''Mathadana'' ( / ) is a 2001 Indian

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drama film directed by T. N. Seetharam, based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of the same name, and starring Anant Nag, Tara,

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and Hemanth Vasisht in pivotal roles. At the 48th National Film Awards, the film won the

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. At the 2000-01 Karnataka State Film Awards, Avinash won the award for Best Supporting Actor.

Cast

* Anant Nag as Ramalinge Gowda * Tara as Lakshmi *

as Puttathammayya * Hemanth Vasisht as Dr. Shivappa *

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* Prakash Belawadi *

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as Sunanda *

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* S. N. Sethuram * Vidya Murthy

Production

The film was based on the S. L. Bhyrappa's novel Matadana, and reports said the filming rights were bought from him, for a fee of between and .

Soundtrack

C. Aswath and V. Manohar composed the music for the film and the soundtracks. The soundtrack "Aluva Kadalolu Theli" was taken from a poem written by poet Gopalakrishna Adiga and "Naayi Thalimyalina" by poet H. S. Venkateshamurthy. The album has seven soundtracks and was released in the form of audio cassettes in the second week of January 2001.

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