Avva
Directed byKavitha Lankesh
Written byP. Lankesh
Produced byPyramid Saimira
StarringShruti
Duniya Vijay
Smitha
CinematographyMadhu Ambat
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byThomas Issac Kottukapalli
Production
company
Pyramid Saimira Production International Limited
Release date
  • 8 February 2008 (2008-02-08)
Running time
134 min
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Avva is a 2008 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Kavitha Lankesh and produced by Pyramid Saimira. The film stars Shruti, Duniya Vijay and Smitha in the lead roles. The film released to positive critical reception and won multiple awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for that year. The musical score was composed by Issac Thomas Kottukapalli.

The film is based on the novel "Mussanjeya Katha Prasanga" by P. Lankesh.[1] The film speaks about the modern day rural lifestyle, where the caste system, politics and human greed takes over the traditional human values.

Cast

Release

The film was released on 8 February 2008 in Karnataka. The film met with wide positive critical response particularly for the lead actors performances.[2] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Avva is a classy film that is bound to be appreciated by people who look for artistic values".[3] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "Politicking, gossiping and back-biting interspersed with folk songs bring the movie alive to an urban audience".[4]

Awards

  1. Best Supporting Actress : Smitha
  2. Best Story writer: P. Lankesh

References

  1. "Mussanjeya Katha Prasanga: Lankesh P: Kannada Books at SapnaOnline". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. "chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image - Home". chitraloka.com.
  3. "Review: Avva is a class apart". www.rediff.com.
  4. "Deccan Herald - Avva". deccanherald.com. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014.


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