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Road King (film)

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Road King
Directed byRandy Kent
Written byPatricia Valenzuela Kent
Produced byDilip Kumar H S
Indivar Bhatia
Adnan Shaikh
StarringMateen Hussain
Rukshar Dhillon
CinematographyArif Lalani
Edited bySri Crazy Mindz
Randy Kent
Music byAndria Maria Kounna
Release date
  • 23 June 2023 (2023-06-23)
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CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Road King is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language action, thriller film produced by Dilip Kumar H S and directed by Randy Kent, starring Mateen Hussain and Rukshar Dhillon with an ensemble supporting cast. The film is written by the Patricia Valenzuela Kent. It is the first Indian film to be directed entirely through Skype Conference.[1]

Premise

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Arjun, a motorcycle dealer in Bangalore, meets Manasa, an innocent college student who is new to town. As time passes, the realities of life start to kick in and they must face some harsh truths. Will it work out between them?

Cast

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  • Mateen Hussain as Arjun
  • Rukshar Dhillon as Manasa
  • Nayana Shetty as Ria
  • Leela Mohan
  • Rizwan Ulla
  • Sumarao

Production

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Road King is the first Indian film to be directed over Skype.[2][3] Hollywood filmmaker Randy Kent was supposed to direct the film in India but was unable to get a visa; lead actor Mateen suggested Kent direct the film over Skype.[4]

Release

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The film was released on June 23, 2023.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Road King becomes the first film to be directed through video conferencing". New Indian Express. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Denied visa, US man directs Kannada film via Skype". The Hindu. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Woah! American filmmaker directs an entire Kannada film over Skype". First Post. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. ^ "No Visa? No Problem! Hollywood Filmmaker Directs Film Over Skype". The Quint. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Road King Movie Review: An interesting filmmaking attempt, but a lesser cinematic experience". Cinema Express. 24 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Road King Movie Review: Easy, breezy tale of love".
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