Shodha, the Kannada internet collection headlined by actor-filmmaker Pawan Kumar, in what’s his first as a number one man, was meant to drop on Z5 (by way of OTTplay Premium too), on August 22. Promotions had begun, a trailer was dropped to present audiences a glimpse into what to anticipate after which, out of the blue, the platform introduced a change. Shodha was transferring to a brand new date; it might now premiere on August 29.
Shodha postponed for Kantara-fame Saptami Gowda
Talking at a press briefing about this variation, RJ Pradeepa, the Head of Originals at Z5, mentioned that Shodha features a few pivotal cameos, together with one by Kantara fame Saptami Gowda and that the delay was to include a couple of extra scenes that includes her to make the narrative extra intriguing and fascinating. Directed by Sunil Mysuru (of Orchestra, Mysuru! fame), Shodha additionally stars Siri Ravikumar, Arun Sagar and Anusha Ranganath in primary roles.
The collection revolves round Pawan’s character Rohit, a lawyer in Madikeri, whose life is upended when he fails to recognise his spouse, Meera (Siri Ravikumar). He insists that she’s an imposter and a part of an elaborate scheme to color him insane, however she says he’s received mind trauma. Which one is it? Additionally, what would anybody strand to achieve from proving that Rohit is loopy? That’s what is on the core of Shodha.
Though the group is incorporating extra scenes that includes Saptami, it stays a 6-episode present, with a run-time of round 20 minutes per episode. The present, which is Z5’s latest presentation after the success of Ayyana Mane, is, based on studies, the remake of a 2024 Hindi collection known as Khoj – Parchaiyo Ke Uss Paar, which is on the market on the identical platform.
Whereas the makers haven’t confirmed this, Pawan, who additionally served as ‘script physician’ admitted that Shodha finds its roots in an earlier story that has been tailored a number of occasions through the years. Shodha marks the net collection debut for Arun Sagar, who performs a cop for the primary time. Pawan was earlier seen in Kudi Yedamaithe (Telugu) and Honeymoon (Kannada), whereas Siri has been part of Kyaabre and By Mistake. Honeymoon and By Mistake can be found on OTTplay Premium.