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{{Short description|South Indian drama movie}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Mata
| image = Mata (2022 film).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
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| director = Ravindra Venshi
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| producer = R. Ramesh
| starring = Santhosh Davanagere
| narrator =
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| music = Sriguru
| studio = VR Combines
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|11|18}}
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| country = India
| language = Kannada
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'''''Mata ''''' ({{Translation|[[Matha|Monastery]]}}) is a 2022 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[biographical film|biographical]] [[drama film]] directed by Ravindra Venshi starring Santhosh Davanagere. The film was released to negative reviews.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*Santhosh Davanagere as Santhosh
*Sanjana Burli
*Ashrith Mallengad
*[[Guruprasad]]
*[[Sadhu Kokila]]
*[[Mandya Ramesh]]
*[[Tabla Nani]]
*[[Sharath Lohitashwa]]
*[[Bank Janardhan]]
*[[Raju Talikote]]
*[[Vaijanath Biradar]]
}}

==Production==
The film was shot in 149 days in 70 [[Matha|mutts]] across Karnataka. Since [[Guruprasad]] directed and acted in the 2006 film [[Mata (2006 film)|of the same name]], he was brought aboard this film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/guruprasad-sadhu-kokila-tabla-nani-starrer-mata-kannada-movie-ready-for-release/articleshow/92210004.cms|title=Mata Movie: ತೆರೆಮೇಲೆ ಬರೋದಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು 'ಮಠ' ರೆಡಿ; ಈ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಜ್ಯದ 25 ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿದೆ ಶೂಟಿಂಗ್!|language=kn|website=[[Vijaya Karnataka]]|access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref> He was apprehensive of naming the film ''Mata'', so he suggested names such as ''Kaavi'', ''Gadduge'' and ''Mathadeesha''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ravindra-venshis-film-is-shot-in-70-mutts-across-karnataka/articleshow/95336193.cms|title=Ravindra Venshi's film is shot in 70 mutts across Karnataka|date=7 November 2022|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|first=Sridevi|last=S|access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref>

==Reception==
A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "Throughout the film, the filmmaker tests the patience of the audience with statements that need more substantiation. The silver lining is that the audience gets a free tour of some religious [[Matha|Matas]] in Karnataka".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mata-movie-review-a-preachy-caricaturish-film-on-the-matas-of-karnataka/article66153139.ece|title='Mata' movie review: A preachy, caricaturish film on the Matas of Karnataka|date=18 November 2022|first=Muralidhara|last=Khajane|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118115039/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mata-movie-review-a-preachy-caricaturish-film-on-the-matas-of-karnataka/article66153139.ece|archive-date=18 November 2022|access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "The core element of the movie, monasteries, is hardly touched upon and fails to live up to expectations. Nor does it delve deep into the subject".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/mata/movie-review/95609919.cms|title=Mata Movie Review : A film with potential, but fails to live up to the expectations|work=The Times of India|last=Lokesh|first=Vinay|date=18 November 2022|access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|9399096}}

[[Category:Indian biographical drama films]]
[[Category:2022 Indian films]]
[[Category:2022 Kannada-language films]]

Mata (2022 film) - Revision history

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