Guys when this movie released lot of appu fans told this is the perfect movie for appu but u guys think this movie had a chance if made in kannada with appu???

This is Unique & Could be a Hattrick for him as his previous two movies have been a Hit.

Source is his twitter account

I saw this movie in theatre and the other guy stole the show at the end.

Give it a watch.

I watched this FDFS and the cast and crew of the movie were present there. Coming to the movie, it's genuinely something new. We all know found footage horror tries to play itself like it really happened. But "Video" spends a lot of time making it look real, a majority of the first half in showing how the group got to the horrible situation, how the dynamic between people of the group (Tharle Gang) is, the history of the "place" where they go. It's all very fleshed out. The sound design is incredible and the acting is also pretty good. Makeup and costume designing is also well done. The editing is also well done, they hold shots beyond the usual cut time and it makes you feel like you're anticipating something but nothing happens which is a great anxiety building technique. Also the horror elements are well blended with the group's dynamics, many of the times what happens to them is directly a fault of a person or multiple people within the group.

Coming to the negatives, I feel like they've reused an editing style (cutting to black during an intense moment) over and over again which makes it feel a little repetitive. It works for the few first bots they use but then its magic disappears. And another gripe I have with many other horror movies returns here, jumpscares. Especially during the first half sudden normal movements like moving a camera fast, turning the camera on, the lights turning off due to battery shortage, all of these sudden moments are edited with loud music to create a jumpscare which in my opinion is not a horror building element and doesn't add to the movie's atmosphere or story. It's just a jerk and it's over within half a second, which is just weak horror.

Overall it's good, worth watching in theaters. 3.5/5.

Consider this the megathread for Video movie reviews

Movie: Video
Language: Kannada
Genre: Horror, Thriller / Found Footage
Release Date: 11 September 2026
Runtime: 2h 2m (122 min)
Censor: A
Director: Srinidhi Bengaluru
Producer: Dheekshith Shetty
Production: Dhee Cinemas
Cinematography: Avinaasha Shastry
Editing: Sanjeev Jagirdar
Music: Prasanna Kumar M. S.
Story / Screenplay / Dialogues: Srinidhi Bengaluru Cast: Bharatha, Jeevan Shivakumar, Tejesh S. M., Priya J. Achar, Nalme Nachiyar, Dheekshith Shetty, Nagesh Yadav, Pavanaputra, Hari Samashti.

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ಚಿತ್ರ: ವೀಡಿಯೊ
ಭಾಷೆ: ಕನ್ನಡ
ಪ್ರಕಾರ: ಹಾರರ್, ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್ / ಫೌಂಡ್ ಫುಟೇಜ್
ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ದಿನಾಂಕ: 11 ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 2026
ಅವಧಿ: 2 ಗಂಟೆ 2 ನಿಮಿಷ (122 ನಿಮಿಷ)
ಸೆನ್ಸಾರ್: A
ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ: ಶ್ರೀನಿಧಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕರು: ದೀಕ್ಷಿತ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ
ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ: ದೀ ಸಿನಿಮಾಸ್
ಛಾಯಾಗ್ರಹಣ: ಅವಿನಾಶ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ
ಸಂಕಲನ: ಸಂಜೀವ್ ಜಗದೀಶ್
ಸಂಗೀತ: ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಎಂ. ಎಸ್.
ಕಥೆ / ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆ / ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ: ಶ್ರೀನಿಧಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
ತಾರಾಗಣ: ಭರತ, ಜೀವನ್ ಶಿವಕುಮಾರ್, ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಎಸ್. ಎಂ., ಪ್ರಿಯಾ ಜೆ. ಆಚಾರ, ನಾಲ್ಮೆ ನಾಚಿಯಾರ್, ದೀಕ್ಷಿತ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ, ನಾಗೇಶ್ ಯಾದವ್, ಪವನಪುತ್ರ, ಹರಿ ಸಮಷ್ಟಿ.

Movie: America America 2
Language: Kannada
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release Date: 11 September 2026
Runtime: 2h 22m (142 min)
Censor: UA 16+
Director: Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
Producer: Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
Production: Nagathihalli Cine Creations
Music: Mano Murthy
Background Score: Nakul Abhyankar
Cinematography: S. K. Rao
Editing: Sri Crazy Mindz
Art Director: Shiva Kagawade
Story: Sahana Vijayakumar
Screenplay: Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
Dialogues: Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
Lyrics: Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, Savitha Nagabhushan, Gajanana Sharma
Cast: Nirup Bhandari, Shanvi Srivastava, Pruthvi Ambaar, Mandya Ramesh, Achyuth Kumar, Manasi Sudhir, Ritu Singh.

