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Vikrant Rona is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action-adventure thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari.[5][6] It stars Sudeep as the titular character alongside Nirup Bhandari, Neetha Ashok, and Jacqueline Fernandez.[7]

The film was released theatrically on 28 July 2022 in Kannada along with dubbed versions in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics with praise for cinematography, background score, production design and action sequences but criticised the weak writing and unwanted songs.[8][9] It became the fourth highest-grossing Kannada film at the time of its release.

In the village of Kamarottu, which is situated in Karnataka, Janardhan Gambira is a short-tempered landlord who lives with his wife Santha "Shaku" and his brother Eknath. Janardhan's friend's son, Vishwanath Ballal, arrives at the village with his wife and two children, Aparna "Panna" and Mohanchandra "Munna". Vishwanath tells Janardhan that Panna is engaged to Rakesh and that he wants to arrange the marriage in their ancestral Kamarottu house, but Janardhan refuses, as the house is haunted by the brahmarakshasa. This is due to his son, Sanjeev "Sanju", having stolen jewels from the village's temple, 28 years ago.

At night, Sanju arrives at the village, from London where he meets Panna, who along with him, finds the beheaded corpse of a cop named Suresh Krishna, in the house well. After this incident, Inspector Vikrant Rona arrives at the village to investigate, where an attempt is made to kill him, but Vikrant manages to escape. Upon taking charge, Vikrant reaches the Kamarottu house, where after inspecting the well, he finds the dead cop's purse with a ₹1 note in it. Vikrant heads to the forest to find the culprit, where another attempt is made to kill him, but he manages to defeat the attackers, who escape.

Vikrant tries to capture them, but finds a child hanging at a tree, and a watch, belonging to Suresh Krishna. After inspecting the corpse, Vikrant finds a parchment, which has: Gara Gara Gara Gaggara Jarba, Pira Nalkuri Netthara Parba written on it and weird make-up on the face of the corpse. Vikant learns that 14 children were also killed in the same manner and are linked to the local school in the village, which is being run by Physical Education teacher, Lawrence Pinto. Fascinated by the recent turn of events, Panna decides to investigate the murders as well. This leads to her finding an old lady in the haunted ancestral house and Suresh Krishna's head in a box.

Panna inquires about the old lady, where she finds out that she is Nittoni's mother. Nittoni was the careraker of the village's temple, who was framed by Janardhan and Vishwanath, for stealing the temple jewelry (which was done by Sanju), due to which Nittoni, along with his wife and children: Madhava, Raghava and his younger daughter were presumably killed by the villagers, leaving Nittoni's mother insane.

Vikrant learns that the place where the child was hung, is actually headed by a smuggler, Moose Kunni. He brings him in for interrogation, but to no avail. While roaming in the forest, Panna and Munna find a devil-like figure, with a finger wound, keeping his hands near a fire. She complains to Vikrant about this, but finds a similar finger wound on his hand, which makes her believe that Vikrant is the devil, and he might be connected to Nittoni's family. When they reach his house, they see him dressed in a costume with weird make-up on his face, similar to the corpse of the child that was hung.

Vikrant arrives at Moose Kunni's factory and thrashes his workers, along with hanging and killing Moose Kunni. Vikrant meets Sanju and Panna, who ask him about being the devil and his appearance at his home. Vikrant however reveals a bigger fact about Sanju leaving everyone shocked. At night, yet another attempt is made to kill Vikrant which fails again. Vikrant deduces that Eknath has connections with the killer based on the clue mentioned by Inspector Suresh Krishna, on the ₹1 note. With the help of Panna, Vikrant learns that the dead children's parents are actually the classmates of Madhava and Raghava. They also find out that one dead body was not found at the time of Nittoni family's death and deduce that Madhava is still alive and may be responsible for the killings.

After meeting Lawrence Pinto, Vikrant deduces that Lawrence Pinto is actually Madhava looking at the Shiva tattoo on his chest. In the Kamarottu house, Madhava abducts Panna and Munna, and brings them to the temple. Vikrant reaches the temple, where after searching the belongings of Madhava's, it is revealed that Vikrant is actually connected to Madhava and for the very reason, has suffered personal loss in the hands of Madhava - who is on a mission to take revenge on people who were directly or indirectly responsible for ill-treating his family, because of their caste. Madhava knocks out Vikrant and takes him to an underground tunnel, where Panna and Munna are about to be hung. However, upon gaining consciousness, Vikrant also deduces that Raghava is alive. When he arrives, it is revealed that, to everybody's astonishment, that Raghava is actually Sanju. Raghava has been masquerading as Sanju, after he caught and killed the real Sanju, for stealing the jewelry of the temple, when the villagers killed their parents and sister.

