''Ammana Mane'' () is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language

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directed by Nikhil Manjoo Lingaiah and starring

Raghavendra Rajkumar Raghavendra Rajkumar (born 15 August 1965) is an Indian actor, singer and producer of Kannada cinema. He is the son of actor Dr. Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakar'' ...

and Rohini Nagesh. The film is based on a book by Sri Lalithe.

Cast

as Rajeeva *Rohini Nagesh as Rajeeva's mother *Sheetal Hemanth as Shive, Rajeeva's daughter *Manasi Sudhir as Rajeeva's wife *

Suchendra Prasad K. Suchendra Prasad (born 1973) is an Indian theatre, film and television actor. Before beginning his career in Kannada cinema, he worked as theater actor with playwrights such as B. V. Karanth and D. R. Ankur. During this time, he also directed ...

as a judge *Nikhil Manjoo as a police inspector *Chaitra *

Tabla Nani Tabla Nani is an Indian theatre and film actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in the 2006 Kannada film '' Mata''. His role in the 2009 film ''Eddelu Manjunatha'' won him critical praise. Career ...

Production

Raghavendra Rajkumar, was signed to make an acting comeback after fifteen years as an antagonist the film ''Chillam''. However, he dropped out of the venture and was cast in the main role in a film by Nikhil Manjoo. In the film, he plays a man who is akin to himself: strong despite having health issues. The film also explores the relationship between a mother (played by Rohini Nagesh) and her son (played by Raghavendra Rajkumar). The mother-son relationship is inspired by Raghavendra Rajkumar's real life relationship with his mother,

Parvathamma Rajkumar Dr.Parvathamma Rajkumar (6 December 1939 – 31 May 2017) was an Indian film producer and distributor. She was the wife of veteran Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar. She produced successful films featuring Rajkumar and their sons Shiva Rajkumar, Punee ...

. Initial reports in 2018 suggested that

B. Jayashree B. Jayashree (born 9 June 1950) is a veteran Indian theatre actress, director and singer, who has also acted in films and television and worked as dubbing artist in films. She is the creative director of Spandana Theatre, an amateur theatre co ...

would play his mother in the film; however, these reports proved to be false.

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Sameera Kulkarni. All tracks were sung by

Reception

A critic from ''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of two-and-half out of five stars and wrote that "''Ammana Mane'' touches upon some relevant issues and there is some occasional poignancy in the narrative, but the film ends up being jarring with regards to showcasing sentiments, and the pace doesn't help that either". A critic from ''Deccan Chronicle '' gave the film three out of five stars and wrote that "Naturally slow and steady makes it a meaningful watch in the end with Raghavendra Rajkumar at his challenging best. He is ably supported with the performances of others too". A critic from ''The New Indian Express'' gave the film a rating of three out of five and wrote that "As for the audience, this film has managed to create a niche, and is able to hold the attention of the audience throughout the two-hour long run. The plot drifts through a lot of ups and downs similar to the ones experienced in every middle-class family life".

Awards and nominations

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*{{IMDb title, 12269114 2019 films 2019 drama films Indian drama films 2010s Kannada-language films