Kabzaa (2023 film)
Kabzaa (transl. Possession/Conquest) is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language period action film written and directed by R. Chandru. The film features an ensemble cast of Upendra, Shiva Rajkumar, Kiccha Sudeepa, Shriya Saran, Sudha, Murali Sharma, Nawab Sah, Suneel Puranik, John Kokken, Dev Gill, Kabir Duhan Singh, Danish Akhtar Saifi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Lakki Lakshman and Posani Krishna Murali. In the film, Arkeshwara, an air force officer, enters the underworld due to unavoidable circumststances and revolves around his life between 1942 and 1986.
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| Directed by | R. Chandru |
| Written by | R. Chandru |
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| Cinematography | A. J. Shetty |
| Edited by | Mahesh S. Reddy |
| Music by | Ravi Basrur |
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| Distributed by | Sri Siddheshwara Enterprises (Kannada) Anand Pandit Motion Pictures (Hindi) Lyca Productions (Tamil) Ruchira Entertainments N Cinemas (Telugu) E4 Entertainment (Malayalam) |
Release date | 17 March 2023 |
Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹120 crore |
| Box office | ₹34.5 crore |
Kabzaa was released on 17 March 2023 in Kannada, along with the dubbed versions of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam coinciding with the 48th birth anniversary of Puneeth Rajkumar. The film received negative reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb. Despite the box office failure, a sequel is announced to be in development.