do for Kannada cinema what Avatar did for Hollywood. Producer Munirathna Naidu needs to be commended for investing in a 3D film and pioneering it in Kannada cinema. Just forget the story. Watch it with your 3D glasses on and be entertained!”. B S Srivani from wrote “ “Katariveera…” manages to wow viewers mainly through its art design and Upendra’s dialogues that have a touch of desperation. But these are desperate times, aren’t they?”. A critic from wrote “V Harikrishna is not with lovely numbers in this film. Parijatha song for Ramya in heaven is the best one.This is worth watching for 3D technology lovers”. Its opening weekend collection was a strong 57 million. The film went on to gross a total of 72 million in its first week, thus breaking the records set by which had collected 60 million in its first week. was reported to be one of the biggest openers of of its time next to and . The film recovered its investment at the end of its second week The film grossed more than 160 million at the box office after completing 50 days of run in 16 centers across . was declared as a Super Hit and One of the of 2012.</p>