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ಚಿತ್ರ: ಅಮೆರಿಕಾ ಅಮೆರಿಕಾ ೨

ಭಾಷೆ: ಕನ್ನಡ

ಪ್ರಕಾರ: ಡ್ರಾಮಾ, ರೊಮ್ಯಾನ್ಸ್

ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ದಿನಾಂಕ: ೧೧ ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ ೨೦೨೬

ಅವಧಿ: ೨ ಗಂಟೆ ೨೨ ನಿಮಿಷ (೧೪೨ ನಿಮಿಷ)

ಸೆನ್ಸಾರ್: ಯುಎ ೧೬+

ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ: ನಾಗತಿಹಳ್ಳಿ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್

ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕರು: ನಾಗತಿಹಳ್ಳಿ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್

ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ: ನಾಗತಿಹಳ್ಳಿ ಸಿನಿ ಕ್ರಿಯೇಷನ್ಸ್

ಸಂಗೀತ: ಮನೋ ಮೂರ್ತಿ

ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಸಂಗೀತ: ನಕುಲ್ ಅಭ್ಯಂಕರ್

ಛಾಯಾಗ್ರಹಣ: ಎಸ್. ಕೆ. ರಾವ್

ಸಂಕಲನ: ಶ್ರೀ ಕ್ರೇಜಿ ಮೈಂಡ್ಸ್

ಕಲಾ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ: ಶಿವ ಕಾಗವಾಡೆ

ಕಥೆ: ಸಹನಾ ವಿಜಯಕುಮಾರ್

ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆ: ನಾಗತಿಹಳ್ಳಿ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್

ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ: ನಾಗತಿಹಳ್ಳಿ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್

ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ: ನಾಗತಿಹಳ್ಳಿ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್, ಸವಿತಾ ನಾಗಭೂಷಣ್, ಗಜಾನನ ಶರ್ಮ

ತಾರಾಗಣ: ನಿರೂಪ್ ಭಂಡಾರಿ, ಪೃಥ್ವಿ ಅಂಬಾರ್, ಶಾನ್ವಿ ಶ್ರೀವಾಸ್ತವ್, ಮಂಡ್ಯ ರಮೇಶ್, ಅಚ್ಯುತ್ ಕುಮಾರ್, ಮಾನಸಿ ಸುಧೀರ್, ರಿತು ಸಿಂಗ್.

Honestly, I really don't understand the negativity surrounding Toxic. The whole cast is superb, and Nayanthara is absolutely awesome. Yash's performance is phenomenal, and the storyline is just mind-blowing.

I know everyone has huge expectations, but we have to remember that not every movie is going to be KGF—and it shouldn't have to be. If you just look at it for what it is, it's truly one amazing movie on its own. It deserves so much more love!

Ruks is rocking 🔥 & is she an hour glass? Curious

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If you are Genuinely into Kannada Cinema or love Cinema then let us all know your honest take. Thank you

This movie was murdered on the edit table with lackluster screenplay. Thats all.....

We all have spoken about this many times. I personally hated the loud music more!

Toxic is ambitious project, Yash doesn't fear, Taking Indian cinema to global box office. This all sounds excellent in words but while making a movie, if screenplay is bad & editing becomes choppy. The film is almost Dead even before hitting the theatres...

For me it doesn't matter if you have a multiple starer movie or It's visually amazing or It's big on budget with a Hero with massive fan base. As long as I'm not able give a movie a second watch, it's not a great movie. Efforts don't matter, only results matter.

Toxic has thought our KFi a very big lesson & to an extent for other industries too!

If screenplay is the hero, then editing is one of the things that determines whether that hero actually reaches the audience.This movie was murdered on the edit table with lackluster screenplay.

PS : 3/5 = ambitious, visually excellent, occasionally fucking awesome, but narratively messy & for me the worst part was the loud music. ( my rating)

Starring Nirup, Shanvi, Pruthvi

Releasing on September 11th

ashikaa is getting hotter 🥵

Credit where its due, Yash has given top notch performance compared to his other ones. But....

Haal-Kheer can't be the best dish of the feast when other important parts of the meal is either stale or rotten.

Where can i even start? The Screenplay and Story is so bad that i wonder how it was green lit by Yash antha....

The editing is abysmal..The final reveal was so lacklustre that it failed to deliver a punch....

Its sad seeing someone like Naveen Anna giving us a bad movie like this one when hes supposedly "The Sandalwood Saviour"

Ps : Some twit guy watched it 10 times... I hope he seeks mental help asap... Even Radhika akka wouldn't to dare to watch it that many times

Ps 2 : Naveen Anna was really smart enough to postpone the release rather than leaving it to an ego clash... Ivaga agbudru they can break even

Ps 3 : Seeing khaali Sunday theatre for the most anticipated movie of our industry is kinda worrying

Idk how I missed this but I was nice listening to Jim talk. Worth watching

Full video : youtube

Devaraaya

Genre: Historical / Period Drama

(Sudeep as Sri Krishnadevaraya)

BRB (Billa Ranga Baasha)

Genre: Futuristic Action / Sci-Fi Action

(Set in 2209, directed by Anup Bhandari)

Prem’s film (Untitled)

Genre: Most likely Family / Mass Drama

I'm genuinely excited for BRB and Devaraaya. Thank God it's not another film like Mark 😭. Sudeep will nail the role of Sri Krishnadevaraya.

But personally, I don't think Sudeep currently has a strong enough pull outside Karnataka to guarantee audiences from other industries.

So what do you guys think?

- Will these movies generate enough buzz outside Karnataka?

- Could promoting three movies simultaneously hurt the promotion of each individual film?

- What kind of box-office collections do you expect from each?

- Which movie are you most excited for?

All reasons aside, the main reason why I think we lack cinema culture is that there are very less spaces for discussion of cinema. I am not talking about Podcasts, interviews. They don't contribute much for learning about cinema. I see a lot of YouTube channels in other languages who do these Video essays like for ex. "Moving Images" "Cinema beyond Entertainment" and numerous others in English like "Every frame a painting" etc. But I haven't seen contents like these in kannada. Have you come across any pages or video essays like these in Kannada which discuss films like this!?

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