A film becomes a flop blockbuster or superhit lies in the hands of the audience. There are instances where big-budget films fail to perform at the box office despite a star-studded cast in a film. On the other hand there are films made with modest budgets paired up with a less popular hero who performs well at the box office. These kinds of films are loved by the audience and it creates new records at the box office. Something similar happened with a film with a Rs 45 crore budget that gave a tough fight to Shah Rukh Khans Dunki and Prabhas Salaar. These films earned twice its budget not only that this film became one of the highest-grossing films of Kannada in 2023. Read on to find more details. This film challenged Shah Rukh Khan and Prabhas film However the lead hero did not even get a chance to celebrate this success because a controversy landed him in jail. Not only this he remained a topic of discussion even today in 2024 not because of the film but because of his controversy. The actor we are talking about is none other than Darshan Thoogudeepas film Kaatera. Kaatera was released in theaters on 29 December. Kannada star Darshan was in the lead role in this film. Positive reviews and love of the audience took the earnings of this film to Rs 60 crore. While the gross collection was Rs 104.58 crore. The film got inspired by a real-life incident of a village in Karnataka in the 1970s the story of this film stars Darshan apart from Jagapathi Babu Kumar Govind Vinod Kumar Alva Danish Akhtar Saifi and Shruti in supporting roles this action film directed by Tarun Sudhir. Dharshan Thoogudeepas Talking about actor Darshan made the headlines after the Karnataka police arrested the actor was allegedly murdered Renukaswamy and kidnapped him. According to reports Renukaswamy was a resident of Chitradurga who was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by people working with or for Kannada actor Darshan. Actor Darshan Pavitra Gowda and 15 other accused were arrested on June 11 for this. The fan had allegedly sent dirty and obscene messages to Pavitra. He once again grabbed the headlines after his pictures from the Bengaluru Central Jail went viral where he was reportedly getting royal treatment after he was transferred to Bellary Jail. Three FIRs have been registered against the Kannada actor. However he was granted interim bail for six weeks on medical grounds on 30 October 2024 mainly to undergo spine surgery.