India, Aug. 22 -- A week after the originally announced release date of the upcoming Kannada film 45 had passed by, the team addressed the media and announced when to expect the Shivarajkumar, Upendra and Raj B Shetty led film in theatres. Producer Ramesh Reddy and debutant director Arjun Janya have declared 45 as a Christmas release, a date on which only Adivi Shesh's Telugu film Dacoit and Alia Bhatt's entry into the YRF spy universe, Alpha, have confirmed to be in theatres.

Unlike last year, when there were films like Barroz, Baby John, Robinhood, Marco, UI and Max in theatres between December 20 and 25, while Pushpa 2 was still in theatres, this time around, the Christmas week is not looking very packed. Prabhas' The Raja Saab and Ra...