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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Tamassu<br />
| image = Tamassu poster.png<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[Agni Shridhar]]<br />
| producer = [[Syed Aman Bachchan]]<br />M. S. Ravindra<br />
| writer = Agni Shridhar<br />
| screenplay = Agni Shridhar<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Shiva Rajkumar]]<br />[[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]]<br />[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]<br />
| music = [[Sandeep Chowta]]<br />
| cinematography = Sundarnath Suvarna<br />
| editing = S. K. Nagendra Urs<br />
| studio = Megha Movies<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|2010|06|11|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 131 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Thamassu''''' ({{lit|Darkness}}) is an Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] film written directed by journalist [[Agni Shridhar]], starring [[Shiva Rajkumar]] and [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]]. The movie was released on 11 June 2010 and received extremely positive reviews. The story was inspired by a [[Hindu]]-[[Muslim]] incident in the aftermath of the [[2002 Gujarat violence|2002 Gujarat communal riots]].<ref>http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/2009/shridhar-shivraj-thamassu-231009.html</ref> This was the first non-Hindi film in which [[Neha Kakkar]] had lent her voice.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Shiva Rajkumar]] as Shankar<br />
* [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] as Shanti<br />
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Nasser Khan<br />
* [[Sharath Lohitashwa]]<br />
* [[Harshika Poonacha]] as Amrin Sabha<br />
* [[Yash (Kannada actor)|Yash]] as Imran (cameo appearance)<br />
* [[Sudha Belawadi]]<br />
* [[Sudha Rani]]<br />
* [[Shobaraj (actor)|Shobhraj]]<br />
* [[Jai Jagadish (Kannada actor)|Jai Jagadeesh]]<br />
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===Crew===<br />
*[[narrative|Story]], [[screenplay]] and [[Film director|direction]]: [[Agni Shridhar]]<br />
*[[Film producer|Producer]]s: Syed Amaan Bachan and Ravindra<br />
*[[Music]]: [[Sandeep Chowta]]<br />
*[[Cinematography]]: Sundarnath Suvarna<br />
*[[Art director]]: Shashidar Adapa<br />
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==Production==<br />
''Thamassu'' started its shooting at Kanteerava Studios on 23 October 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://meghamovies.com/news/ |title=Tamassu begins shooting|work=Megha Movies |accessdate=2010-06-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707010159/http://meghamovies.com/news/ |archivedate=7 July 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It was shot in and around [[Bangalore]].<br />
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==Music==<br />
The music was scored by [[Sandeep Chowta]] with lyrics penned by Agni Shridhar and Ramya.<br />
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{{Tracklist<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Karagadiru<br />
| extra1 = [[Roop Kumar Rathod]]<br />
| length1 =<br />
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| title2 = Maar Maar<br />
| extra2 = [[Nakash Aziz]]<br />
|length2 =<br />
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| title3 = Nannanena<br />
| extra3 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Sowmya Raoh]]<br />
| length3 =<br />
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| title4 = Nodu Baare<br />
| extra4 = [[Master Saleem]], [[Neha Kakkar]]<br />
| length4 =<br />
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| title5 = Tamassu<br />
| extra5 = Neha Kakkar<br />
| length5 = <br />
}}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
On 25 October [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] for the year 2010-11 adjudged Thamassu as the second best film.<br />
Award consists of cash prize Rs 75,000 and 100 gram silver medal each for director and producer.<br />
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[[Shivrajkumar]] won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Kannada)|Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] for his performance in the film.<br />
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The Movie also received two awards for individual performances. Best supporting actress and Best screenplay writer done by [[Harshika Poonacha]] and [[Agni Shridhar]] respectively.<br />
<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200735/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-25/news-interviews/43394682_1_medal-best-dubbing-artiste-best-dialogue-writer ]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|10428942}}<br />
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{{2002 Gujarat Violence}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2010 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Sandeep Chowta]]<br />
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]]</div>imported>BrownHairedGirl