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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mouni<br />
| image = 2003 Kannada film Mouni poster.jpg<br />
| caption = film poster<br />
| director = [[B. S. Lingadevaru]]<br />
| producer = N. Sivanandam<br />
| writer = [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]]<br />
| screenplay = Uday Marakini<br/>H. Girish Rao<br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[H. G. Dattatreya]]<br/>[[Anant Nag]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = Baali<br />
| cinematography = H. M. Ramachandra<br />
| editing = Anil Naidu<br />
| studio = Technomark Television Network Pvt. Ltd.<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|||}}<br />
| runtime = 127 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Kannada]]<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
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'''''Mouni''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Kannada language]] film directed by [[B. S. Lingadevaru]], and is based on a novella of [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ur-ananthamurthys-books-taken-as-movies/article6345000.ece|title=Celluloid faithfully celebrated his novels |date=23 August 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2016-01-15}}</ref> It stars [[H. G. Dattatreya]] and [[Anant Nag]] in the lead roles.<br />
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==Plot ==<br />
Kuppanna Bhatta and Appanna Bhatta are areca cultivators and custodians of the math's property. The story revolves around the tensions and circumstances that shape and influence their relationship.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[H. G. Dattatreya]] as Kuppanna Bhatta<br />
* [[Anant Nag]] as Appanna Bhatta<br />
* Venkata Rao<br />
* Nagendra Shah<br />
* Rajeshwari Parthasarthy<br />
* [[Achyuth Kumar]]<br />
* [[Harish Raj]]<br />
* Kari Subbu<br />
* Lakshmi Chandrashekhar<br />
* Vasudha Bharighat<br />
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== Production ==<br />
Director [[B. S. Lingadevaru]] comes from an agricultural family that sells coconuts. He found one of [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]]'s 1966 novellas about [[areca nut]] sellers relevant, so he made a film about it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/lingadevaru-national-film-awards-are-decided-on-merit-909347.html|title=Lingadevaru: National film awards are decided on merit|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* 2003 [[National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)|National Film Award - Special Mention]] – [[H. G. Dattatreya]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/i-was-confident-of-my-film-getting-national-awards/article7029822.ece|title=‘I was confident of my film getting national awards’|date=24 March 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
* 2003 [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story]] – [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|2511470}}<br />
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[[Category:2003 films]]<br />
[[Category:2003 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by B. S. Lingadevaru]]<br />
[[Category:2003 Indian films]]<br />
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