- Kotigobba 3 is a standalone sequel to the 2016 film Kotigobba 2, with Sudeepa and Ravi Shankar reprising their roles from the previous film.
- Kotigobba 3 is Madonna Sebastian’s debut film in the Kannada film industry.
- Filming for Kotigobba 3 began in June 2018 in Belgrade.
- Lead actor Sudeepa rejoined the production in March 2019, after finishing his filming commitments for Pailwaan.
- Kotigobba 3 continued to have a start-stop filming schedule due to Sudeepa’s other acting commitments such as the Telugu film Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, as well as his injury on the film’s sets in Hyderabad in August 2019.
- Parts of the film were shot in other countries including Serbia, Malaysia, Thailand and Poland.
- The filming was completed in January 2020, after which shooting of song sequences was scheduled in Puducherry, Mumbai and Bangalore.
- The teaser trailer for the film was removed from YouTube in March 2020 because of a copyright infringement claim, and restored a few days later after recording company Anand Audio filed a return complaint.
- The film’s 30 April 2020 release date was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on 14 October 2021 alongside dubbed versions in Telugu and Hindi with the former version titled Kotikokkadu 3. The release of the film was delayed for a day, to 15 October 2021, due to a tiff between the producers and financiers.
- The film received a positive response and became a commercial success at the box office.
Awards
- 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival :-
- Kannada Popular Entertainment – Most Popular Cinema 2021 – 3rd Place Won
- 10th South Indian International Movie Awards:-
- SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada – for the Song “Pataki Poriyo” – Nominated
- SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada – for the Song “Pataki Poriyo” – Nominated
- SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Kannada – Shekhar Chandru – Nominated
- SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Kannada – P. Ravi Shankar – Nominated
- ViKa (Vijaya Karnataka) Web Cinema Awards 2021:-
- Best Actor – Sudeep – Nominated
- Best Film – Nominated
- Best Supporting Actress – Abhirami – Nominated
- Best Comedy Actor – P. Ravi Shankar – Nominated
