Thamassu
| Tamassu | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Agni Shridhar |
| Produced by | Syed Amaan |
| Written by | Agni Shridhar |
| Starring |
Shivarajkumar Padmapriya Nassar |
| Music by | Sandeep Chowta |
| Cinematography | Sundarnath Suvarna |
| Release dates | 11 June 2010 |
| Country |
 India |
| Language | Kannada |
Tamassu is an Indian Kannada-language movie directed by journalist Agni Shridhar, starring Shivarajkumar and Padmapriya.[1] The movie was released on June 11, 2010 and received extremely positive reviews. The story was inspired by a Hindu-Muslim incident in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat communal riots.[2]
Story
Shankar (Shivarajkumar) is an honest police officer and his wife Shanthi (Padmapriya) is a humanist doctor. They have a loving marriage but soon realize that their ways of thinking are very different; she calls him a trigger-happy policeman. Meanwhile, he is seriously injured in a communal riot. Nasser Khan (Nasser), a retired lecturer, and his daughter Amrin Sabha (Harshika Poonacha) shelter him and treat him without knowing that he is the one who encountered his son and Amrin's brother Imran (Yash). After realising the plight of Amrin and Nasser, his vision changes toward society.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Shivarajkumar as Shankar
- Padmapriya as Shanti
- Nassar as Nasser Khan
- Sharath Lohitashwa
- Harshika Poonacha as Amrin Sabha
- Yash as Imran
- Sudha Belawadi
- Sudha Rani
- Shobhraj
- Jai Jagadeesh
Crew
- Story, screenplay and direction: Agni Shridhar
- Producers: Syed Amaan Bachan and Ravindra
- Music: Sandeep Chowta
- Cinematography: Sundarnath Suvarna
- Art director: Shashidar Adapa
Production
Thamassu started its shooting at Kanteerava Studios on 23 October 2009.[3] It was shot in and around Bangalore.
Controversy
Bangalore's Regional Censor Officer Nagaraj sent the trailers of Tamassu to Sharmila Tagore, the Central Board of Film Certification chairperson, who felt that the film has a sensitive subject and it was better if a senior police officer watched the film along with the Censor officers to avoid controversy after the release of the film. So the additional Director General of Police watched the film along with the Regional Censor Board officers and they demanded that producer cut some dialogues in the movie. However, the producer sent it to the Revising Committee and they gave an A certificate to the movie without any cuts.[4]
Music
The music was scored by Sandeep Chowta with lyrics penned by Agni Shridhar and Ramya.
| SL.No | Song | Vocal artist | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Karagadiru" | Roop Kumar Rathod | |
| 2 | "Maar Maar" | Nakash Aziz | |
| 3 | "Nannanena" | Shaan, Sowmya Raoh | |
| 4 | "Nodu Baare" | Master Saleem, Neha Kakkar | |
| 5 | "Tamassu" | Neha Kakkar |
Awards
On October 25 Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2010-11 adjudged Thamassu as the second best film. Award consists of cash prize Rs 75,000 and 100 gram silver medal each for director and producer.
Movie also bagged two awards for individual performances. Best supporting actress and Best screenplay writer done by Harshika Poonacha and Agni Shridhar respectively. [5]
Shivrajkumar won Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Kannada)
References
- ↑ http://thamassu.blogspot.com/
- ↑ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/2009/shridhar-shivraj-thamassu-231009.html
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.chitraloka.com/kannada-chitraloka-latest-news/140-latest-news/2430-agni-sridhar-movie-in-censor-problem.html
- ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-25/news-interviews/43394682_1_medal-best-dubbing-artiste-best-dialogue-writer
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