An enraged Vikrant fights with both Raghava and Madhava, which leads to Madhava and their grandmother, Nittoni's mother, getting killed. Raghava fights with Vikrant, with Vikrant gaining the upper hand. He kills and throws Raghava into a waterfall,

thus avenging his personal loss of losing his wife, Renu, and daughter, Guddi, in the hands of the two brothers. Panna and Munna are reunited with Vishwanath and Vikrant, with Vikrant keeping Sanju's death as a secret from Sakhu, on request from Janardhan. Vikrant leaves the village, hoping for another mission.

Critical Reception

Vikrant Rona received negative reviews from critics.[9] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The convoluted plot and stilted dialogues of this Kiccha Sudeep-starrer mar the experience".[41] A critic for Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "VIKRANT RONA fails to impress due to the poor script, direction and length".[42] Bharathi Pradhan of Lehren rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikrant will even sing you a lullaby. Whether in Kannada or Hindi, you’ll go zzzzz".[43] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikrant Rona isn't interested in specificities. It seeks to overwhelm with the scale of its ambition. It falls well short of greatness but never stops trying".[44] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Focused on creating a visually evocative setting and showcasing leading man Sudeep’s cool moves, Vikrant Rona is happy to miss the wood for the trees".[45] Deepa Gahlot of Rediff rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "The plot keeps getting weirder by the minute, and scenes leapfrog round with no control. The end result is bafflement and boredom".[46] Rohit Bhatnagar of The Free Press Journal rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film has an interesting premise, but it’s weaker on the screenplay front and does not hold your attention for long".[47] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikrant Rona has been marketed as an “action adventure fantasy” film — but strangely, it doesn’t fall into any of the three genres".[48] A critic for The Hans India rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Except for the lavish sets and proceedings, the film fell low on emotions. In trying to emulate his predecessors, Anup Bhandari failed to recreate the emotions which impacted him badly".[49] Soundarya Athimuthu of The Quint rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikrant Rona tries to be smart with its detailing in the plot".[50]

Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 and wrote "Vikrant Rona could evolve into a decent mystery series ahead packed with more dark adventures if the makers get rid of the unnecessary fluff. With so much potential, we wish this mysterious fantasy had risen to the occasion sooner."[51] Shrishti Negi of News18 gave the film’s rating 3 out of 5 and wrote "Overall, Vikrant Rona is a treat for hardcore Kiccha Sudeep fans who have been waiting for this film with bated breath. The film releases in theatres today."[52] Subham Kulkarni of Koimoi gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikrant Rona is indeed a unique film but with lot of things that can kill the impact. Maybe call this one a stepping stone to a comic book inspired universe that will be amazing someday."[53]

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Box Office

The film grossed ₹35 crores on the first day.[54][55][56] The Hindi version collected ₹1 crore nett on the first day which was reported to be higher than the Hindi dubbed versions of Vikram, 777 Charlie, Beast and Valimai.[57][58] The Telugu version grossed ₹2 crores on the opening day.[59] On the second day, the Hindi version collected ₹75 lakhs in northern belt which was reported to be more than the second day collection of Vikram in North India.[60] The film was reported to have collected ₹55–60 crores in two days from all its versions.[61][62] The three-day worldwide collection was estimated to be around ₹80[63] to ₹85 crores.[64] The Indian Express reported the four-day weekend collection to be ₹ 95 crores,[65] while Times of India estimated it to be around ₹ 105 crores.[66] According to News 18, the film grossed ₹110 crores in four days [67] whereas Hindustan Times estimated it to be around ₹115–₹120 crores.[68] The Hindi version was reported to have collected ₹5.96 crores in first four days.[69] By the end of fifth day, the worldwide gross was estimated to be around ₹110–₹134 crores.[70] The Telugu Version was reported to have grossed ₹10 crores in six days.[71]The movie crossed the ₹150 crore mark in 8 days.[72][73]