Antha (film)
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| Directed by | S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Produced by | H.N. Maruthi Venugopal |
| Screenplay by | H.V. Subba Rao S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Story by | H.K. Anantha Rao |
| Starring |
Ambareesh Lakshmi Latha |
| Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | K. Balu |
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Production
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Parimala Arts
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| Distributed by | Amee Films |
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Release date
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Running time
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129 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
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| Soundtrack album to Antha by G. K. Venkatesh | |
| Language | Kannada |
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma |
Antha (Kannada: ಅಂತ) is a 1981 Indian Kannada film directed by S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu. The film stars Ambareesh, Lakshmi and Latha in lead roles. The film went on become a huge success and is viewed as a milestone in Ambareesh's career. The story is based on H. K. Ananth Rao's serial of same name published in Kannada weekly magazine Sudha. It was remade in Tamil as Thyagi , in Telugu as Antham Kadidi Aarambam and in Hindi as Meri Aawaz Suno.
The music of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh with lyrics penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar, R. N. Jayagopal and Geethapriya.
When the movie submitted to Indian Censor Board for certification,board denied to gave any certificate.Censor advised to delete the torture scene of Ambareesh.But director Rajendra Singh Babu stated that it is necessary to the story.Then Censor delayed to give any certificate for movie.Ultimately censor passed the movie with A Certificate without any cuts or muted dialogues.
But in 1997,the DVD of the movie released by U Certificate with 30 cuts.
Rajendra Singh Babu remade the film in Hindi as Meri Aawaz Suno with Jeetendra.Sudeep announced in 2010 that he would direct the remake of the film with himself in lead role. However the project got shelved.Upendra made a sequel for the film called Operation Antha (1995) with Ambareesh repeating his character.
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