Mouni (film)
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| Directed by | B. S. Lingadevaru |
| Written by | U. R. Ananthamurthy |
| Screenplay by | Uday Marakini H. Girish Rao |
| Produced by | N. Sivanandam |
| Starring | H. G. Dattatreya Anant Nag |
| Cinematography | H. M. Ramachandra |
| Edited by | Anil Naidu |
| Music by | Baali |
Production company | Technomark Television Network Pvt. Ltd. |
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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
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
- 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
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
- 2003 National Film Award - Special Mention – H. G. Dattatreya[3]
- 2003 Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story – U. R. Ananthamurthy
References
- ^ "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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