Ombattane Dikku

Ombatthane Dikku (transl. The Ninth Direction) is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film directed and produced by Dayal Padmanabhan,^[1] starring Yogesh and Aditi Prabhudeva.^[2] The film is an official remake of the Tamil film Kurangu Bommai.^[3] It marks the second collaboration between director and Aditi Prabhudeva.^[4][5]

Ombatthane Dikku
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dayal Padmanabhan
Screenplay by	Dayal Padmanabhan
Story by	Nithilan Saminathan
Based on	Kurangu Bommai[1]
Produced by	Dayal Padmanabhan K9 Studios
Starring	Yogesh Aditi Prabhudeva
Narrated by	Darshan
Cinematography	Rakesh B.
Edited by	Preethi Mohan
Music by	Manikanth Kadri
Production companies	D Pictures K9 Studios
Release date	28 January 2022 (2022-01-28)
Running time	132 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film got positive reviews from both critics and audiences praise the movie for its unique narrative style and characterisation.

Cast

• Yogesh as Channakeshava
• Aditi Prabhudeva as Saroja Devi
• Sai Kumar as Varadappa
• Ashok as Vasu
• Prashanth Siddi as Chintaka, thief
• Sampath Maitreya as Loki
• Ramesh Bhat as Murthy
• Mahesh as Giri, Varadappa henchman
• Sundar Veena as Saroja's father
• Shruthi Nayak as Channakeshava mother
• Rockline Sudhakar as Astologer
• Sonu Upadhyaya as Loki's wife
• Muni as Police Inspector
• Yatiraj as Police constable Ramesh

Production

After Ranganayaki, director Dayal Padmanabhan brought remake rights of Tamil film Kurangu Bommai.^[1]

The film is made on the genre of action-thriller, starring Yogi and Aditi Prabhudeva, has a voiceover by Darshan. The film is produced by Dayal Padmanabhan's D Pictures in association with  K 9 Studio and G Cinemas.^[6]

Release

The film released on 28 January 2022 when the government gave permission to 50% occupation due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[7]

The film released on Amazon Prime Video in last week of March 2022.