Dayal Padmanabhan's Ombatthane Dikku dedicated to late Puneeth Rajkumar; trailer out tomorrow

Director Dayal Padmanabhan’s trailer launch for his film Ombatthane Dikku is one of the first public events for a Kannada movie since the tragic passing of Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar. Planned earlier for a November 2 launch, the team is going ahead with the event at 6.30 pm. Dayal took to social media to announce the same, adding that he is dedicating the film, which is his 19th as a filmmaker, to the late actor.

“Life has to move-on: We team Ombatthane Dikku dedicate our upcoming Action Thriller to Sri.Puneeth Rajkumar 🙏🙏🙏As per tthe schedule, The Trailer launch will take place tomorrow at 6.30 pm,” he wrote.

Dayal, who has also produced the film, is looking at releasing the film in theatres in early December, although a formal announcement on this is yet to be made. Talking to us earlier about the film, he had said, ““This is a fantastic crime thriller, narrated in non-linear manner, based on an adapted screenplay that I got the rights for. There is an emotional family element in the tale, as well as a totally unexpected climax. It’s quite an unpredictable story, in which a bag becomes more important to the narrative than the hero himself. I would sum up Ombatthane Dikku as a suspense thriller that will appeal to family audiences, as there is no bloodshed, violence or sex,” says Dayal, adding, “This is not to say it is not for mass audiences. I think it is a film that is balanced for both single-screen and multiplex crowds.”

Beside Yogi and Aditi, Ombatthane Dikku also stars Sampath Kumar, Sai Kumar, Ashok, Ramesh Bhat, Prashant Siddhi, late Rockline Sudhakar. Dayal has associated with filmmaker Guru Deshpande for the film, with the latter bagging the satellite, digital and Hindi dubbing rights.