Komal Kumar is all set to tickle your funny bone with a comedy-drama, which has been titled 2020. The film will mark the directorial debut of dialogue writer-turned-director KL Rajashekar. It will be produced by TR Chandrashekar under the banner, Crsytal Paark Cinemas.

KL Rajashekar, who has written the script and screenplay as well as the dialogues, has based the story around the deadly coronavirus. An official announcement of the title was made and the first-look motion poster was revealed on November 2.

The film also brings on board Dhanya Balakrishna as the female lead. The actor made her Kannada film debut with Saarva Janarige Suvarana Avakasha, starring Rishi, and 2020 will be her second outing in Sandalwood.

Dhanya is currently shooting for a yet-to-be-titled Tamil film, and is looking forward to begining the shoot for her next. The comedy subject is what attracted her to take up this project. “It has been a dull year for me and all of us, and I am glad to be part of a fun script,” she says.

The team plans to have the formal launch ceremony post Deepavali, and immediately start the film’s shoot. The cast of 2020 also includes Kuri Pratap, Tabla Nani, Girish Shivanna, and Mimicry Gopi.

It will have Sridhar V Sambhram composing the music for songs written by Chethan Kumar. The film’s cinematography will be handled by Naveen Kumar.