Daredevil Musthafa

<p>The goal of Ramanuja Iyengari and his gang is to expel Musthafa from the college. After a series of entertaining escapades, everyone’s fate will be decided in a thrilling cricket match. When Shashank Soghal, a short film maker who was inspired by ‘s short story, couldn’t find producers for his intended directorial debut with the story , he turned to to raise the money. Both Aditya Ashree and Shishir Baikady, who come from theater backgrounds, reduced their weight to fit their characters as college students. The film was shot at , while some scenes were shot in and . The filming was completed within sixty days. The cinematography of the film was done by Rahul Roy and the editing of the film was done by Rahul Roy, Sharath Vashisht and . The trailer for the film was released on 4 May 2023. The music of the film was composed by Navaneeth Sham and released under label. The film was theatrically released on 19 May 2023. It ran for over 50 days in few theatres across the state. Online streaming rights to the film were acquired by . , the chief minister of Karnataka, has granted tax exemption for the film and posted a message on social media congratulating the cast and crew for all of their work. Marking the one year anniversary of the film, the director released the screenplay of the film in form of book. The film received positive reviews from critics and audience. Harish Basavarajaiah of gave it 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, ” is one of the best literary adaptations in Sandalwood in recent times and will surely be remembered as a classic in the years to come.” Latha Srinivasan of gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, “It is a contemporary classic because it is an entertaining college drama with a religious twist.” Vivek M. V. of wrote, “an entertaining college drama that does justice to Poornachandra Tejaswi’s famous short story” Subha J. Rao of gave it 4 out of 5 stars noting its “a wholesome, precious watch in today’s world filled with division and hate.” Prathibha Joy of gave it 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, ” was a pleasant and heart-warming surprise, although, at two hours and 40 minutes, Shashank’s adaptation of the short story felt a tad too long drawn out.” A. Sharadhaa of gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, ” promotes communal harmony is a treat to watch.” Shashiprasad S. M. of gave the film 4 out of 5 stars noting its “a must-see even if you haven’t read Tejaswi’s work and more so if you have!”</p>