Superstars of Indian cinema unveil the trailers of ‘King of Kotha’

In the trailer, Dulquer Salmaan appears as Raju, who wants to be a don of Kotha village where the story is set.

BySouth First Desk

Published Aug 10, 2023 | 12:15 PMUpdatedAug 10, 2023 | 12:15 PM

Dulquer Salmaan's King of Kotha has good expectations

The trailers of Dulquer Salmaan’s most-anticipated film, King of Kotha, were released by various superstars of the Indian film industry on Thursday, 10 August.

Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan unveiled the Hindi trailer, while Mohanlal launched the Malayalam version. The Telugu and Tamil trailers were released by Nagarjuna and Suriya respectively.

In the trailer, Dulquer Salmaan appears as Raju who wants to be a don of Kotha village where the story of the film is set.

The trailer gives us a glimpse of the lives of people in Kotha, their leader Raju, the carnival of Kotha, and the fights — everything essential for a commercial movie.

The swag of Dulquer Salmaan and the fight sequences in the movie have all the essence to woo audiences who are waiting for a pucca entertainer this Onam.

King of Kotha will be released in theatres on 24 August.

The trailer cut is edited by Antony Ruben who edited the trailer of the Telugu film Pushpa: The Rise (2021) and Shah Rukh Khan’s forthcoming Hindi movie Jawan.

Directed by debutant Abhilash Joshiy, the flick’s teaser has been trending upon its release.

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Character video and lyrical song

Earlier, the crew released a character video which introduced the key characters of the film in an intriguing sketch format.

The lyrical song, released recently, was well-received by movie buffs.

King of Kotha features Dancing Rose, Prasanna, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Nyla Usha, Chemban Vinod, Gokul Suresh, Shammi Thilakan, Shanthi Krishna, Vada Chennai Saran, and Anikha Surendran in prominent roles.

It is produced by Zee Studios and Wayfarer Films. The music is by Shaan Rahman and Jake’s Bejoy.

The film is poised to captivate audiences as Dulquer Salmaan has a good fan base in Kerala, particularly among youngsters.

After this, Dulquer will be seen in a Telugu movie titled Lucky Baskhar directed by Vaathi/Sir director Venky Atluri.

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