''Vidaaya'' ( kn, ವಿದಾಯ; ''Farewell'') is a 2015 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 ...

film written and directed by

P. Sheshadri Pattabhiramaiah Sheshadri (born 23 November 1963) is an Indian film director who works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his films ''Munnudi'', ''Atithi'', '' Beru'', '' Tutturi'', '' Vimukthi'', ''Bettada Jeeva'', ''Bharath Stores'' and '' De ...

, starring

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy Lakshmi Gopalaswamy is an Indian actress from Karnataka and a classical dancer, qualified in Bharatanatyam. She has mainly acted in Malayalam films, while also appearing in few Tamil and Kannada films. She has also acted in several television s ...

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 ...

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 ...

and Pratham in lead roles.

Plot

Vasuki is a father of two children, who is in a permanent vegetative state, after seriously hurt in an accident. Meera his wife, who has been opposing from the beginning the request of "

euthanasia Euthanasia (from el, εὐθανασία 'good death': εὖ, ''eu'' 'well, good' + θάνατος, ''thanatos'' 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different countries have different eut ...

" from her husband, having lost any hope to live, at last submits to her husband's persuasion and agrees to apply in the court for passive euthanasia. But, in the media, this matter takes totally a different color and she will be depicted as "a woman set to kill her own husband". Vasu will be denied of his request, by the court as per the existing law. Though Vasu is disappointed by this verdict, Meera feels happier. For further treatment, now by nature therapy as suggested by his mother, Vasu is taken to a place near his hometown. A stay near his hometown by the seashore nurtures a hope in his life. In the nature clinic Meera is drawn closer to an aged Colonel. Having seen hundreds of deaths in the closest vicinity, now despite seeing another death dancing in a nascent form, being oblivious to whatever has happened to him, showing all the zeal in life, strengthens Meera's will. She begins to feel as if Vasu is getting recouped. At the same time Supreme Court again calls for an open discussion on

. And almost at the same time condition of Vasu suddenly begins to deteriorate. What happens next is the anxious question...

Cast

as Meera *

* Pratham Sheshadri

Awards

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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 ...

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;2016

Bengaluru International Film Festival The Bengaluru International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, which previews films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1996, Suchitra B ...

* Firs Best Kannada Film —

References

External links

* 2010s Kannada-language films 2015 films Films directed by P. Sheshadri {{2010s-Kannada-film-stub