Mathadana

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Mathadana
File:2001 Kannada film Mathadana poster.png
Film poster
Directed byT. N. Seetharam
Produced byH. G. Narayan
I. P. Malle Gowda
Written byS. L. Bhyrappa
Screenplay byT. N. Seetharam
Based onMathadana
by S. L. Bhyrappa
StarringAnant Nag
Devaraj
Tara
Avinash
Music byC. Aswath
V. Manohar
CinematographyAshok Kashyap
Edited bySuresh Urs
Production
company
Anikethana Chithra
Release date
  • 12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Mathadana (Kannada: ಮತದಾನ) is a 2001 Indian Kannada language film directed by T. N. Seetharam, based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of the same name, and starring Anant Nag, Tara, Devaraj, Avinash and Hemanth Vasisht in pivotal roles.

At the 48th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.[1] At the 2000-01 Karnataka State Film Awards, Avinash won the award for Best Supporting Actor.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The film was based on the S. L. Bhyrappa's novel Matadana, and reports said the filming rights were bought from him, for a fee of between 1 lakh (US$1,400) and 2 lakh (US$2,800).[2]

Soundtrack[edit]

Mathadana
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJanuary 2001
Recorded2000
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelTips Music

C. Aswath and V. Manohar composed the music for the film and the soundtracks. The soundtrack "Aluva Kadalolu Theli" was taken from a poem written by poet Gopalakrishna Adiga and "Naayi Thalimyalina" by poet H. S. Venkateshamurthy.[2] The album has seven soundtracks and was released in the form of audio cassettes in the second week of January 2001.[3]

Track list
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Idu Modalane Haadu"  Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha  
2. "Olavali Hadithe Hamsa"  Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha  
3. "Aidu Varshakomme"  Rajesh Krishnan  
4. "Ranga Kunidu Rangu Eri"  Yuvaraj Janardhan, K. S. Surekha, M. D. Pallavi  
5. "Naayi Thalimyalina"  C. Aswath  
6. "Aluva Kadalolu Theli"  Rajesh Krishnan, B. R. Chaya  
7. "Vrindavanadolu"  Nanditha  

References[edit]

  1. "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Amritamati S. "Big writers on a neat album". themusicmagazine.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. "Re-recording for Mathadana over". The Times of India. 29 December 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2014.


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