''Avva'' is a 2008 Indian

Kannada language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native sp ...

drama film directed by

Kavitha Lankesh Kavitha Lankesh is an Indian film director, screenwriter and a lyricist known for her work in Kannada cinema industry. She began as a documentary film-maker before directing her first feature film, '' Deveeri'' (1999), which went on to win int ...

and produced by

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. The film stars Shruti,

Duniya Vijay B R Vijay Kumar, who is professionally known as Duniya Vijay and Duniya Viji, is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. He began his career playing small roles until he got his big break in '' Duniya'' (2007). He is noted for his perform ...

and

Smitha Smita (born Smita Vallurupalli on 4 September 1980) is an Indian pop singer, playback singer and actress known for her works in Tollywood, Telugu Music Industry, Bollywood, Kollywood and Kannada cinema. She has appeared in films such as '' Malli ...

in the lead roles. The film released to positive critical reception and won multiple awards at the

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

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. The film speaks about the modern day rural lifestyle, where the caste system, politics and human greed takes over the traditional human values.

Cast

* Shruti as Aane Baddi Rangavva *

as Byadara Manja *

as Savanthri *

Rangayana Raghu Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared ...

as Baramanna * Master Rakesh * Suchendra Prasad * Arundhati Nayak * Enagi Nataraj * Prasanna * Ashwath * Hanumakka

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.

Awards

# Best Supporting Actress :

# Best Story writer: P. Lankesh

References

2008 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian drama films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by Kavitha Lankesh 2008 drama films {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub