Mathadana

Mathadana (Kannada: ಮತದಾನ / transl. Voting) is a 2001 Indian Kannada language political drama 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.

Mathadana
Film poster
Directed byT. N. Seetharam
Written byS. L. Bhyrappa
Screenplay byT. N. Seetharam
Based onMathadana
by S. L. Bhyrappa
Produced byH. G. Narayan
I. P. Malle Gowda
StarringAnant Nag
Devaraj
Tara
Avinash
CinematographyAshok Kashyap
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byC. Aswath
V. Manohar
Production
company
Anikethana Chithra
Release date
  • 12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

At the 48th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.[1] At the 2000-01 Karnataka State Film Awards, Avinash won the award for Best Supporting Actor.

Cast

Production

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$1,300) and ₹2 lakh (US$2,500).[2]

Soundtrack
Mathadana
Soundtrack album by
C. Aswath and V. Manohar
ReleasedJanuary 2001
Recorded2000
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelTips Music

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.[2] The album has seven soundtracks and was released in the form of audio cassettes in the second week of January 2001.[3]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Idu Modalane Haadu"V. ManoharRajesh Krishnan, Nanditha 
2."Olavali Hadithe Hamsa"V. ManoharRajesh Krishnan, Nanditha 
3."Aidu Varshakomme"SiddalingaiahRajesh Krishnan 
4."Ranga Kunidu Rangu Eri"Krishnamurthy HanooruYuvaraj Janardhan, K. S. Surekha, M. D. Pallavi 
5."Naayi Thalimyalina"H. S. VenkateshamurthyC. Aswath 
6."Aluva Kadalolu Theli"Gopalakrishna AdigaRajesh Krishnan, B. R. Chaya 
7."Vrindavanadolu"V. ManoharNanditha 

References
  1. "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. Amritamati S. "Big writers on a neat album". themusicmagazine.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. "Re-recording for Mathadana over". The Times of India. 29 December 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2014.


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