Forest is a 2025 Indian Kannada-language comedy thriller film directed and co-written by Chandra Mohan.[1] It is produced by N. M. Kantharaj under his NMK Cinemas banner and features an ensemble cast of Chikkanna, Anish Tejeshwar, Gurunandan, Rangayana Raghu, Sooraj Pops, Sharanya Shetty and Archana Kottige.[2]
Principal photography commenced in April 2023 and continued till January 2025 where most of the film being shot in the forest regions of Madikere, Chikmagalur, MM Hills and few portions being canned in Bengaluru.[3] The film's cinematography was handled by V. Ravikumar and edited by Arjun Kittu. The music is composed by Veer Samarth and Dharma Vish.[4]
Forest was released on 24 January 2025.[5]
Cast
- Chikkanna as Buddy Kumara[6]
- Anish Tejeshwar as Sathisha
- Gurunandan as Sunil
- Rangayana Raghu as Maakalpatti Gopalswamy
- Sooraj Pops
- Sharanya Shetty as Sandhya
- Archana Kottige as Meenakshi
- Prakash Thuminad
- Deepak Rai Panaje
- Avinash
Production
Chandra Mohan, who previously directed Double Engine (2018) and Brahmachari (2019), announced his third film in April 2023. He roped in Chikkanna as one of the leads, with whom he worked in Double Engine previously. Rest of the cast was subsequently signed in. About 80% of the filming commenced in the forests of several districts in Karnataka.[7]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack consists of songs composed by Dharma Vish to the lyrics by Chetan Kumar and Puneeth Arya.[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Odo Odo Odo" | Puneeth Arya | Kailash Kher, Harsha Uppar | 2:22 |
| 2. | "Paisa Paisa" | Chetan Kumar | Chandan Shetty | 3:28 |
| Total length: | 6:20 | |||
References
- ^ "Chandramohan's multistarrer titled 'Forest'". Newindianexpress.com. 17 April 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Anish, Gurunandan, and Chikkanna unite for a comedy thriller". Thenewindianexpress.com. 7 June 2023.
- ^ "chandramohan-directional-movie-forest-shooting-to-start-soon-in-forest-locations". AsianetNews.com. 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Into the Jungle". BangaloreMirror.com. 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Multistarrer Forest sets January 2025 release date". Cinema Express. 4 December 2024. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "A diverse ensemble carries this story of a heist gone wrong in the wilderness". TheTimesofIndia.com. 20 January 2025. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Chandramohan's multistarrer titled Forest". Cinema Express. 17 April 2024.
- ^ "First Song Released from Chikkanna, Rangayana Raghu's Forest". timesnownews.com. 8 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
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