Aa Karaala Ratri

<p>In an interior village, deep in Karnataka, a fortune teller visits a poverty-stricken family and foretells that their fortune will change overnight. A mysterious traveller (played by Jayaram Karthik) visits their home on the same day and requests to be allowed to stay overnight. What happens during that one intense night forms rest of the story. The film is based on a Kannada play by Mohan Habbu which was based on the play by . Director had revealed that during the making of 1978 Kannada film , he had narrated this story to actor .The film was planned to be shot in and some preparation was undertaken, but in the end Rajkumar backed out as he felt the story was too dark. Impressed by Mohan Habbu’s story, Dayal decided to acquire the rights and make it into a full-length feature film. When Dayal entered the house as a contestant his idea was strengthened when his fellow contestants JK and agreed to be a part of the film if it was made. Dayal then completed the entire script, along with co-dialogue writer Naveen Krishna, and narrated the full script to JK and Anupama. Once the lead pair was fixed, Dayal zeroed in on and for other pivotal roles. Many of Dayal’s contestant friends from like Jaya Srinivasan, Ashitha and Diwakar appeared in the film. mentions that “seasoned” actors and “clever” director came together hand-in-hand to make an interesting suspense thriller flick. Shyam Prasad S of said the film is one of the best movies of the year and credited the convincing performances and brilliant technical execution for the success.</p>