‘Kapata Nataka Sutradhari’ trailer: Dhiraj MV and team promise a relevant religious satire

Kannada film Kapata Nataka Sutradhari is set to hit the screens on July 04, 2025. Written and directed by Dhiraj MV, the film is a religious satire.

The film’s trailer, which dropped on June 19, 2025, gained praise for its fresh treatment of a hot topic in today’s India. The trailer shows a temple, in which devotees diligently follow the practice of crawling under an elephant idol. It is believed that prayers of those who follow this custom will be answered.

One day, all hell breaks loose when an overweight boy gets stuck below the idol, and it is revealed that he is a Muslim. The trailer then showcases the confusion and chaos around the incident in a humorous manner.

“The agenda of the film is not to offend any community. What happens if a small incident gets a religious angle? I wanted to explore this idea,” Dhiraj says.

The teaser begins with the quote, ‘Left blames right. Right blames left. Nothing moves forward.” Kapata Nataka Sutradhari seems to touch themes such as the effect of political ideologies on society, patriarchy and gender. The debutant filmmaker adds that he sent drafts of his script to senior journalists and people from the film fraternity as part of his research.

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“We didn’t want to provoke people who believe in any particular ideology. I was handling a sensitive topic, and I had to convince my team members that I can execute my idea. That was one of the major challenges,” explains Dhiraj.

Having assisted filmmakers such as Guruprasad and Sunil Kumar Desai, Dhiraj always aimed to make a relatable yet entertaining movie. “I identify myself as a frustrated film buff. Most of the time, I cannot relate to what I see on the screen. So, when I was directing a film, I wanted to pick a relatable topic and convey it in an engaging manner.”