''Kaanadante Maayavadanu'' () is a 2020
romantic fantasy
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One of the key features of romantic fantasy involves the focus on relationships, social, ...
Kannada film
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directed by debutante
Raj Pathipati
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and produced by Back Benchers Motion Picture. The film gets it title from the opening lines of the song "Kaanadante Maayavadanu" "Namma Shiva kailasa serikondanu" from the movie ''
Chalisuva Modagalu
''Chalisuva Modagalu'' () is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Saritha, Ambika and K. S. Ashwath and Puneeth Rajkumar as a child artiste. The movie is well known for its evergreen ...
''. The film stars
Vikas and
Sindhu Lokanath
Sindhu known by her stage name Sindhu Loknath, is an Indian actress and model. She made her debut in films, with a cameo role in '' Parichaya'' (2009). She is recognized for her performances in '' Lifeu Ishtene'' (2011), ''Drama'' (2012), '' C ...
.
Cast
*
Vikas as Rummy
*
Sindhu Loknath
Sindhu known by her stage name Sindhu Loknath, is an Indian actress and model. She made her debut in films, with a cameo role in ''Parichaya'' (2009). She is recognized for her performances in ''Lifeu Ishtene'' (2011), ''Drama'' (2012), '' Case ...
as Vandana
*
Achyuth Kumar
Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. Born in the town of Belur, in the district of Hassan and brought up in Tiptur. He graduated in bachelor of commerce from the Kalpatharu First Grade College, which was t ...
as Chiranjeevi
*
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 Mayambara Guruji
* Raghava Uday,
*
Bhajarangi Loki as Jayanna
* Dharmanna Kadur as Dharma
*
Vinaya Prakash
Vinaya Prakash ( Bhat), also credited as Vinaya Prasad, is an Indian actress who has primarily featured in Kannada, and Malayalam films and TV series besides acting in Telugu language films. She has won the State Best Actress Award for her pe ...
as Nirupama
* Nagaraj Arasu as Arasu
Production
The film is produced by Back Benchers Motion Picture. The director is Raj pathipati while Vikas plays the hero. The film stalled when Raghava Uday the antagonist in the film died. He drowned along with another actor Anil performing a stunt for the film ''
Maasthi Gudi
''Masti Gudi'' is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Nagshekar, starring Duniya Vijay who is also credited for the film's story, Kriti Kharbanda and Amulya in lead roles.
On 7 November 2016, actors Anil Kumar and Raghava U ...
''. With modifications to the script the director chose actor Bhajarangi Loki to play Jayanna in the later half of the film.
Soundtrack
Kaledhoda Kaalidaasa, the first single of the film was released on 24 September. Powerstar
Puneeth Rajkumar has lent his voice for this peppy number.
The lyrics are penned by
V. Nagendra Prasad
V. Nagendra Prasad is a lyricist, composer and director who predominantly works for Kannada Cinema. He has penned more than 3000 songs, particularly for Kannada cinema.
Early life
He was born on 3 December 1975. He is the elder son to Cou ...
. Gummineni Vijay debuts as a music director with this album which was released on
Anand Audio.
Release
The trailer released on 3 July 2019. According to
Bangalore Mirror
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''Vijay Times''
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the trailer has kicked up a storm and the popularity of the dog in the film is ensuring demand for Hindi dubbing rights.
References
External links
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* {{Official website, http://kaanadantemaayavadanu.com/
Indian romantic fantasy films
2020s Kannada-language films
2020s Indian films
2020 films
2020 romance films
2020 fantasy films