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'Kalpana 2' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language horror comedy film directed by R. Anantha Raju and produced by Dr. Rajendra, Shilpa Srinivas and Swamee. It is the second installment after 'Kalpana' and is a remake of the Tamil film 'Kanchana 2'. The film features Upendra, Priyamani and Avantika Shetty in the lead roles. The film's musical score is by Arjun Janya.

Plot



Cinematographer Raghav (Upendra) who is scared of ghosts and darkness ends up accompanying Nandini (Avantika Shetty), the girl he fancies, to shoot a reality show about a fake haunted house. As luck would have it, the house ends up being actually haunted and there's more than just adventure that awaits them.

Cast



* Upendra as Raghav and JadeShiva (double role)

* Priyamani as Kalpana

* Avantika Shetty as Nandini

* Prakash Heggodu

* Victory Vasu

* Ramesh Bhat

* Tulasi Shivamani

* Chitra Shenoy

* Vinaya Prakash

* Muni

* Petrol Prasanna

* Kuri Pratap

* Kuri Rangateja

* Gym Ravi

* Prashanth Siddi

* Mohan Juneja

* R. Anantharaju

* K. M. Rajendra as Special Appearance

* Kaddipudi Chandru

* Ramesh Babu

* B. Jaya

* Kote Prabhakar

* Joe Simon

* Ramesh Pandith

* Jyothi Muroor

* Anusha Sriharsha

* Chirashree Anchan

Production



In August 2015, following the success of Upendra's venture 'Uppi 2', he signed to appear in 'Kalpana 2' with Naganna directing and Shilpa Srinivas producing. The film was initially planned to start production in September 2015. However the director walked out and R. Anantha Raju replaced him with Dr. Rajendra of 'Kalla Police' fame agreeing to join the production team. The film officially began in November 2015 at the Bull Temple in Bangalore. Actress Priyamani played the role essayed by Nithya Menen in the original version. Avantika Shetty of 'Rangi Taranga' fame got her second assignment from Upendra to reprise the role originally played by Taapsee Pannu in the Tamil film. During a shoot of a Kabbadi match for the film, Upendra sprained his ankle.

Release



The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as 'Kalpana 3' (2017).

Soundtrack



The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Arjun Janya. In April 2016, it was reported that actor Puneeth Rajkumar had lent his voice for a patriotic song penned by V. Nagendra Prasad and that would be the introductory song.

References




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