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Mathadana

Mathadana
2001 Kannada film Mathadana poster.png
Film poster
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
company
Anikethana Chithra
Release date
  • 12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)
Running time
147 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada
Mathadana
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.


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