Anatharu
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Anatharu |
| image | Anatharu poster .png |
| caption | Film poster |
| director | Sadhu Kokila |
| producer | Munirathna |
| writer | Tushar Ranganath |
| screenplay | Sadhu Kokila |
| story | Bala |
| based_on | Pithamagan |
| starring | Upendra |
| Darshan | |
| Radhika Kumaraswamy | |
| Sanghavi | |
| music | Sadhu Kokila |
| cinematography | K. Krishna Kumar |
| editing | Shashikumar |
| Deepu S. Kumar | |
| studio | Vrushabhadri Productions |
| distributor | Sri Durga Parameshwari Productions |
| released | |
| runtime | 143 minutes |
| country | India |
| language | Kannada |
| :: |
| name = Anatharu | image = Anatharu poster .png | caption = Film poster | director = Sadhu Kokila | producer = Munirathna | writer = Tushar Ranganath (Dialogues) | screenplay = Sadhu Kokila | story = Bala | based_on = Pithamagan | starring = Upendra Darshan Radhika Kumaraswamy Sanghavi | narrator = | music = Sadhu Kokila | cinematography = K. Krishna Kumar | editing = Shashikumar Deepu S. Kumar | studio = Vrushabhadri Productions | distributor = Sri Durga Parameshwari Productions | released = | runtime = 143 minutes | country = India | language = Kannada | budget = | gross =
Anatharu () is a 2007 Indian Kannada action drama film directed by Sadhu Kokila. The film stars Upendra, Darshan, Radhika, and Sanghavi. It is a remake of the Tamil film Pithamagan.
Cast
- Upendra as Rudra
- Darshan as Sathyaprakash
- Radhika Kumaraswamy as Manju
- Sanghavi as Parvathi
- M. P. Shankar as an undertaker
- Ramaraju
- Honnavalli Krishna
- Sadhu Kokila
- K. V. Manjayya
- Shyam Yadav
- Akki Chennabasappa
- Bangalore Nagesh
- Patre Nagaraj
- Rekha V. Kumar
- Narasimha Murthy
- Shankar Narayan
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
- Prathap
- Rambha (cameo)
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Sadhu Kokila. The song "Adada Ahankara" from the original film was retained here as "Jagave Rakshasara".
- "Ello Hutti Ello Haridu" – Hariharan
- "Janana Janana Idu" – Madhu Balakrishnan
- "Jagave Rakshasara" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Yaaro Nee Nanna" – Mohammed Aslam
- "Old songs Remix" – Various
Reception
A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Though the first half of the film fails to impress, the latter half is more comprehensible. But the overdose of blood-curdling violence sends out a wrong message". A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "If you have not seen Pithaamagan, then Anaatharu is definitely worth watching especially for Upendra and the efforts of Sadhu's technical team".
References
References
- (16 February 2021). "ಡಿಬಾಸ್ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ: 'ಮೆಜೆಸ್ಟಿಕ್' ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟು ಚಾಲೆಂಜಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಆಗಿ ಮೆರೆದ ಟಾಪ್ 10 ಸಿನಿಮಾ".
- (15 September 2007). "Anatharu (Kannada)". [[The Times of India]].
- (15 September 2007). "Anatharu (Kannada) Movie Review". The Times of India.
- "Upendra shines in Anaatharu". [[Rediff.com]].
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