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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Varnapatala<br />
| image = Varnapatala.jpg<br />
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| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
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| director = [[Chethan Mundadi]]<br />
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| screenplay = <br />
| story = Dr. Saraswathi Hosdurga <br />Karthik Saragur<br />Kavita Santhosh<br />
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| producer = Dr. Saraswathi Hosdurga <br />Kavita Santhosh<br />Dr. Saraswathi Hosdurga <br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*Jyothi Rai <br />
*Anoop Sagar <br />
*Dhanika Hegde <br />
}}<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = Ganesh Hegde<br />
| editing = Srikanth Gowda<br />
| music = Harsha Vardhan Raj<br />
| studio = Sri Sai Ganesh Productions<br />
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| released = {{Film date|2020}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
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}}<br />
'''''Varnapatala''''' (or '''''Spectrum''''') is a 2020 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[family drama film]] directed by [[Chethan Mundadi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/award-winning-director-chetan-mundadi-is-busy-with-his-latest-project-a-film-on-autism/article29457857.ece|title=Award-winning director Chetan Mundadi is busy with his latest project, a film on autism|first=Shilpa|last=Sebastian|work=The Hindu |date=19 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/varnapatala-is-a-film-on-autism-in-children-1096911.html|title='Varnapatala' is a film on autism in children|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> The film is inspired by real life incidents and stars Dhanika Hegde as an autistic child and Jyothi Rai and Anoop Sagar as her parents.<ref name="D"/><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*Jyothi Rai as Nithya<br />
*Anoop Sagar as Michael<br />
*Arjun Nagarkar <br />
*[[Suhasini Maniratnam]] as a doctor<br />
*Anshika Shetty<br />
*Dhanika Hegde as Myna<br />
*Srikanth Heblikar<br />
*Arvind Rao<br />
*Indira Nair<br />
*Chethan Rai<br />
*Guru Hegde<br />
}}<br />
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==Release==<br />
The film was shortlisted at the UK Asian film festivals in 2020 and was theatrically released in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sirona-cic.org.uk/blog/2020/08/06/clinician-launches-autism-film-set-in-india/|title=Clinician launches autism film set in India|date=6 August 2020|work=Sirona Care & Health}}</ref><ref name="D"/><br />
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==Reception==<br />
Jagadish Angadi of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' rated the film 4/5 stars and wrote, "The screenplay is both nuanced and riveting. Mundadi conveys how exhausting, traumatic, and scary it is for parents to combat myths concerning the disorder. It partially appears to be a children’s film, and partially an educational film on ASD".<ref name="D">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/varnapatala-review-a-stirring-medical-drama-1099007.html|title='Varnapatala' review: A stirring medical drama|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> Priya Kerwashe of ''[[Asianet Suvarna]]'' gave the film the same rating and wrote that the fact that the main character is an autistic child and the entire film is built naturally is a testament to the talent of director Chethan Mundadi. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kannada.asianetnews.com/movie-reviews/kannada-movie-varnapatala-film-review-gvd-ra1zm4|title=Varnapatala Film Review: ವರ್ಣಪಟಲ, ಇದು ಭಿನ್ನ ಜಗತ್ತು|website=Asianet Suvarna News}}</ref> Vani Bhatt of ''[[Udayavani]]'' wrote that ''Varnapatala'' is an attempt to dispel the misconceptions about austism in society and to make it clear that everyone has an opportunity to live equally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://udayavani.com/sandalwood-news/review-of-kannada-film-varnapatala?lang=kn|title='ವರ್ಣಪಟಲ' ಚಿತ್ರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ: ಆಟಿಸಂ ಸುತ್ತ 'ವರ್ಣ'ಚಿತ್ರ &#124; Udayavani - Latest Kannada News, Udayavani Newspaper|date=9 April 2022|website=Udayavani}}</ref> Jagadish Angadi of ''[[Prajavani]]'' called the film a new experiment and that the film should be viewed from a different perspective.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prajavani.net/entertainment/movie-review/varnapatala-kannada-movie-review-movie-shown-autism-awareness-926836.html|title=ವರ್ಣಪಟಲ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ: ಆಟಿಸಂ ತೀವ್ರತೆಯ ಪಾಠದ ಚಿತ್ರ|first=ಜಗದೀಶ|last=ಅಂಗಡಿ|website=Prajavani}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1= Girishankar|first1= Vidya|title= Varnapatala – the Spectrum Spectacular|journal= Journal of Psychiatry Spectrum|date= 2023|volume= 2|pages= 68–69|doi=10.4103/jopsys.jopsys_2_23 |doi-access=free }}</ref><br />
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==Accolades==<br />
''Varnapatala'' won the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnataka-state-awards-2020-sanchari-vijay-presented-posthumous-jury-award-3443270|title=Karnataka State Awards 2020: Sanchari Vijay presented posthumous Jury Award|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|19636284}}<br />
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[[Category:2020 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category: Films about autism]]</div>ArielGrace8803