Raghava Lawrence quells rumours about ‘Kanchana 4’

Hi friends and fans,
All the information regarding Kanchana 4 and casting that are circulating around social media are just rumors. Official announcement will be made through Ragavendra Production. Coming soon! pic.twitter.com/T46gcYyjAN

— Raghava Lawrence (@offl_Lawrence) June 9, 2024

Raghava Lawrence, who has helmed and played the main role in all films of the Kanchana series, emphasised that any official updates about Kanchana 4 will be communicated through Raghavendra Production.

The franchise began with Muni (2007), where Raghava Lawrence acted alongside Raj Kiran, Vedhika, Vinu Chakravarthy, and Kovai Sarala.

Muni was released along with its Telugu dubbed version under the same title. The film fetched positive reviews and achieved significant success at the box office.

Kanchana franchise, the perfect package

Considering that even the most earnestly crafted Indian horror films tend to evoke more laughter than fear, Raghava Lawrence cleverly incorporates a good dose of humour, even in the most chilling scenes of his movies—at least he can assert that these moments were deliberately included.

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Following Muni, the sequel, Kanchana (2011), introduced Sarathkumar in the role of a transgender person. Although critics had mixed opinions, the film achieved commercial success in both Tamil and Telugu.

Eventually, Kanchana was remade in Hindi, titled Laxmii (2020).

In 2015, Kanchana 2 hit theaters, starring Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen, and Kovai Sarala. It performed moderately well at the box office and was subsequently remade in Kannada as Kalpana 2 (2016), featuring Upendra in the lead role.

Kanchana 3, which was released in 2019, featured Oviya, Vedhika, Nikki Tamboli, Kovai Sarala, and Devadarshini in key roles.

Lawrence’s punchline to the villain, “Nee Mass aana, naan double mass” became a hit with meme creators, too.

Following the success of Kanchana 2, Raghava Lawrence confirmed plans for further instalments in the horror-comedy series.

In 2015, he announced a project titled Naaga, which he intended to direct himself. This film was widely speculated to be the fourth instalment in the Muni series. Subsequently, he went on to work on two other films, Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017) and Shivalinga (2017).

Regarding his upcoming projects, Raghava Lawrence has Adhigaaram, Hunter, and Durga in development.

(Edited by S Subhakeerthana)

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