Choo Mantar

Choo Mantar is an upcoming 2024 Indian Kannada-language Horror Comedy movie directed by Navaneeth and produced by Tarun Shivappa under Tarun Studios banner. The film features Sharan, Meghana Gaonkar, Aditi Prabhudeva, Prabhu Mundukar, Chikkanna, Rajani Bharadwaj and others. The main plot of the film is said to be around exorcism.

Choo Mantar was announced in June 2022. The film was initially set to be released on 5 April 2024 but was postponed owing to production delays

Plot
Gowtham, a paranormal expert, along with his teammates Akanksha, RJ and Nakul decide to explore the possibility of finding a treasure supposedly hidden beneath a dreaded and haunted place called MORGAN HOUSE. The four of them are oblivious to the history of the place they are about to set foot in.

Cast

 * Sharan as Gowtham
 * Aditi Prabhudeva
 * Chikkanna
 * Meghana Gaonkar
 * Prabhu Mundukar as Alex
 * Rajani Bharadwaj as Mogra, a Marathi Queen

Production
The film was announced and went on floors in June 2022. Shooting took place in London, Sri Lanka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Mysuru and Bengaluru. Shooting was completed in record time by December 2022. Sharan was reported to play the role of an paranormal expert. Actor was reported to play a cameo role in the film. The team also confirmed that the film will have a grand 50 minutes of VFX. The film is said to have a hyperlinked narrative of three stories with a common factor binding them.

Marketing
The first look of the movie was released by Crazy Star V. Ravichandran on January 2, 2023. A special birthday teaser for the lead actor Sharan was released on 6 Feb 2023.

Soundtrack
The music is composed by Chandan Shetty and the background music is composed by Avinaash R Basutkar. The first song titled "Choo Mantar" was released on 11 September 2023.

Release
The movie was initially set to be released on 5 April 2024 but was pushed further to May 10 and once again owing to production delays. However it was also reported that the makers were aiming for a pan Indian release.