Ramesh Aravind in ‘Daiji’. | Photo Credit: Ramesh Aravind Official/YouTube

After releasing a putting first-look of Daiji starring Ramesh Aravind in September 2023, the makers just lately launched the teaser of the upcoming Kannada film. Directed by Akash Srivatsa of Shivaji Surathkal movies, the movie is bankrolled by Ravi Kashyap.

The teaser has generated buzz for its darkish tone and mysterious plot. The movie, which delves into the horror style, talks in regards to the demigod named Daiji. “To invoke him, it’s a must to comply with a algorithm. You need to cowl your face with colors, provide your blood, maintain a sunflower, clap your palms thrice and name him with pure devotion, he’ll seem,” says the narrator within the teaser.

The teaser neatly doesn’t reveal a lot in regards to the movie’s story. Daiji seems to have an investigative angle, a trope acquainted in Akash’s motion pictures.

Avinash, Diganth, Giriraj BM and Radhika Narayan are the actors within the film. The movie has the tagline ‘The Beginning’, hinting at a attainable sequel. Ravi Kashyap’s Vibha Kashyap Productions is the banner bankrolling the film. Kashyap and Akash had beforehand collaborated for the director’s characteristic debut Badmaash (2016).

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“Daiji means ‘God of Spirits,’ and it explores love and life by means of a lens hardly seen within the horror style. We plan to launch the movie by year-end or early 2026,” Akash had stated throughout the teaser-launch occasion.

Shreesha Kuduvalli is the cinematographer and Judah Sandhy has carried out the background rating. Akash has co-written the story with Abhijith YR. Shivaji Surathkal 2, launched in 2023, was the earlier collaboration between Akash and Ramesh Aravind.

Published – September 30, 2025 11:34 am IST