Anatharu

2007 Indian film

Anatharu
Film poster
Directed by	Sadhu Kokila
Written by	Tushar Ranganath (Lyrics - Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Sadhu Kokila
Story by	Bala
Based on	Pithamagan (Tamil)
Produced by	Munirathna
Starring	Upendra Darshan Radhika Kumaraswamy Sanghavi
Cinematography	K. Krishna Kumar
Edited by	Shashikumar Deepu S. Kumar
Music by	Sadhu Kokila
Production company	Vrushabhadri Productions
Distributed by	Sri Durga Parameshwari Productions
Release date	14 September 2007 (2007-09-14)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Anatharu (transl. Orphans) is a 2007 Indian Kannada action drama film directed by Sadhu Kokila and is the Kannada remake of the 2003 Tamil film Pithamagan.^[1] It stars Upendra, Darshan, Radhika, and Sanghavi. Upon theatrical release, the film met with favourable reviews, critics particularly highlighting with Upendra's portrayal of Rudra, an orphaned gravedigger.

Cast

Upendra as Rudra
Darshan as Sathyaprakash
Radhika Kumaraswamy as Manju
Sanghavi as Parvathi
M. P. Shankar as an undertaker
Mahadevan
Honnavalli Krishna
Sadhu Kokila
K. V. Manjayya
Shyam Yadav
Akki Chennabasappa
Bangalore Nagesh
Patre Nagaraj
Rekha V. Kumar
Narasimha Murthy
Shankar Narayan
M. N. Lakshmi Devi
Kuri Prathap
Rambha (cameo)

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Sadhu Kokila. The song "Adada Ahankara" from the original film was retained here as "Jagave Rakshasara".

"Ello Hutti Ello Haridu" – Hariharan
"Janana Janana Idu" – Madhu Balakrishnan
"Jagave Rakshasara" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Yaaro Nee Nanna" – Mohammed Aslam
"Old songs Remix" – Various

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Though the first half of the film fails to impress, the latter half is more comprehensible. But the overdose of blood-curdling violence sends out a wrong message".^[2] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "If you have not seen Pithamagan, Anaatharu is definitely worth watching especially for Upendra and the efforts of Sadhu's technical team".^[3]

References

^ "ಡಬಾಸ ಹುಟಟುಹಬಬ: 'ಮಜಸಟಕ'ನಲಲ ಕಾಲಟಟು ಚಾಲಂಜಂಗ ಸಟಾರ ಆಗ ಮರದ ಟಾಪ 10 ಸನಮಾ". 16 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ "Anatharu (Kannada) Movie Review". The Times of India. 15 September 2007. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "Upendra shines in Anaatharu". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2022.