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Debut director Nithin Krishnamurthy’s film is now streaming on Zee5 Kannada

Still images of Hostel Hudugal Bekagidare

Hostel Hudugalu Bekagi Dare, a comedy about the events that unfold over one night in a boys-only hostel, had an interesting promotional campaign that piqued the interest of the audience before its theatrical release. Actor and director Rakshit Shetty was also impressed by the content and enlisted the help of his production company Palanva Studios to help the team release the film in theaters. However, despite all the positive buzz surrounding Hostel Hudugal Bekagidare, Hostel Hudugal Bekagidare still faced the huge challenge of getting audiences back into theaters. While the first half of the year has been disastrous for Kannada films, there was no guarantee that people would flock to theaters to watch films starring newcomers and newcomers. In addition to this, the film was released alongside big names like Oppenheimer and Barbie.

After a tense moment when actress Ramya filed an injunction against the team over a controversy over her cameo role in the film, Hostel Hudgal Bekagidale managed to meet the audience deadline and luckily the efforts were successful. It paid off. Due to widespread positive word of mouth. Hostel Hudgal earned him a little over Rs 100 crore in its theatrical run, which was a big deal for them. Encouraged by the response to the film in Kannada, they decided to dub it into Telugu and release it in Telugu as well, but it did not get the desired results and was later released on OTT.

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Hostel Hudugal Bekagidare is also found to be popular on OTT. Streamer Zee5 Kannada has announced that the film has crossed a whopping 100 million streaming minutes. This is a huge feat for a film of this kind. According to the audience, the biggest draw of Hostel Hudgal Bekagidare was its comedy, and Nithin’s film was driven by its funny dialogues. The story revolves around the death of a hostel caretaker and a note he left with the names of several students. How they try to get out of this situation is the heart of the movie.

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