| Asthitva | |
| Director: | Nuthan Umesh |
| Producer: | B.S. Vishwa Cariappa |
| Screenplay: | Nuthan Umesh |
| Story: | Jeeva Shankar |
| Based On: | Naan |
| Music: | Vijay Antony |
| Cinematography: | Rakesh B |
| Studio: | VSan Vision |
| Distributors: | --> |
| Runtime: | 145 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
Asthitva is a 2016 Kannada thriller film directed by Nuthan Umesh, who had earlier directed Krishnan Marriage Story. The movie is a remake of the 2012 Tamil thriller Naan which itself was inspired by the 1999 movie The Talented Mr. Ripley.[1] The film is produced by B.S.Vishwa cariappa under production company VSan Vision [2] stars Yuvraj,[3] Prajwal Pooviah, and Duniya Rashmi in the lead role.
The plot revolves around Ram an orphan (Hindu) takes on the identity of Raheem (Muslim), a dead MBBS aspirant and starts to live a lie. Would he be able to keep on staying free from the trap of untruths that he turns?
The music was composed by Vijay Antony who composed the original film retaining all the tunes. All lyrics were written by V. Nagendra Prasad.
| Asthitva | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Vijay Antony |
| Released: | 27 June 2016 |
| Recorded: | 2016 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Length: | 23:49 |
| Label: | VSan Music |
| Producer: | Vijay Antony |
| Prev Title: | Nambiar |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Saithan |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
A critic from The Times of India rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "For those who have watched the original, this doesn't measure up. For those who haven't, you could watch the film once if you overlook some parts".[4] A critic from Vijaya Karnataka wrote that "A tight narrative that not only holds the audience in suspense but also evokes realism. But the question is whether the movie is giving a wrong message to the audience".[5]