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A (Kannada film)

A

Directed by Upendra

Produced by B. JagannathB. G. Manjunath

Written by Upendra

Screenplay by Upendra

Story by Upendra

Starring UpendraChandini

Music by Gurukiran

Cinematography H. C. Venu

Edited by T. Shashikumar

Productioncompany

Uppi Entertainers

Distributed by B V Ramakrishna

Release dates February12,1998

Running time 148 min

Country India

Language Kannada

Budget 13 million (US$220,000)

Box office 200 million (US$3.3million)

A is a 1998 Indian Kannada language blockbuster psychological love story film written and directed by Upendra.[1]

It starred Upendra and Chandini as the lead couple.[2] It tells the love story between a film director and an actresswhich is narrated through multiple flashbacks within flashbacks and reverse screenplay. The film deals with darktruths of the film world like the casting couch. Due to the reverse screenplay, some audience members watched itmultiple times to understand the story.Upon release, A collected more than 20 crore at the box office. The movie was dubbed into Telugu and released inAndhra Pradesh. The film was remade in Tamil as Adavadi.[3] It was Gurukiran's first film as a music director.[4]

Upendra won the Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor (1998) and Gurukiran won the Udaya Film Award for BestMusic Director (1998).Wikipedia:Citation needed

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Cast Upendra Chandini Archana Marina Kote Prabhakar Shankar Bhat Vijayasarathi Suchitra

Box office responseA was made at 1.25 crore and collected more than 20 crore at the box office. The film ran for 25 weeks inKarnataka and its Telugu version ran for 100 days in Andhra Pradesh.

Critical receptionIt was described by a reviewer as "loud and disjointed, like the ramblings of a delirious mind, but made a lot ofsense".[5] Its design received some praise.[6] It provoked some controversy over anti-women remarks and maycontain some autobiographical elements.[7]

Soundtrack

ASoundtrack cover

Soundtrack album by Gurukiran

Released 3 February 1999

Genre Feature film soundtrack

Length 24:01

Label Lahiri Music

Gurukiran composed the music for the film and the soundtracks. The album has five soundtracks.

Tracklist

No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length

1. "Sum Sumne" Upendra Rajesh Krishnan 4:54

2. "Chandini" Mrli Mohan L. N. Shastry, Prathima Rao 5:03

3. "Helkollakonduru" G. P. Rajarathnam L. N. Shastry 5:08

4. "Idhu One Day Match" Murli Mohan L. N. Shastry 6:34

5. "Maari Kannu" Upendra S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:22

Total length: 24:01

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Awards Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor Upendra Udaya Film Award for Best Music Director Gurukiran Karnataka State Film Award Best Sound Recording Murali Karnataka State Film Award Best Editing T. Shashikumar

References[1] http:/ / www. supergoodmovies. com/ 27896/ sandalwood/ upendra-plays-psychic-in-arakshaka-news-details[2] Article about the plot of A, and an interview with Chandni, the heroine (http:/ / www. rediff. com/ entertai/ 1999/ dec/ 11chand. htm)[3] Adavadi Review (http:/ / entertainment. oneindia. in/ tamil/ reviews/ adavadi-review-200407. html)[4] Kannada composer Gurukiran wants to do more reality shows (http:/ / www. hindu. com/ thehindu/ holnus/ 009200812011021. htm)[5] Uppi's hardly uppity (http:/ / www. hindu. com/ thehindu/ fr/ 2005/ 11/ 11/ stories/ 2005111104250100. htm), The Hindu[6] Bhushan Geechi to direct (http:/ / entertainment. oneindia. in/ kannada/ top-stories/ 2008/ nagabhushan-nanna-olavina-banna-150408. html)[7] Triggering off a controversy once again (http:/ / www. hindu. com/ 2006/ 07/ 24/ stories/ 2006072406560200. htm), The Hindu

External links A (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt3178292/ ) at the Internet Movie Database

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