Avva (film)
| Avva | |
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| Directed by | Kavitha Lankesh |
| Written by | P. Lankesh |
| Produced by | Pyramid Saimira |
| Starring | Shruti Duniya Vijay Smitha |
| Cinematography | Madhu Ambat |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Thomas Issac Kottukapalli |
Production company | Pyramid Saimira Production International Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Avva is a 2008 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Kavitha Lankesh and produced by Pyramid Saimira. The film stars Shruti, Duniya Vijay and Smitha in the lead roles. The film released to positive critical reception and won multiple awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for that year.[citation needed] The musical score was composed by Issac Thomas Kottukapalli.
The film is based on the novel "Mussanjeya Katha Prasanga" by P. Lankesh.[1] The film speaks about the modern day rural lifestyle, where the caste system, politics and human greed takes over the traditional human values.
Cast
[edit]- Shruti as Aane Baddi Rangavva
- Duniya Vijay as Byadara Manja
- Smitha as Savanthri
- Rangayana Raghu as Baramanna
- Master Rakesh as Kariya
- Suchendra Prasad as Udupanna
- Arundhati Nayak
- Enagi Nataraj
- Prasanna
- Ashwath
- Hanumakka
Release
[edit]The film was released on 8 February 2008 in Karnataka. The film met with wide positive critical response particularly for the lead actors performances.[2] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Avva is a classy film that is bound to be appreciated by people who look for artistic values".[3] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "Politicking, gossiping and back-biting interspersed with folk songs bring the movie alive to an urban audience".[4]
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mussanjeya Katha Prasanga: Lankesh P: Kannada Books at SapnaOnline". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image - Home". chitraloka.com.
- ^ "Review: Avva is a class apart". www.rediff.com.
- ^ "Deccan Herald - Avva". deccanherald.com. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014.
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