A Date to hit screens in September 

Meanwhile, the upcoming Kannada film, A Date. It marks the directorial debut of N Vimal Raj, is due to release on September 4.

Key points

• The project grew from an English short film of the same name that Vimal created in 2020.
• Sujanith Shetty, who has appeared in films including Hope, Laughing Buddha and Boss, plays the lead.
• The film is presented and distributed by PVR INOX and produced under the Weekend Shorts Studio banner.
• The film follows a Bengaluru boy who meets a girl from Delhi, with the story unfolding over a single day.
• While Devendra Reddy is the cinematographer, moksha Beats has composed the music.

In practice, the film follows a Bengaluru boy who meets a girl from Delhi, with the story unfolding over a single day.

Notably, the project grew from an English short film of the same name that Vimal created in 2020. After failing to find producers for the feature, he published the short on YouTube, where it crossed 7.2 million views and provided him the confidence to expand the idea into a full-length film.

"I created the short film with the intention of finding producers for the feature. When that did not happen, we published it on YouTube. The response offered me the confidence to take the story forward, " stated Vimal. This person has been making short films since 2016.

Sujanith Shetty, who has appeared in films including Hope, Laughing Buddha and Boss, plays the lead. Ashwini Shenoy, who was selected through an audition, makes her acting debut as the female lead.

For context, the film is presented and distributed by PVR INOX and produced under the Weekend Shorts Studio banner.

While Devendra Reddy is the cinematographer, moksha Beats has composed the music. Vimal Raj N has additionally handled the editing and written the lyrics along with Sujanith Shetty.

In short, a Date to hit screens in September is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.