<p>Presenting horror on the big screen is something that more and more Kannada filmmakers seem to be relishing of late. <br /><br /></p>.<p> The latest Sandalwood venture in the eerie genre, ‘Yashogathe’, does well to blend fiction and reality to present an edge-of-the-seat thriller.<br /><br />Conceptualised and made by a young team, ‘Yashogathe,’ which is written and directed by Vinod J Raj, traces the life of a family. <br /><br /> It captures the details of how the family survives the pre-Independence epoch, only to be trapped in a maelstrom of paranormal phenomena. <br /><br /> Talking about how he got the idea to make the film, Vinod explains, “The idea struck me in 2006 when I was doing research on extrasensory perception for some documentary work. During our travel, we met an old woman called Triveni in Kuppam. She said that she was a part of the pre-Independence freedom struggle. Some of the things that she told us were a revelation and I couldn’t rest after that. She inspired me to make the film.” <br /><br /> Vinod liked the idea and now her inputs have formed the crux of the film. <br />The story revolves around Triveni, the protagonist in the film, and Narayana, a young boy, who comes to the house to learn music. <br /><br /> The unusual occurrences begin after the child is allowed to stay in Triveni’s house and learn music. <br /><br /> The film combines suspense and horror with a pre-Independent India as the backdrop. <br />“I always enjoyed mixing the concept of science fiction and horror. During our travel, we heard a lot of stories not just from Triveni but from a lot of other people. However, we didn’t get the permission to shoot in the locations we wanted to. I have retained the science fiction element in the story and worked around the suspense to add that eerie <br />feeling,” he adds. <br /><br /> Vinod also says that the film is a woman-centric one which does well to portray the strength of a woman and her power to handle any situation with ease. There are also two child actors in the film. <br /><br />The film is releasing in February. <br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Presenting horror on the big screen is something that more and more Kannada filmmakers seem to be relishing of late. <br /><br /></p>.<p> The latest Sandalwood venture in the eerie genre, ‘Yashogathe’, does well to blend fiction and reality to present an edge-of-the-seat thriller.<br /><br />Conceptualised and made by a young team, ‘Yashogathe,’ which is written and directed by Vinod J Raj, traces the life of a family. <br /><br /> It captures the details of how the family survives the pre-Independence epoch, only to be trapped in a maelstrom of paranormal phenomena. <br /><br /> Talking about how he got the idea to make the film, Vinod explains, “The idea struck me in 2006 when I was doing research on extrasensory perception for some documentary work. During our travel, we met an old woman called Triveni in Kuppam. She said that she was a part of the pre-Independence freedom struggle. Some of the things that she told us were a revelation and I couldn’t rest after that. She inspired me to make the film.” <br /><br /> Vinod liked the idea and now her inputs have formed the crux of the film. <br />The story revolves around Triveni, the protagonist in the film, and Narayana, a young boy, who comes to the house to learn music. <br /><br /> The unusual occurrences begin after the child is allowed to stay in Triveni’s house and learn music. <br /><br /> The film combines suspense and horror with a pre-Independent India as the backdrop. <br />“I always enjoyed mixing the concept of science fiction and horror. During our travel, we heard a lot of stories not just from Triveni but from a lot of other people. However, we didn’t get the permission to shoot in the locations we wanted to. I have retained the science fiction element in the story and worked around the suspense to add that eerie <br />feeling,” he adds. <br /><br /> Vinod also says that the film is a woman-centric one which does well to portray the strength of a woman and her power to handle any situation with ease. There are also two child actors in the film. <br /><br />The film is releasing in February. <br /><br /><br /></p>