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Krishnavataram’ Sets May 7 Worldwide Release With English Version Two Weeks Later

Producers court diaspora viewers through temple outreach with a Raja Ravi Varma look.

Overview

  • The historical epic will debut in theaters worldwide on May 7, with an English-language cut arriving two weeks later in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.
  • The film opens simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, a multilingual strategy aimed at reaching regional markets and overseas Indian communities.
  • Conceived as a trilogy, Part 1 is titled Hridayam (The Heart) and will be followed by Manaha (The Mind) and Atman (The Soul).
  • Director Hardik Gajjar leads an independent production from Sajan Raj Kurup and Shobha Sant of Creativeland Studios Entertainment with Poonam Shroff and Parth Gajjar of Athasrikatha Motion Pictures.
  • The cast features newcomers, including Siddharth Gupta as Krishna, Sanskruti Jayana as Satyabhama, Sushmita Bhatt as Radha and Nivaashiyni Krishnan as Rukmini, as trailers top about 8 million views through a campaign built on temple outreach and a Raja Ravi Varma–inspired visual style.