Sharan’s Avatara Purusha gets a release date; part 1 of the film to hit theatres on December 10

It’s confirmed; Sharan’s Avatara Purusha is releasing in theatres on December 10. Producer Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah took to social media to announce the same. Earlier, the team had clarified that the Suni-directed Avatara Purusha would be a two-part venture, with each to be released in movie halls three months apart. Lead actor Sharan told OTTplay that on December 10, audiences will get to see Avatara Purusha part 1: Ashtadigbandhana Mandalaka. “We have not yet decided on a date for part 2, but it will be only sometime in 2022. As usual, this film will have my trademark comedy, but in a story that will be novel for audiences. That’s always been my motto – to present a fresh narrative, while highlighting my strengths as an actor,” says Sharan. The second part, Trishanku, will apparently deal with elements of magic. In fact, Avatara Purusha was slated to release earlier in the year, but the team was not able to meet the date, owing to delays due to the second wave of the pandemic. Each part of Avatara Purusha is said to be about 2 hours and 20 minutes in run time.

Avatara Purusha is a film co-written by director Suni, which also stars Ashika Ranganath, Sai Kumar, Sudha Rani, Srinagara Kitty, Balaji Manohar, Ashutosh Rana and Sadhu Kokila, among others. This will be Sharan’s second collaboration with Ashika, with whom he had done Raambo 2 earlier, but a first with Suni and producer Pushkara.

While the team has been tight-lipped about the subject, it is, after all, a Sharan vehicle, so, irrespective of the genre, there will be loads of humour in the actor’s inimitable style. As per the teaser, though, it appears that Sharan is a junior artiste who gets called in to pretend to be a family's long-lost son. Reports do suggest that despite all the sub-plots, Avatara Purusha is a romantic comedy at heart. Also on board are Arjun Janya for music, National Award-winner Vikram More for stunts and William David for cinematography.