''Haggada Kone'' ( en, End of the Rope) is a 2014 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 ...

crime-drama film directed by

Dayal Padmanabhan Dayal Padmanabhan is a noted Indian film writer, director and producer, mainly working in Kannada cinema who is a two times Karnataka State award winner. Most of his films are experimental in the genre of Rom-Com and Thriller. His most notable ...

and stars

Naveen Krishna Naveen Krishna is an Indian actor, director and writer based in Kannada Film Industry. After having starred in many films as a child actor, he made his adult debut in the film ''Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu'' (2000) and has since then acted in vario ...

in the lead role. The film is a modern-day adaptation of a play of the same name written by Parvathavani, and features Krishna as Channa, a prisoner awaiting his execution. The supporting cast features

Srinivasa Murthy Jadalathimmanahalli Krishnappa Srinivasa Murthy (born 15 May 1949), known popularly as Srinivasa Murthy, is an Indian actor and television director. He is mostly known for his work as a director having made many television series in Kannada, be ...

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 ...

Sihi Kahi Geetha Sihi Kahi Geetha is an Indian actress and voice-over artist known for her work in Kannada cinema and television. She is noted for performances in ''Nishyabda'' (1998), '' Surya Vamsha'' (1999), ''Maleyali Jotheyali'' (2009) and ''Actor''. Biog ...

Tharun Sudhir Tharun Kishore Sudhir is an Indian Kannada film actor, director. He is known for his directorial debut film ''Chowka''. Tharun's next project as a director was ''Roberrt'' and this film was released on 11 March 2021. The movie has Darshan in ...

and

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 ...

. The film was screened at the 3rd Delhi International Film Festival and was awarded the Jury Award. It was screened at the Bengaluru International Film Festival on 8 December 2014, for a World Premiere. At the 2014

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 ...

, it was awarded the Third Best Film.

Plot

The story unfolds in a jail cell. Chenna (Naveen Krishna) is set to be hanged the next day for having murdered a person. He regrets that his friend (Mohan), father (V. Manohar) and teacher (Dattatreya) blame him for the present situation, though they couldn't guide him properly and allowed him to become a thief. As the jailor (Suchdnera Prasad) walks into the cell with a death sentence, Chenna questions the need for the punishment, saying that witnesses play an important role in it. The intense interaction manages to convince the jailer that capital punishment can be done away with, but then he's forced to go by the rule book. At the gallows, Chenna recounts why he murdered a married man, which brings to light the subject of child abuse.

Cast

as Channa *

* V. Manohar *

Mohan Shankar Mohan Shankar, popularly known as Mohan, is a Kannada film actor, who started his acting career in 2000 with the movie '' Yaarige Saluthe Sambala''. He reached the peak of popularity with movies like '' Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu'', ''Kothigalu Saa ...

Sudeep Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He i ...

as narrator

Production

It was announced in August 2014 that

would be directing and co-producing the film. Naveen Krishna was selected to play the lead role and also pen the dialogues for the film, with his real-life father

, Sihi Kahi Geetha, Tarun Sudhir and Suchendra Prasad playing supporting roles. It was revealed that the film would be based on the 1962 play ''Haggada Kone'', written by playwright Parvathavani, performed over 45 minutes, and involves a conversation between a prisoner and the Jail Superintendent, set in 1963. However, the film would be set in the modern day. Filming began on 22 August, in

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

. The film caught the media's attention during its filming stages with news emerging about Naveen Krishna having appeared nude for a scene in the film. Majority of the film was shot in an old Central Jail in Bangalore. The filming concluded in October 2014.

Awards

;

2014 Karnataka State Film Awards The Karnataka State Film Awards 2014, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2014. Lifetime achievement award Jury A committee headed by K. Shivarudraiah was appointed to evalua ...

* Third Best Film

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 4136714 2014 films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian crime drama films Indian films based on plays 2010s crime drama films 2014 drama films Films directed by Dayal Padmanabhan