Koti Chennaya
| Koti Chennaya | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anand P Raju |
| Screenplay by | Anand P Raju Dr Vaman Nandavar Sudhakar Bannanje |
| Story by | R Dhanaraj |
| Based on | Koti and Chennayya |
| Produced by | R Dhanaraj |
| Starring | Balakrishna Shetty Shekar Kotian Vinaya Prasad Neethu |
| Music by | V. Manohar |
Production company | Prarthana Creations |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tulu |
Koti Chennaya is a 2007 historical Tulu language film based on the lives of Koti and Chennayya, the twin cultural folk heroes of Tulu Nadu. The film, which combines history, folklore and social stratum of yesteryear Tulu Nadu, is directed by Anand P Raju, with R Dhanaraj serving as producer under the banner of Prarthana Creations. The film stars Balakrishna Shetty, Shekar Kotian, Vinaya Prasad and Neethu.[1][2][3]
The film has won the Indian National Award for Best Feature Film in Tulu at the 54th National Film Awards, and Neethu won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007.[4]
Cast
- Balakrishna Shetty as Koti
- Shekar Kotian as Chennaiah
- Vinaya Prasad as Kinnidaru
- Neethu as Deyi Baidithi
- Naveen D. Padil
- K P Jagadish Adhikari
- Prakash Padubidri
- Chethan Rai
References
- ↑ "Tulu short film to be released on Friday". National - Karnataka. Mangalore: THE HINDU. 9 July 2008.
- ↑ "Film producer decides to move court". National - Karnataka. Mangalore: THE HINDU. 25 July 2007.
- ↑
(Special Correspondent) (3 May 2014). "Now showing: 50th Tulu movie". National - Karnataka. Mangalore: THE HINDU.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Three feature films on the cards". National - Karnataka. Mangalore: THE HINDU. 19 June 2008.