Tamassu | |
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Directed by | Agni Shridhar |
Produced by | Syed Aman Bachchan M. S. Ravindra |
Written by | Agni Shridhar |
Screenplay by | Agni Shridhar |
Starring |
Shivarajkumar Padmapriya Nassar |
Music by | Sandeep Chowta |
Cinematography | Sundarnath Suvarna |
Edited by | S. K. Nagendra Urs |
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Megha Movies
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Running time
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131 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Thamassu is an Indian Kannada film written directed by journalist Agni Shridhar, starring Shivarajkumar and Padmapriya. The movie was released on 11 June 2010 and received extremely positive reviews. The story was inspired by a Hindu-Muslim incident in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat communal riots.
Thamassu started its shooting at Kanteerava Studios on 23 October 2009. It was shot in and around Bangalore.
The music was scored by Sandeep Chowta with lyrics penned by Agni Shridhar and Ramya.
On 25 October Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2010-11 adjudged Thamassu as the second best film. Award consists of cash prize Rs 75,000 and 100 gram silver medal each for director and producer.
The Movie also received two awards for individual performances. Best supporting actress and Best screenplay writer done by Harshika Poonacha and Agni Shridhar respectively.
Shivrajkumar won Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Kannada)