Haggada Kone

<p>The story unfolds in a jail cell. Chenna (Naveen Krishna) is set to be hanged the next day for having murdered a person. He regrets that his friend, father (V. Manohar) and teacher (Dattatreya) blame him for the present situation, though they couldn’t guide him properly and allowed him to become a thief. As the jailor walks into the cell with a death sentence, Chenna questions the need for the punishment, saying that witnesses play an important role in it. The intense interaction manages to convince the jailer that capital punishment can be done away with, but then he’s forced to go by the rule book. At the gallows, Chenna recounts why he murdered a married man, which brings to light the subject of child abuse. It was announced in August 2014 that would be directing and co-producing the film. Naveen Krishna was selected to play the lead role and also pen the dialogues for the film, with his real-life father , , and playing supporting roles. It was revealed that the film would be based on the 1962 play , written by playwright Parvathavani, performed over 45 minutes, and involves a conversation between a prisoner and the Jail Superintendent, set in 1963. However, the film would be set in the modern-day. Filming began on 22 August, in . The film caught the media’s attention during its filming stages with news emerging about Naveen Krishna having appeared nude for a scene in the film. Majority of the film was shot in an old Central Jail in Bangalore. The filming concluded in October 2014.</p>