Ghost release date confirmed: Shiva Rajkumar's heist-thriller to release in theatres on this day

Ghost will meet Hemanth M. Rao's Sapta Sagaradaache Ello 'Side B' at the box office, with the latter scheduled to release on October 20.

Shivarajkumar in a still from the Ghost special video, Big Daddy

This coming Dasara is turning out to be quite the festive opportunity for Kannada moviegoers as MG Srinivas and Co. announce the release date of their much-awaited film. The film we refer to, of course, is Ghost, a slick heist thriller starring Shiva Rajkumar who shares the screen with veteran actors such as Anupam Kher, Jayaram and others for the very first time in his career. Archana Jois, Prashant Narayanan and others, too, are part of the cast.

Earlier today, on the auspicious occasion of the Varamahalakshmi festival, MG Srinivas took to social media to announce that his high-stakes thriller will arrive in theatres this Dasara, on October 19. The film will release in five different languages, including Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi.

When Ghost Met Birbal

Of course, the upcoming film is only a part of the much larger puzzle that Srini is putting together. In a recent conversation with OTTplay, the director revealed that Ghost, which will be a two-part film, will have its storyline coinciding with that of the writer-director's other franchise-in-the-making, Birbal, at some point. In fact, the Birbal character (played by Srini himself) is set to make a special appearance in the first instalment of Ghost, which is scheduled to release this October 19.

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He also shares that over the next few years, the 'multiverse', so to speak, will also have spin-offs with newer characters coming in to expand it. Birbal 2, Srini says, will go on floors once he sees through the theatrical release of Ghost.

Ghost sets up a clash with Sapta Sagaradaache Ello

Another exciting release lined up for this Dasara is part two or 'Side B'. of Hemanth M Rao's Sapta Sagaradaache Ello, slated to release on October 20. Side A of the film will first arrive in cinemas on September 1 and with trace the story of Rakshit Shetty's Manu and Rukmini Vasanth's Priya whereas the follow-up instalment sees Chaithra J Achar joining the central cast. Rakshit, who also produces the film under Paramvah Studios, undergoes a massive physical (and psychological) transformation for Side B, and one keenly looks forward to his performance.

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With Ghost now set to meet Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Side B at the box office, audiences do have two exciting, equally contrasting films in the offing. It would be interesting to see how this unlikely pair fares together after all.

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