India, June 7 -- As of June 6, 2025, 114 Kannada original films have released in Karnataka this year, of which only one, the horror comedy Choo Mantar is reported to have recovered its investment from the theatrical business. That is an alarming statistic for an industry that churns out 200-300 films a year. The prognosis for the next few weeks does not look very exciting either.

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There are films with seemingly interestingly premises, like, for instance, Edagaiye Apaghatakke Karana, Kapata Nataka Suthradari or X&Y, among others, but will audiences make that trip to the theatres to see, say, Diganth, newbie Dhiraj, or award-winning filmmaker-turned...