''Baanaadi'' ( kn, ಬಾನಾಡಿ) is a 2014 Indian

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children's film written and directed by debutant Nagaraj Kote, based on the novel ''Usiru'' he wrote. It stars Praful Vishwakarma,

H. G. Dattatreya Wing Commander Harihar Gundurao Dattatreya AE(L) (Retd.) (born 1942), popularly known as Dattanna, is an Indian actor who has appeared in more than 204 films and several plays. Alongside his career as an actor, he served in the Indian Air Force ...

and Rajesh Nataranga in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Dhruthi, Abhinaya, Sringeri Ramanna, Jayashree Raj, Venkatachala,

T. S. Nagabharana Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana (born 23 January 1953), commonly known as T. S. Nagabharana, is an Indian film director, in the Kannada film industry and a pioneer of parallel cinema. He is one of the few film directors to have straddled t ...

, Mimicry Gopi and Yashwanth Kote. Music for five of the six soundtracks in the film were composed by Karthik Sharma, who, with the film became the youngest composer in the history of Kannada cinema.

Cast

* Master Praful Vishwakarma as Kishore *

as Kishore's Grandfather *

Rajesh Nataranga Rajesh Nataranga is an Indian actor who works in Kannada-language television and films. He is known for his roles as a police officer in '' Kendasampige'' (2015) and '' Operation Alamelamma'' (2017). Career Rajesh appended Nataranga, the name ...

as Avinash * Kumari Dhruthi as Pallavi * Abhinaya as Kusuma * Sringeri Ramanna as Thathayya * Jayashree Raj as Girija * Venkatachala as Muthyappa *

as Ashwath Kumar * Mimicry Gopi as Duduma * Yashawantha Kote as Hanumya * Master Madhusudan * Bank Janardhan * Ramesh Pandith * Mugu Suresh *

Baraguru Ramachandrappa Baraguru Ramachandrappa (born 18 October 1947) is an Indian essayist, lyricist, screenwriter, film director, socialist, writer, novelist, predominantly works in Kannada language and President of the Textbook Revision Committee, in Karnataka Text ...

* Manasi Sudheer * Mohan Juneja * Nagraj kote as Ranga

Production

''Usiru'', a novel written by Nagaraj Kote in the 1990s, deals with the upbringing of children in the current era. Deciding to direct a film based on the novel, Kote launched the film in April 2014, having signed Praful Vishwakarma, Rajesh Nataranga and

to play characters of three generations; a young boy, his father and grandfather. The role of Praful's mother was played by Anubhava, who was pregnant during the filming stages. Filming completed in July 2014.

Soundtrack

Karthik Sharma composed the background score for the film and music for five soundtracks in the film. The lyrics were written by Nagaraj Kote and M. N. Vyasa Rao. The track "Henda Hendthi" was taken from one of

G. P. Rajarathnam G. P. Rajarathnam (1909–1979), known by his pen name as Bhramara ''(meaning:Bee)'', was a Kannada author, lyricist and poet in Karnataka, India. Rajarathnam was well known for composing poems for children. Nissar Ahmed, once quoted as "h ...

's works, to which the music was composed by

Raju Ananthaswamy Raju Ananthaswamy (1973–2009) was a music composer and director. He worked on Sugama Sangeetha for more than 15 years. He was the son of vocalist Mysore Ananthaswamy. He died in 2009, at the age of 35 years. Personal life Raju Ananthaswamy b ...

. Another track "Yaaru Baruvaru" was taken from the works of Purandara Dasa, a Carnatic music composer who lived in the 16th century. The album consists of six soundtracks. It was released on 26 July 2014, in Bangalore.

Critical reception

Upon theatrical release, the film received positive reviews from critics. B. S. Srivani of '' Deccan Herald'' felt that the film was successful in "conveying the message quite effectively". She concluded writing praises of the acting performances and the music in the film. G. S. Kumar of '' The Times of India'' reviewed the film and wrote, "Director Nagaraja Kote has chosen a topic with a social message and made best use of Hagalu Vesha. Their performance blends well with the story." He concluded giving special mention to the Dattatreya's performance and the film's cinematography.

References

External links

* {{Official website
Nagaraj Kote Director website
2014 films 2010s Kannada-language films 2010s Indian films Indian children's films Films based on Indian novels