| Kanti | |
| Director: | S. Bharath |
| Producer: | R. Srinivas M. Kantharaj K. P. Srikanth |
| Story: | Kala Kantirava Shivarajkumar Abhimanigala Sangha (Belagavi) |
| Starring: | |
| Music: | Gurukiran |
| Cinematography: | H. C. Venu |
| Editing: | T. Shashikumar |
| Studio: | R. S. Productions Company Films |
| Distributor: | Company Films |
| Runtime: | 156 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
Kanti is a 2004 Kannada-language romance drama film directed by debutant S. Bharath, starring Murali and Ramya. The music for the film was composed by Gurukiran.
The plot revolves around a Kannada college student who upon falling in love with a Marathi girl, gets embroiled politically.
The film takes place in Belgaum, a city in Karnataka that has a sizeable Marathi-speaking population. The film was shot in Bangalore and Belgaum.[1]
The film's music was composed by Gurukiran.
| Kanti | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Gurukiran |
| Alt: | Guru Kiran |
| Released: | 2004 |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length: | 21:28 |
| Label: | Ashwini Recordings |
| Producer: | Gurukiran |
| Prev Title: | Partha |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Apthamitra |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
The release of the film was delayed after the film was sent to the censor revision committee.[2]
A critic from Sify wrote that "Debutant director Bharat has taken care over the script that is convincing".[3] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "Debutant director Bharat has handled the controversial Kannada-Maratha issue with all seriousness".[4]
The film was a box office success.[5] [6] After the success of this film, Murali did not have a single successful film till the release of Ugramm (2014).[7]
In 2004–05 Karnataka State Film Awards, Murali won Best Actor, T Shashi Kumar won Best Editing and Kishore won the Best Supporting Actor awards.[8] [9]