From love stories to intense action and more: Shashank films with interesting stories and messages too on OTT

Kannada filmmaker Shashank is only 10 films old, but he's always strived to change things up as far as the genres of his movies go. Here's a look at 5 such films...

Shashank films to watch on OTT

Kannada filmmaker Shashank has been credited with launching Rocking Star Yash, Radhika Pandit, among others, in films and will present Bhale Unnade fame Manisha Kandkur in Sandalwood with his next, Brat, which has Darling Krishna in the lead. This is Shashank’s second back-to-back collaboration with Krishna, with the film likely to be in theatres in the second half of 2025. Their first project Kousalya Supraja Rama was a box office success and explored the harm male chauvinism can cause.

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Here's a look at 5 must-watch Shashank films on OTTplay Premium and the ‘social’ messages he had in them

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Krishnan Love Story

Shashank’s second film with Radhika Pandit, paired her with Krishna Ajai Rao, in a tale of love vs societal pressure. Radhika played Geetha, a girl from a middle-class family, who chooses a life with a wealthy guy over what her heart desires, out of the very practical notion of wanting a better future. But does she find true happiness? Also starring Umashri, Achyuth Kumar, Sharan, Pradeep, Harsha and Kaddipudi Chandru, the film was remade in Bengali.

Jarasandha

Duniya Vijay was the protagonist in Shashank’s next, in which he played a gangster posing as a gym instructor. His aim is to kill an international crime boss and take control of his empire. The film explores the idea that some individuals are inherently predisposed to criminal behaviour, rather than being shaped by societal factors. Pranitha Subhash was the heroine, while Sampath Raj, J Karthik were among the antagonists.

Bachchan

Shashank’s first collaboration with Kiccha Sudeep was a psychological action drama, in which the actor was paired with Bhavana. While the story is largely a revenge drama, after Sudeep’s character Bharath loses the love of his life, to a corrupt politician-real estate mafia, there is an underlying message about corruption and how perpetrators often escape accountability. Also in the film were Parul Yadav, P Ravi Shankar, Jagapathi Babu, Jai Jagdish, Sudha Belawadi, Tulip Joshi and others.

Krishna Leela

This romantic drama reunited Shashank and Krishna Ajai Rao, with Ashwini Nakshatra fame Mayuri Kyatari making her big screen debut. Ajai was Krishna and Mayuri Leela whose lives get intertwined owing to a missed call. Love, communication and sacrifice were central to the tale, which also had Rangayana Raghu, Shobaraj, Dharmendra Urs, Achyuth Kumar, Tabla Nani, Vijay Chendoor, among others, on board.

Kousalya Supraja Rama

Shashank’s last directorial and first collaboration with Darling Krishna had the latter as the title character Rama, a youngster who is brought up by his strict father to always behave ‘like a man’, even if that is hurtful to the people around him. Rama’s arrogant and chauvinistic ways get in the way of his first relationship and when he then marries the girl his late mother wanted him to meet, she gives him a taste of his own medicine. Krishna was paired with Brinda Acharya and Milana Nagaraj in the film that put the spotlight on the harmful nature of male chauvinism.

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