Avva (film)

Avva is a 2008 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Kavitha Lankesh and produced by Pyramid Saimira. The film stars Shruti, Duniya Vijay and Smitha in the lead roles. The film released to positive critical reception and won multiple awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for that year. The musical score was composed by Issac Thomas Kottukapalli.

The film is based on the novel "Mussanjeya Katha Prasanga" by P. Lankesh. The film speaks about the modern day rural lifestyle, where the caste system, politics and human greed takes over the traditional human values.

Cast

Shruti as Aane Baddi Rangavva
Duniya Vijay as Byadara Manja
Smitha as Savanthri
Rangayana Raghu as Baramanna
Master Rakesh as Kariya
Suchendra Prasad as Udupanna
Arundhati Nayak
Enagi Nataraj
Prasanna
Ashwath
Hanumakka

Release

The film was released on 8 February 2008 in Karnataka. The film met with wide positive critical response particularly for the lead actors performances. A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Avva is a classy film that is bound to be appreciated by people who look for artistic values". A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "Politicking, gossiping and back-biting interspersed with folk songs bring the movie alive to an urban audience".