Helmed and written by debutant director Akarsh HP, the Kannada movie is now available for watching on Amazon Prime Video where it landed earlier today on September 20th, 2024. Here’s all you must know about this flicker before adding it to your weekend watchlist.
Family Drama Box Office Performance
After generating massive buzz amongst the fans with its intriguing pre-release promotion material, Family Drama graced the big screens in July 2024 and received a decent response from the cinephiles. The movie’s gripping story, combined with the praiseworthy acting of its cast fared well with the fans and helped it develop an overall positive narrative in the market.
However, despite all this, The dark comedy remained unsuccessful in pulling out our large crowds into the theaters and failed to stay afloat on the ticket windows after its first week. Nevertheless, now with Amazon Prime Video streaming the movie online on its platform, we will have to wait and see how it is received by the OTTians in the coming days.
Plot of the Film
Prasanna’s family, which includes his wife Laxmi, daughter Divya, and his son Abhay is on a constant hustle to make money to make ends meet. While Prasanna, being the primary earning member of the household, contributes the most, his family is completely unaware of his source of income. His wife, Laxmi, on the other hand, is clear about her goals and wants to start a small grocery store in the locality once she has saved enough money to do the same.
Divya, meanwhile, is trying to get a job but her weak English speaking skills always act as a hurdle in her path to glory. Her brother Abhay is a small accountant but also doesn’t refrain from indulging in petty thefts to make some extra bucks here and there. One day, Prasanna dies an untimely death and eventually, the dark truth about his nature of work is dawned upon his family, changing their lives forever.
What Job was Pranna doing? How does his family cope with the loss? And what is their next move? Watch Family Drama to find out the answers.
Cast and Production
In its cast, Family Drama features Mahadev Hadappad, Rekha Kudligi, Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy, and Abhay as the leading stars. Besides them, the comedy entertainer also sees Aashith, Ananya Amar, and Poornachandra Mtsuru essaying other key characters. It is produced by Dabbugudi Murali Krishna under the banner of DMK Entertainments.