''Vasanthakala'' is a 2008 Indian
Kannada
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 s ...
-language
romantic action film
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written and directed by Vaddanahalli Srinivas making his debut. The film is produced by M Krishna under the banner Parvathi Parameshwara Combines. It features
Naga Kiran
Naga Kiran, from Somarpet, Kodagu, is an Indian actor in Kannada films. He has also acted in Telugu and Tamil movies.
Nagakiran started with modelling under ace model trainer Prasad Bidapa. After moving on to acting, he started taking roles ...
and
Hariprriya
Shruthi Chandrasena, known professionally as Haripriya, is an Indian actress and model who chiefly works in Kannada films, in addition to a few Tamil and Telugu films. Haripriya is currently engaged to Kannada actor Vasista.N. Simha.
Early li ...
in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes
Sudhakar
Sudhakar is an Indian name and may refer to:
* Sudhakar (actor) (born 1959), Indian actor
* Patel Sudhakar Reddy (died 2009), member of the central committee of the Communist Party of India
* Sudhakar Chaturvedi (born 1897), Vedic scholar in Banga ...
,
Rangayana Raghu
Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared ...
,
Sharan and
Umashree
Umashree (born 10 May 1957) is an Indian actress and politician. She is known for her portrayal of film roles spoken in the Kannada language (over 400), particularly comic roles. She received National Film Award for Best Actress for her role a ...
. The
score and soundtrack for the film is by
V. Manohar and the cinematography is by Venus Murthy.
Cast
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Naga Kiran
Naga Kiran, from Somarpet, Kodagu, is an Indian actor in Kannada films. He has also acted in Telugu and Tamil movies.
Nagakiran started with modelling under ace model trainer Prasad Bidapa. After moving on to acting, he started taking roles ...
*
Hariprriya
Shruthi Chandrasena, known professionally as Haripriya, is an Indian actress and model who chiefly works in Kannada films, in addition to a few Tamil and Telugu films. Haripriya is currently engaged to Kannada actor Vasista.N. Simha.
Early li ...
*
Sudhakar
Sudhakar is an Indian name and may refer to:
* Sudhakar (actor) (born 1959), Indian actor
* Patel Sudhakar Reddy (died 2009), member of the central committee of the Communist Party of India
* Sudhakar Chaturvedi (born 1897), Vedic scholar in Banga ...
*
Rangayana Raghu
Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared ...
*
Sharan
*
Umashree
Umashree (born 10 May 1957) is an Indian actress and politician. She is known for her portrayal of film roles spoken in the Kannada language (over 400), particularly comic roles. She received National Film Award for Best Actress for her role a ...
*
Padmavasanthi
* Latha
Soundtrack
The film's background score and the soundtracks are composed by
V. Manohar. The music rights were acquired by Annapurneshwari Audio.
Reception
Critical response
A critic from
Sify.com
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wrote "Rangayana Raghu is a pain. The screaming is a torture to the brain nerves. Manohar has done good work in the music by offering two good tunes. Cinematography is good at places".
References
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2010s Kannada-language films
Films shot in Mysore
Films shot in Bangalore