| Mouni | |
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| Directed by | B. S. Lingadevaru |
| Produced by | N. Sivanandam |
| Written by | U. R. Ananthamurthy |
| Screenplay by | Uday Marakini H. Girish Rao |
| Starring | H. G. Dattatreya Anant Nag |
| Music by | Baali |
| Cinematography | H. M. Ramachandra |
| Edited by | Anil Naidu |
Production company | Technomark Television Network Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Mouni is a 2003 Indian Kannada language film directed by B. S. Lingadevaru, and is based on a novella of U. R. Ananthamurthy.[1] It stars H. G. Dattatreya and Anant Nag in the lead roles.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Kuppanna Bhatta and Appanna Bhatta are areca cultivators and custodians of the math's property. The story revolves around the tensions and circumstances that shape and influence their relationship.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- H. G. Dattatreya as Kuppanna Bhatta
- Anant Nag as Appanna Bhatta
- Venkata Rao
- Nagendra Shah
- Rajeshwari Parthasarthy
- Achyuth Kumar
- Harish Raj
- Kari Subbu
- Lakshmi Chandrashekhar
- Vasudha Bharighat
Production[edit | edit source]
Director B. S. Lingadevaru comes from an agricultural family that sells coconuts. He found one of U. R. Ananthamurthy's 1966 novellas about areca nut sellers relevant, so he made a film about it.[2]
Awards[edit | edit source]
- 2003 National Film Award - Special Mention – H. G. Dattatreya[3]
- 2003 Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story – U. R. Ananthamurthy
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Celluloid faithfully celebrated his novels". The Hindu. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "Lingadevaru: National film awards are decided on merit". Deccan Herald.
- ↑ "'I was confident of my film getting national awards'". 24 March 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
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