''Ujwaadu'' is a 2011 Konkani film directed by Kasargod Chinna and produced by KJ Dhananjaya and Anuradha Padiyar as the third film ever produced in the GSB

Konkani language Konkani () is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Konkani people, primarily in the Konkan region, along the western coast of India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages mentioned in the Indian Constitution, and the official language of ...

and attempts to showcase Konkani Saraswatha tradition and culture. Released 14 October 2011, and with music by V Manohar, the film stars Shivadhwaj,

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, Sadashiv Brahmavar, Sandhya Pai, Prameela Nesargi, Dr. Ananth Prabhu and

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Plot

''Ujwaadu'' depicts the story of simple happy-go-lucky Gowda Saraswat Brahmins way of life with turmoil and struggle within.

Cast

* Shivadhwaj *

* Sadashiv Brahmavar * Sandhya Pai * Prameela Nesargi * Dr. Ananth Prabhu * Srinivas Sheshgiri Prabhu ( as Gajju) * Vyas Shenoy (As katte Friend)

Production

''Ujwaadu'' took off with its

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in Bangalore on 22 April 2011 at Kumaraswamy Lay Out. Celebrities from

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Film world including

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and Dr. K. Ramesh Kamath who produced and directed Konkani film in the early Eighties namely ‘Jana Mana’. The film was shot around

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and

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, and is the Third film of GSB Konkani language. Prior to its release, the only two GSB Konkani films produced were ''Tapaswini'' and ''Jana Mana''.

References

* ''Konknni Cholchitram'', Isidore Dantas, 2010 * ''50 Years of Konkani Cinema'', Andrew Greno Viegas, 2000 Indian independent films 2011 films Films scored by V. Manohar Films shot in Mangalore 2010s Konkani-language films {{India-film-stub