Achyuth Kumar, Sharanya Shetty team up for murder mystery, Kaunteya
The film's muhurat was held at Kanteerava Studio with notable industry figures in attendance. Veteran actor Shashikumar gave the clap for the first shot, while writer V Nagendra Prasad and lyricist V Manohar kicked off filming duties.
Kaunteya is set to begin shooting on June 9 in Bengaluru and Mysore. 'There are no songs — the re-recording will be crucial to the narrative,' Chandrhasa noted.
Produced by debutant BK Srinivas, the film also features Bigg Boss fame Neethu in the role of a police officer. The crew includes PL Ravi as cinematographer, BJ Bharath, who takes charge of the background score, dialogue writer Har Mahadev and editor Anuranjan.
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