''Abachurina Post Office'' ( ) is a 1973 Indian

Kannada language Kannada () is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, an ...

drama film directed by N. Lakshminarayan, based on a short story of the same name written by

Poornachandra Tejaswi Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi (8 September 1938 – 5 April 2007) was a prominent Indian writer and novelist in Kannada. He also worked as a photographer, publisher, painter, naturalist, and environmentalist. He made a great impress ...

. It was the first film adaptation of Tejaswi's works. It stars Naani,

Girija Lokesh Girija Lokesh is an Indian theatre and film actress and occasional film producer who works in Kannada cinema. She is wife of actor Lokesh, and is the mother of actor and television presenter Srujan Lokesh and Pooja Lokesh. In recognition of h ...

, Dasharathi Dikshith and

Ramesh Bhat Ramesh Bhat is a multiple-award–winning Indian actor. He has worked predominantly in Kannada films and television serials. Early life Ramesh Bhat was born in Kundapur, Karnataka. He completed his primary education at Manki and portrayed nat ...

in lead roles. The film won many laurels upon release including the

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada The National Film Award for Best Kannada Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Ka ...

for its clear handling of the typical human mind amidst his curiosity.

However, critics have argued that the film's focus is markedly different from that of the short story and fails to capture the writer's real intentions. The film produced by Patre C. Vinayak was certified with U grade and its musical score is by

Vijaya Bhaskar Vijaya Bhaskar (; 1924 – 3 March 2002) was an Indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in the Kannada film industry. Scoring music for over 720 films, Bhaskar worked in Tamil ...

Cast

* Naani *

* Dasharathi Dikshith * S. Seetharam *

* B. S. Rama Rao * M. S. Sheela * A. L. Sreenivasan * P. Renuka * B. R. Jayaram

Music

The background score is composed by

. No soundtrack has been released for the film.

Awards

* 1973 :

* 1973-74 :

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film The Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films. Winners See also * Karnataka State Film ...

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