Atithi (2002 film)

Atithi (The Guest)
Directed by P. Sheshadri
Produced by Mithra Chithra
Screenplay by P. Sheshadri
J. M. Prahlad
Story by J. M. Prahlad
Starring Prakash Rai
Baby Raksha
H. G. Dattatreya
Lakshmi Chandrashekar
Music by V. Manohar
Cinematography Chandru
Edited by B. S. Kemparaju
Release date
 9 August 2002
Running time
 90 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Atithi (Kannada: ಅತಿಥಿ, The Guest) is a 2002 Indian Kannada language film directed by P. Sheshadri. The film deals with terrorism and the psychology of the terrorist.

Cast

Trivia

  • The 9/11 US tragedy and a car blast in Bangalore inspired the director Sheshadri to make a film about the psychology of terrorism.[1]
  • Prakash Rai reportedly charged just one rupee to act in this film.

Critical reception

The film was well received by the critics. Critics were particularly unequivocal in their praise of the approach to a complex subject such as terrorism. Though the film had terrorism as the theme, there was no throttling noise of blasts and guns.

Awards and screening

See also

P. Sheshadri

    • The overwhelming appreciation, two National Awards, Six Karnataka State Awards, entry in International Film Festivals of India, Kerala, Mumbai, Flanders (Belgium), Palm Springs (USA),

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  2. ↑ http://pibarchive.nic.in/archieve/iffi/iffi2002/atithi.html
  3. ↑ http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=2849
  4. ↑ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
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