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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ujwaadu<br />
| image = Ujwaadu.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = Kasargod Chinna<br />
| producer = KJ Dhananjaya<br/>Anuradha Padiyar<br />
| writer = Gopalakrishna Pai<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| starring = <br />
| music = [[V. Manohar]]<br />
| cinematography = Utpal Nayanar<br />
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]<br />
| studio = Mithra Media Pvt. Ltd<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|10|14|India}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/news/30929-konkani-film-ujwaadu-to-hit-screen-on-oct-15|title=Konkani film Ujwaadu to hit screen on Oct 15|website=coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India}}</ref><br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Konkani<br />
| budget = Rs.45 laks<br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Ujwaadu''''' (Light) is a 2011 [[Konkani cinema|Konkani film]] directed by Kasargod Chinna and produced by KJ Dhananjaya and Anuradha Padiyar as the third film ever produced in the GSB [[Konkani language]] and attempts to showcase [[Konkani people|Konkani]] [[Saraswati|Saraswatha]] tradition and culture.<br />
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Released on 14 October 2011, and with music by V Manohar, the film stars Shivadhwaj, [[Neethu]], Sadashiv Brahmavar, Sandhya Pai, Prameela Nesargi, Dr. Ananth Prabhu and [[Umashree]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Konkani-film-Ujwadu-to-be-released-on-Oct-14.html|title=Konkani film Ujwadu to be released on Oct 14|date=8 October 2011|website=www.mangaloretoday.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130133534/http://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Konkani-film-Ujwadu-to-be-released-on-Oct-14.html|archive-date=30 January 2021|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref> The film was selected for the [[Bengaluru International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/news/48887-ujwadu-to-be-screened-at-bangalore-film-fest|title=Ujwadu' to be screened at Bangalore film fest|website=coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
''Ujwaadu'' depicts the story of simple happy-go-lucky [[Gowda Saraswat Brahmins]] way of life with turmoil and struggle within.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Umashree]]<br />
* Shivadhwaj<br />
* [[Neethu]]<br />
* [[Sadashiva Brahmavar]]<br />
* Sandhya Pai<br />
* Prameela Nesargi<br />
* Dr. Ananth Prabhu<br />
* Srinivas Sheshgiri Prabhu as Gajju<br />
* Vyas Shenoy as Katte's friend<br />
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==Production==<br />
''Ujwaadu'' took off with its [[Muhurat shot|Muhurat]] in Bangalore on 22 April 2011 at [[Kumaraswamy Layout|Kumaraswamy]] Lay Out. Celebrities from [[Kannada]] Film world including [[Girish Kasaravalli]], [[T. S. Nagabharana]], [[Jayamala]], [[Umashree]] and Dr. K. Ramesh Kamath who produced and directed Konkani film in the early Eighties namely ‘Jana Mana’.<ref>http://www.khojlive.com/konkani_News.htm</ref><br />
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The film was shot around [[Karkala]] and [[Mangalore]], and is the Third film of [[GSB Konkani]] language. Prior to its release, the only two GSB Konkani films produced were ''Tapaswini'' and ''Jana Mana''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gsbkonkani.net/konkani.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 August 2025 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326010110/http://www.gsbkonkani.net/konkani.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
A critic from ''[[Daijiworld Media|Daijiworld.com]]'' wrote, "''Ujwaadu'' entertains. It endears itself to you as you watch it. It is mellow, gentle and indulgent".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=119205|title=Movie Review: 'Ujwaadu' - A Brave Effort|website=www.daijiworld.com}}</ref><br />
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==Home media==<br />
The DVD of the film was released in Muscat, Oman on 22 March 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=305841|title=Muscat: Ujwadu Konkani film DVD released in Oman|website=daijiworld.com}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* ''Konknni Cholchitram'', Isidore Dantas, 2010<br />
* ''50 Years of Konkani Cinema'', Andrew Greno Viegas, 2000<br />
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[[Category:Indian independent films]]<br />
[[Category:2011 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by V. Manohar]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Mangalore]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Konkani-language films]]<br />
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