Kalpana (2012 film)
Kalpana is a 2012 Kannada comedy horror film that stars Upendra, Saikumar and Lakshmi Rai in the lead roles. Film maker Rama Narayanan directed and produced this movie under his banner Sri Thenaandal Films. The film is a remake of the 2011 Tamil film Kanchana. Saikumar reprises the role of a transgender Kalpana, originally played by Sarath Kumar in the Tamil and Telugu versions. Shruti and Umashri play supporting roles originally played by Devadarshini and Kovai Sarala.
Raghava Upendra is a typical jobless youth who spends his days playing cricket with friends. He suffers from an irrational fear of ghosts, and retreats to the safety of his home after sunset. So great is his fear, that he prefers to sleep with his mother Umashri and have her accompany him to the bathroom at night. This creates major annoyance in the household, including Raghavas brother Achyuth Kumar, sisterinlaw Shruti and their children.One day, Raghava and his friends are forced to abandon their usual cricket ground and find a new one they unwittingly select an abandoned ground which is rumored to be haunted. A bizarre weather change scares them away. Raghava brings home his cricket stumps, which have been stained with blood from a buried corpse in the ground. He focuses on wooing Priya Lakshmi Rai, the sister of his sisterinlaw. In the following days, his mother and sisterinlaw are witness to several paranormal phenomena at night prominently a ghost haunting the hallways. On consulting a priest, they performrituals to ascertain if the house is haunted ........
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