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Film poster
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Directed by | T. N. Seetharam |
Produced by | H. G. Narayan I. P. Malle Gowda |
Written by | S. L. Bhyrappa |
Screenplay by | T. N. Seetharam |
Based on |
Mathadana by S. L. Bhyrappa |
Starring |
Anant Nag Devaraj Tara Avinash |
Music by |
C. Aswath V. Manohar |
Cinematography | Ashok Kashyap |
Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Production
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Anikethana Chithra
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Release date
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Running time
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147 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
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Soundtrack album by C. Aswath and V. Manohar | |
Released | January 2001 |
Recorded | 2000 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Tips Music |
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. At the 2000-01 Karnataka State Film Awards, Avinash won the award for Best Supporting Actor.
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$1,600) and ₹2 lakh (US$3,100).
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. The album has seven soundtracks and was released in the form of audio cassettes in the second week of January 2001.