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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Thuntata
| image = Thuntata Kannada Movie.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Indrajith Lankesh]]
| producer = A. Balachandra <br /> C. Nagaraju
| story = Indrajith Lankesh
| writer = B. A. Madhu
(Dialogues)
| screenplay = B. A. Madhu
| based_on =
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Aniruddha Jatkar|Anirudh]]|[[Rekha Vedavyas]]|[[Chaya Singh]]}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Gurukiran]]
| cinematography = A.V. Krishna Kumar
| editing = T. Shashi kumar
| studio = Publisher's Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2002|05|24}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = Kannada
| runtime = 2 hours 11 minutes
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Thuntata''''' ({{audio|Kn-ತುಂಟಾಟ.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 2002 [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] romantic-comedy film directed by [[Indrajit Lankesh]] featuring Anirudh, [[Rekha Vedavyas]] and [[Chaya Singh]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chaya-singh-returns-to-big-screen/articleshow/18689527.cms | title=Chaya Singh returns to big screen - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> The film was released on 24 May 2002.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.viggy.com/english/2002_review.asp | title=Kannada Film Industry in 2002 - a glance }}</ref> The film won the V Shantaram Award for Best Debut Director.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-move/my-pinboard-indrajit-lankesh-678940.html | title=On my pinboard - Indrajit Lankesh | date=4 July 2018 }}</ref>

==Cast==
{{Colbegin}}
* [[Aniruddha Jatkar|Anirudh]] as Sachin
* [[Rekha Vedavyas]] as Aishwarya
* [[Chaya Singh]] as Priyanka
* [[Umashree]] as 'Lingo' Leela
* [[Tennis Krishna]]
* [[Sanketh Kashi|Kashi]] as Mr. Menasinakayi
* [[Mandya Ramesh]] as Mandya
* [[Harish Raj|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 song "Sutha Mutha Yaar")<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-sudeep-in-luv-u-alia/articleshow/46696612.cms | title=Exclusive: Sudeep in Luv U Alia - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
* [[Indrajith Lankesh]] in a special appearance
* [[Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar]] in a special appearance
{{Colend}}

== Production ==
When [[Rekha Vedavyas]] initially was unreachable, [[Indrajit Lankesh]] considered [[Riya Sen]] for the role before Rekha agreed to be a part of the film. [[Chaya Singh]] also took time to agree to star in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/look-whos-calling-the-shots/articleshow/3790293.cms|title=Look who's calling the shots|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 March 2002|access-date=20 November 2025|first1=Priya|last1=Bala|first2=Ranga|last2=Rajah}}</ref> The film was shot in a Bengaluru college,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/kannada-filmmakers-prefer-colleges-in-smaller-towns-over-those-in-bengaluru/articleshow/69837436.cms | title=Yuvarathnaa: Kannada filmmakers prefer colleges in smaller towns over those in Bengaluru | Mysuru News - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> Goa, Mangalore and Mysore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/prabhu-devas-dad-turns-director/articleshow/281187042.cms|title=Thuntaata at the club|date=13 December 2001|last=Kumar|first=G. S.|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Gurukiran]] and released by Ashwini Recording Company.

{{Infobox album
| name = Thuntata
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Gurukiran]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = May 19, 2002
| recorded = 2002
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 28:48
| label = Ashwini Recording Company
| producer = Gurukiran
| prev_title = [[Chandu (2002 film)|Chandu]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Dhruva (2002 film)|Dhruva]]
| next_year = 2002
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 28:48
| title1 = Hello
| lyrics1 = [[V. Manohar]]
| extra1 = [[Gurukiran]], [[Sowmya Raoh]]
| length1 = 5:43
| title2 = Kathura Manpura
| lyrics2 = [[Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar]]
| extra2 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Malagoba Malagoba
| lyrics3 = Gurukiran
| extra3 = [[B. Jayashree]], [[Hemanth (singer)|Hemanth]]
| length3 = 4:40
| title4 = Sarigama
| lyrics4 = [[K. Kalyan]]
| extra4 = Hemanth, [[Nanditha]], Priya
| length4 = 4:51
| title5 = Sutha Mutha
| lyrics5 = Sadashiv Shenoy
| extra5 = Gurukiran, Anupama
| length5 = 4:35
| title6 = Yavudo Yavudo
| lyrics6 = K. Kalyan
| extra6 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sp-balasubramanyam-has-sung-for-my-fathers-film-as-well-as-mine-indrajit-lankesh/articleshow/77676074.cms | title=SP Balasubramanyam has sung for my father's film, as well as mine: Indrajit Lankesh - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
| length6 = 4:34
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2979334|Thuntata}}

{{Indrajit Lankesh}}

[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:2002 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Gurukiran]]
[[Category:Films directed by Indrajit Lankesh]]

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