Mouni (ಮೌನಿ) is a

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 ...

film released in 2003 directed by

B. S. Lingadevaru Byalakere Shivananjappa Lingadevaru is an Indian television and film director who works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his films '' Naanu Avanalla...Avalu'', ''Mouni'', and ''Kaada Beladingalu''. Filmography * '' Mouni'' (2003) * ''Kaada B ...

, and is based on a novella of

U. R. Ananthamurthy Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. In 199 ...

. It stars H. G. Dattatreya and

Anant Nag Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and En ...

in the lead roles.

Plot summary

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Cast

* H. G. Dattatreya *

* Venkata Rao * Nagendra Shah * Rajeshwari Parthasarthy *

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 ...

Harish Raj Harish Raj is an Indian actor and director based in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in the television serial ''Hosa Chiguru Hale Beru'' in 1996 and his debut in feature films was with ''Doni Saagali'' in 1998. After featuring in a stri ...

* Kari Subbu * Lakshmi Chandrashekhar * Vasudha Bharighat

Awards

* 2003 : National Film Award - Special Mention : H. G. Dattatreya * 2003 :

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised ...

References

External links

* 2003 films 2000s Kannada-language films Films directed by B. S. Lingadevaru {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub