Kaatera (2023) on Netflix
In 1970s Karnataka, Kaatera, a blacksmith, fights to bring the Land Reforms Act to farmers oppressed by landlords Devaraya and Kaalegowda. Prabhavathi has loved him since childhood.
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- Netflix3.6/5
- IMDb7.1/103,816 votes
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Plot summary
Kaatera is a blacksmith in the village of Bheemanahalli, where he lives with his sister Kumari, her husband Mahadevanna and their family. Devaraya and Kaalegowda, the feudal landlords of the area, collect taxes from the farmers and use force against them. Kaatera takes on the task of bringing the Land Reforms Act into effect so the farmers can escape that hold, a goal that brings him several challenges. Prabhavathi, the daughter of Shanubogha, has loved him since childhood. Despite his reluctance over caste discrimination, he accepts her love, and she leaves her arranged wedding to go with him against her parents' wishes.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Kaatera (2023)
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- Kaatera's makers declared a first-week gross of ₹104.58 crores, while trade trackers put it at only ₹45.50 crores, the gap between the two figures widening by a staggering 130%.
- Tharun Sudhir's Kannada action drama Kaatera, produced by Rockline Venkatesh, was inspired by a real-life incident at a village in Karnataka in the 1970s.
