The film Kirik Party helped Rashmika Mandana get a break in Telugu. People knew her because of that film but when the original was remade in Telugu, it turned out to be a disaster. A Kannada film, Kirik Party, a campus romantic comedy, starred Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, Achyuth Kumar and Pramod Shetty. B Ajaneesh Loknath has composed music for this flick with Karam Chawla cranking the camera and Sachin editing it. Directed by Rakshit’s brother Rishab Shetty, the film was produced by G S Guptha and Rakshit Shetty under the banner Paramvah Studios on a budget of Rs 4 crore. The film did very well at the box office grossing over Rs 50 crore.
In fact, it was not only a box office success but also went on to win numerous prestigious awards. Ever since this film’s hit status, there were speculations on a sequel to it. When asked about this in an interview, Rakshit Shetty said, “My current line-up of films includes 777 Charlie that is in the final leg of shooting. We’re headed to capture the snow-capped mountains in north India for this sequence. Then, we will begin work on Hemanth M Rao’s Sapta Sagaradaache Yello. The toss is then between the Kirik Party sequel, Punyakoti and Richie. I have my heart set on Punyakoti, but the team feels that it might be better to get the Kirik Party sequel on the road first.” He went on to add, “We are yet to begin work on the script. So, only if that comes together fast can we have a definite schedule in place.”
