India, Jan. 23 -- Kannada music director Arjun Janya's directorial debut 45 , starring Shivarajkumar, Upendra and Raj B Shetty in the lead, had also released last Christmas, in a direct clash with Kiccha Sudeep's Mark. Arjun's film was meant to have been in theatres much earlier, but was postponed owing to VFX completion delays. 45 had a good opening, but then crashed spectacularly, with audiences not too impressed with the onscreen imagination of life after death as per the Garuda Purana. '

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Given Arjun's long-term association with Zee Network, they picked up the satellite and digital rights of the film and then fixed January 23, 2...