Thuntata Explained

Thuntata
Director:	Indrajith Lankesh
Producer:	A. Balachandra C. Nagaraju
Story:	Indrajith Lankesh
Screenplay:	B. A. Madhu
Music:	Gurukiran
Cinematography:	A.V. Krishna Kumar
Editing:	T. Shashi kumar
Studio:	Publisher's Productions
Country:	India
Language:	Kannada
Runtime:	2 hours 11 minutes

Thuntata is a 2002 Kannada romantic-comedy film directed by Indrajit Lankesh featuring Anirudh, Rekha Vedavyas and Chaya Singh.^[1] The film was released on 24 May 2002.^[2] The film won the V Shantaram Award for Best Debut Director.^[3]

Cast

• Anirudh as Sachin
• Rekha Vedavyas as Aishwarya
• Chaya Singh as Priyanka
• Umashree as 'Lingo' Leela
  • Tennis Krishna Kashi as Mr. Menasinakayi
• Mandya Ramesh as Mandya
• Harish
  • Niranjan Shetty Haridas G.
• Ramakrishna as Sachin's father
• Vanitha Vasu as Sachin's mother
• Gandasi Nagaraj
• Gundlupete Suresh
• Saurav Lokesh
  • Jai Jagadish Gurukiran
• Hosmane Murthy
• Akarsh
• Yogendran
• Sudeep (cameo appearance in the "Sutha Mutha Yaar")^[4]
• Indrajith Lankesh in a special appearance
• Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar in a special appearance

Production

The film was shot in a Bengaluru college,^[5] Goa, Mangalore and Mysore.^[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Gurukiran and released by Ashwini Recording Company.

Thuntata
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Gurukiran
Released:	May 19, 2002
Recorded:	2002
Genre:	Soundtrack
Length:	28:48
Label:	Ashwini Recording Company
Producer:	Gurukiran
Prev Title:	Chandu
Prev Year:	2002
Next Year:	2002

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chaya Singh returns to big screen - Times of India . .
2. Web site: Kannada Film Industry in 2002 - a glance .
3. Web site: On my pinboard - Indrajit Lankesh . 4 July 2018 .
4. Web site: Exclusive: Sudeep in Luv U Alia - Times of India . .
5. Web site: Yuvarathnaa: Kannada filmmakers prefer colleges in smaller towns over those in Bengaluru | Mysuru News - Times of India . .
6. Web site: Thuntaata at the club. 13 December 2001. Kumar. G. S.. The Times of India.