''Uppina Kagada'' () is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language

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film directed by

B. Suresha B. Suresha is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for directing the films ''Artha'' (2003) and '' Puttakkana Highway'' (2011). Career B. Suresha made his debut as a child ...

and starring

T. S. Nagabharana Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana (born 23 January 1953), commonly known as T. S. Nagabharana, is an Indian film director, in the Kannada film industry and a pioneer of parallel cinema. He is one of the few film directors to have straddled th ...

and Apoorva Bharadwaj.

Cast

as Aachaari, the father *Apoorva Bharadwaj as the daughter *

Mandya Ramesh Mandya Ramesh is an Indian actor, comedian, director and theatre personality who mainly works in the Kannada films and theatre. He is the founder secretary of ''Natana'', Rangashaale, Mysore, a theatre training institutions of India. Career R ...

as Chinnayya

Production

The film was shot in

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for sixteen days.

and newcomer Apoorva Bharadwaj were cast in the lead roles. The film is directed by B. Suresha. The film is based on two real stories in

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and

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. The film was produced by

Saranya Nag Saranya Nag is an Indian former actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. She made her debut in a supporting role in Balaji Sakthivel's critically acclaimed '' Kaadhal'' (2004), before playing leading roles in ''Peranmai'' (2009) and '' ...

, B. Suresha's wife who had previously produced his other directorial ventures.

Release

The film was screened at

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. A critic from ''

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'' noted that "However, unlike his earlier works, including '' Devara Naadalli'' and '' Puttakkana Highway'', which were termed too ‘verbose’, this film is more poetic and subtle".

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 2010s Kannada-language films 2010s Indian films Indian drama films Films scored by V. Harikrishna 2017 drama films 2017 films Films directed by B. Suresha {{2010s-Kannada-film-stub