Emperor) is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action crime film directed by Chintan A V, a former screenwriter, making his debut.

The film stars Darshan and Deepa Sannidhi besides Kumar Bangarappa, Aditya and Srujan Lokesh playing key supporting roles.

Script and dialogue writer Chintan who had finally succeeded by choosing his "mentor" Darshan as his lead actor for the project.

In 2014, Chintan, along with producer Sathyaprakash, approached Darshan to star in the lead role for which he signed in and gave his dates only after completing his projects like Ambareesha and Jaggu Dada.

But soon after, after the official launch of the film at Mysore, she walked out of the project citing issues with the team which got irked due to her delayed presence for the shoot.

[4] After the ouster of Anjali, the female lead search ended up with Deepa Sannidhi chosen to make her comeback to Kannada films after a brief hiatus.

[6] The filming went on at a brisk pace until early September when the shooting was stalled due to the Cauvery river dispute in Karnataka.

The two-minute trailer featured no dialogues and, as revealed by the director prior to the release, was "cut with around 200 shots, which also includes the cruise, a jetski, a chopper and highlights with music and effects in the background.

"And described the performance of the characters that "Darshan has poured his acting skills to his best, but largely the making of it and probably a similar film made in the past.

"[11] The writer Shyam Prasad of Bangalore Mirror rated the film 3/5 stars and stated that "Darshan's maturity shows in some scenes and he is as convincing a screen don anyone can be.

Arjun Janya's music adds value to the film and so does the presence of a top-star cast that includes Aditya, Kumar Bangarappa and Srujan Lokesh.