Atithi (2002 film)
| Atithi (The Guest) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. Sheshadri |
| Screenplay by | P. Sheshadri J. M. Prahlad |
| Story by | J. M. Prahlad |
| Produced by | Mithra Chithra |
| Starring | Prakash Rai Baby Raksha H. G. Dattatreya Lakshmi Chandrashekar |
| Cinematography | Chandru |
| Edited by | B. S. Kemparaju |
| Music by | V. Manohar |
Release date | 9 August 2002 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Atithi (Kannada: ಅತಿಥಿ, The Guest) is a 2002 Indian Kannada language film directed by P. Sheshadri. The film deals with terrorism and the psychology of the terrorist.
Cast
- Prakash Rai as Unnamed Terrorist
- H. G. Dattatreya as Doctor
- Lakshmi Chandrashekar as Doctor's Wife
- Baby Raksha as Putti
- C. R. Shashikumar as Police Inspector
- Dinesh Mangalore as Terrorist 1
- Ramesh Pandit as Terrorist 2
- Kalpana Naganath as Putti's Mother
Trivia
- The 9/11 US tragedy and a car blast in Bangalore inspired the director Sheshadri to make a film about the psychology of terrorism.[1]
- Prakash Rai reportedly charged just one rupee to act in this film.
Critical reception
The film was well received by the critics. Critics were particularly unequivocal in their praise of the approach to a complex subject such as terrorism. Though the film had terrorism as the theme, there was no throttling noise of blasts and guns.[according to whom?]
Awards and screening
- 2002 The film was selected for Indian Panorama in International Film Festival of India,[2] Goa
- 2003 Screened at Cairo International Film Festival[3]
- 2001: 49th National Film Awards: Best Film in Kannada[4]
See also
- The overwhelming appreciation, two National Awards, Six Karnataka State Awards, entry in International Film Festivals of India, Kerala, Mumbai, Flanders (Belgium), Palm Springs (USA),
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://pibarchive.nic.in/archieve/iffi/iffi2002/atithi.html
- ^ http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=2849
- ^ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
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