Allama (film)
| Allama | |
|---|---|
Bapu Padmanabha | |
Production company | Yajaman Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Mars Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Allama is a 2017 Indian Kannada
Dhananjay and Meghana Raj in the lead roles. Principal photography
of the film started in late 2015. It was released theatrically on 26 January 2017.
The film was nominated as India's entry for the International Council for Film, Television and Audio-visual Communication (ICFT) UNESCO Gandhi Medal.Bapu Padmanabha) and Best Make-up Artist (N. K. Ramakrishna).[3]
Plot
The film captures the story of the rebellious thinker Allama, also known as Allama Prabhu."Allama" is a film about 12th century metaphysician, a son of a temple dancer who embarks on a quest for knowledge and answers to his four core sentiments, yearning, and obsession – Maddales, failures and self-realization.
Cast
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- Dhananjay as Allama Prabhu
- Meghana Raj as Maya Devi, a temple dancer
- Taushir
- Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Allama's mother
- Basavanna
- Ramakrishna
- Prasanna Shetty as Bahuroopi Shivayya
- Mico Manju as Siddarama
- Bajarangi Chetan as Shambhunatha
- Ashalatha
- Shrutha Bharana as Akkamahadevi
Controversy
The film landed in a controversy prior to its release in January 2016, after groups such as Rashtriya Basavadal and Basava Peetha staged demonstrations in
Chief Minister of Karnataka calling for the film's ban.[5]
Soundtrack
| Allama | |
|---|---|
Feature film soundtrack | |
| Length | 41:12 |
| Language | Kannada |
| Label | Aantardhwani |
Bapu Padmanabha scored the film's background and the soundtrack. The soundtrack album consists of 18 tracks.[6] It includes 14 vachanas; 11 of Allama Prabhu, and 1 each of Basava, Akka Mahadevi and Siddheshwar. The album was released on 31 March 2016 in Bangalore.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Honnu Maaye Embaru" | Bapu Padmanabha | 1:35 | |
| 9. | "Maya Shringara" | B. R. Lakshmana Rao | Manjula Gururaj | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Kaana Baarada Lingavu" | Allama Prabhu | Rajesh Krishnan | 1:29 |
| 11. | "Kaalugaleradu Gaali Kandayya" | Allama Prabhu | Shankar Mahadevan | 2:09 |
| 12. | "Agniya Suduvalli" | Allama Prabhu | Shankar Mahadevan | 2:17 |
| 13. | "Ettana Maamara Ettana Kogile" | Allama Prabhu | Shankar Mahadevan | 2:10 |
| 14. | "Sutthi Sutthi Bandhadilla" | Allama Prabhu | Shankar Mahadevan | 1:36 |
| 15. | "Sangana Basavannana Paadava" | Akka Mahadevi | Sangeetha Katti | 2:53 |
| 16. | "Vachanaanubhava" | Siddheshwar | Ganesh Desai | 1:04 |
| 17. | "Kendadha Giriya Melondu" | Allama Prabhu | Bapu Padmanabha | 1:28 |
| 18. | "Bayalu Bayalane Bitthi" | Allama Prabhu | Rajesh Krishnan | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 41:12 | |||
Awards and nominations
- Bapu Padmanabha
- Bapu Padmanabha
- Best Make-up Artist — N. K. Ramakrishna
- Dhananjay
References
- ^ Sharadhaa, A (2 September 2014). "Allama Prabhu Draws From History: T S Nagabharana". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Allama is Indias entry for ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal at IFFI". India Today. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "64th National Film Awards, 2016" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. dff.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Grave mistakes in Allama; ban movie screening: Basava Peetha". The Times of India. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Ban sought on screening of 'Allama'". The Hindu. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Allama". iTunes. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Music for Dhananjaya's Allama out this week". The Times of India. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
External links
- Allama at IMDb
