Mathadana Explained

Mathadana
Director:T. N. Seetharam
Producer:H. G. Narayan
I. P. Malle Gowda
Screenplay:T. N. Seetharam
Starring:Anant Nag
Devaraj
Tara
Avinash
Music:C. Aswath
V. Manohar
Cinematography:Ashok Kashyap
Editing:Suresh Urs
Studio:Anikethana Chithra
Runtime:147 minutes
Country:India
Language:Kannada

Mathadana (Kannada: ಮತದಾನ /) is a 2001 Indian Kannada language political drama film directed by T. N. Seetharam, based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of the same name, and starring Anant Nag, Tara, Devaraj, Avinash and Hemanth Vasisht in pivotal roles.

At the 48th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.[1] At the 2000-01 Karnataka State Film Awards, Avinash won the award for Best Supporting Actor.

Cast

Production

The film was based on the S. L. Bhyrappa's novel Matadana, and reports said the filming rights were bought from him, for a fee of between and .[2]

Soundtrack

Mathadana
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:C. Aswath and V. Manohar
Border:yes
Caption:Soundtrack cover
Released:January 2001
Recorded:2000
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Label:Tips Music

C. Aswath and V. Manohar composed the music for the film and the soundtracks. The soundtrack "Aluva Kadalolu Theli" was taken from a poem written by poet Gopalakrishna Adiga and "Naayi Thalimyalina" by poet H. S. Venkateshamurthy. The album has seven soundtracks and was released in the form of audio cassettes in the second week of January 2001.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 48th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. 29 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Amritamati S. . Big writers on a neat album . themusicmagazine.com . 29 September 2014.
  3. News: Re-recording for Mathadana over . The Times of India . 29 December 2000 . 29 September 2014.