5 RARE Facts About ZEE5 Kannada Original Bhinna’s Director Adarsh Eshwarappa

One can’t deny the fact that in the last few years, Sandalwood has seen an exponential growth in the quality of entertainment. Young actors, directors and singers are enjoying their moment in the sun, thanks to the different kind of content that is being created. The ZEE5 Original Kannada film Bhinna is the best example of this scenario.

Coming from humble backgrounds, the cast and crew of Bhinna have worked effortlessly to bring together a story that will blow your mind. Now, bringing on-screen a thriller or horror concept for that matter takes more effort than normal because of the connect the audience may or may not make. In order to keep a viewer hooked the horror or thriller story has to be that exhilarating.

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Bhinna has won in the category BEST SCREENPLAY – JURY at the 9th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2019! Congratulations to our entire team who have put in immense hard work to make this film a reality. This award makes us even more confident that the people of Karnataka will love the movie. We shall announce the release dates soon! @adarsh.eshwarappa @paayal_radhakrishna @sowmya_jaganmurthy @sidhaartha_maadhyamika @srini_75 @ajay.apparoop @aakil.one @settyharsha #TheBrokenAreDifferent #MadeinKarnataka #FortheWorld #WorldCinema #BhinnaTheFilm #Bhinnaupdates #Purplearrowfilms #Purplerockentertainers #Karnatakafilmindustry #KFI #Sandalwood #sandalwood_official #sandalwoodcinema #sandalwoodactress #sandalwoodactor #kannadamovies #kannadacinema #kannadafilm #kannadamovie

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Enter the talented director and mastermind behind Bhinna, Adarsh H Eshwarappa. After directorial debut ‘Shuddhi’ won multiple awards, Adarsh is back with his next release, Bhinna. To top it, this is first ever Kannada film that will directly be released on an OTT platform, aka namma ZEE5.

We discovered some cool facts about the multi-talented writer-director. Let’s begin…

1. After completing his graduation in Mechanical Engineering, Adarsh worked in a BPO before his career as a filmmaker

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ಪಾತ್ರವು ನಾನಮ್ಮ.. ಪಾತ್ರದ ಸೂತ್ರವು ಮೇಲಿಹುದು.. ಕಥೆಗಳ ಮಾಲೀಕ.. ಈ ಕಥೆಯನು ಬರೆಯುತ ಮೇಲಿಹನು.. #bhinnaupdates #bhinna #bhinnathefilm #muhurtha #purplearrowfilms #purplerockentertainers

A post shared by Adarsh H Eshwarappa (@adarsh.eshwarappa) on Jun 25, 2018 at 5:11am PDT

2. Adarsh is namma Hassanada hudga, who came from an extremely humble background before gaining fame for his work

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"I love the history of this city. What impressed me most, is the story of a mythological demon, who could assume the form of both human & buffalo, eventually getting killed by a Goddess, for all his Sins..!!" ~ SHUDDHI #chamundihills

A post shared by Adarsh H Eshwarappa (@adarsh.eshwarappa) on Sep 22, 2019 at 6:44am PDT

3. The Bhinna director decided to follow his dream as a filmmaker by first watching thousands of videos at home, followed by a short course in 2010, in NYFA (Los Angeles) on filmmaking

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Facts, fears and beliefs, sometimes are just an illusion. #Bhinna – #TheBrokenAreDifferent #MadeinKarnataka #FortheWorld #WorldCinema #BhinnaTheFilm #Bhinnaupdates #Purplearrowfilms #Purplerockentertainers #Karnatakafilmindustry #KFI #Sandalwood #sandalwood_official #sandalwoodcinema #sandalwoodactress #sandalwoodactor #kannadamovies #kannadacinema #kannadafilm #kannadamovie

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4. Shuddhi, his first-ever feature film, was such a massive hit that it had a 100 day-run in theatres after which it now streams on another leading OTT platform

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#Repost @afbglr • • • • • 26th June, 6:30pm: In association with Suchitra Film Society, #AllianceMovieClub shall screen Shuddhi, a #Kannada film written and directed by Adarsha H. Eshwarappa. Entry free and open for all. Do come by and bring your friends along. #AFB #filmscreening #shuddhikannadafilm #alliancefrancaise #alliancefrançaisedebangalore #kannada #filmscreenings

A post shared by Adarsh H Eshwarappa (@adarsh.eshwarappa) on Jun 12, 2019 at 1:26am PDT

5. Adarsh’s Bhinna is a rendition of Puttana Kanagal’s 1971 film Sharapanjara. The lead character of Bhinna is called Kaveri and this character too was inspired by the protagonist of the film

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Acclaimed filmmaker Shri #PuttannaKanagal was born #OnThisDay. Remembered for his social films that dealt with women’s issues & challenged established stereotypes, he was known for his grasp of the visual medium, especially picturization of songs. A poster for his film #Sharapanjara.

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