''Sulle Sathya : The Real Lie'' is a 2013

Kannada Kannada () is a 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, and is additionally a ...

short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...

directed by Akash Srivatsa and produced by Ravi Kashyap for Vibha Kashyap Productions. The movie stars Mahesh M A, Harleen Rekhi, and Amitha Rao in lead roles and senior theatre actor Rajendra Karanth in a supporting role. The background music of the movie is scored by Priyadarshan Subramanian. The songs for the film were composed by many young composers who came together for the first time. Based on the short story "The False Gems" by

Guy De Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story, as well as a representative of the naturalist school, depicting human lives, destinies and s ...

, ''Sulle Sathya'' is a gripping tale about human relationships in urban

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

Plot

Based on the short story "The False Gems" by Guy De Maupassant, ''Sulle Sathya'' is the story of one man as he wades through life and love, searching for answers that elude him. Karthik, the protagonist goes through contrastingly different marriages with two women, Maya and Priya, each raising different questions about love, trust, and most importantly life. In the end, Karthik looks back at his life and wonders, confused and clueless as to what step to take.

Cast

* Mahesh M A as Karthik * Harleen Rekhi as Maya * Amitha Rao as Priya * Rajendra Karanth as The jeweler

Track listing

Awards and screenings

*Best Lyricist Award for Akash Srivatsa for the song "Nanna Olavina" at the 1st Kannada International Music Awards *Bangalore Roof Top Film Festival *Opening film, Rolling Frames Short Film Summit *Official Selection, 66th Festival de Cannes - 2013, the Short Film Corner

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=tt2928908 2010s Kannada-language films 2010s Indian films 2013 short films 2013 films Indian short films Films based on works by Guy de Maupassant Films directed by Akash Srivatsa Films based on French short stories