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2012
Kannada Feature Film ATMASAAKSHI
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ATMASAAKSHI
Atmasaakshi, is the first feature film produced under
the banner Manu Entertainment Network.
The movie is based on a triangular love story written by eminent
author Dr. N. Dsouza.
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Story:
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Dr.N. Dsouza
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Screenplay:
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Manu N., Venugopal K.C. & Dr. Mohan Kumar
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Dialogues:
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Dr. Mohan Kumar R. Kadam
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Music Direction:
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A.M. Neel & Ashley-Abhilash
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Cinematography:
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Suryakantha Honnalli DCT
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Editing:
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M.N. Swamy
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Production Manager:
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B.G. Ramesh
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Line Producer:
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L. Satish
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Executive Producer:
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Mrs. Suvarna Nanju
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Producer & Director:
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Manu N. DCT
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Star Cast:
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Manu (Debut), Shwetha Srivatsav, Navya Akkam(Debut), Kiran Neenasam, Vikram Udaykumar,
Umesh, Jambe Ashok, Suma Dwaraknath, Sunitha Shetty, Nandini Vittal, Shobina Vasudev,
Shankar Bhat, Walter D’souza, Vishwamitr,
NGF Ramamurthy etc.
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Makeup:
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N. Kumar
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Associate Director:
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Panchakshari
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Assistant Directors:
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Raviraj, Andani, Jairam, Shridhar & Manju
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Lyrics:
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Sudhir Attavar & Dr.Mohan Kumar
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Playback Singers:
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Ritisha Padmanabha, Joel Dubba & Varijashree Venugopal
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Choreography:
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Ramu & Chandra Mayur
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Art Direction:
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Srinivas
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Background Score:
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Ashley Mendonca – Abhilash Lakra
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Dts Engineer:
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Rajashekhar & Vasu
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Visual Effects:
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Janardhan
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Duration: 120 Minutes Format:
35mm, dts CBFC rating:
U
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2005
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SCHOOL SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION
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A Documentary on training children
to build a clean future.
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Duration: 20 minutes. Format:
DV
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UNICEF sponsors school Sanitation and Hygiene Education
(SSHE) project under the broad framework of the CDD-WATSAN project. This film documents
the success of this program in seven blocks of Mysore district in Karnataka state.
The active participation of schools, community and administration are the main reason
for its success.
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2003
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MY AIM
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A short English film on education and child labour
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Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds. Format:
Betacam SP.
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One of the nine short listed films in BBC World Television
Channel's "Young Film Maker of the Year 2003". A weekly magazine “India Today” published
an article about this in its Feb. 9 2004, issue.
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This is a short film of young boy whose ambition is to
study and be educated, but is unable to achieve it due to poverty.
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The story unfolds from boy’s point of view as he is trying
to escape from Minister Kalappa’s men and the minister is busy giving a speech on
Children’s Day at public function on November 14 (In India, November 14 is celebrated
as Children’s day because it happens to be the birthday of Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru,
the first Prime Minister of India, who was very fond of Children). The boy recollects
how Minister Kalappa cheated him and his parents.
Though poor, the boy’s father (Appaiaha) supports
him till he completes 5th standard. Due to poverty, Appaiaha sells
his son to Minister Kalappa for money and promises him that he will allow
his son for further education in a metro city where he lives. Instead, he makes
the boy to work in his house as a child labour. One day, the boy realizes that the
Minister was a cheat, and runs away from his house when he had gone out for a public
function on November 14, Children’s Day. Minister Kalappa’s men try to catch
him but the boy escapes from them. An educated man, who just happens to pass by,
in the same road at the same time, saves him.
The film ends optimistically as the boy comes across a school building, stops and
looks at it. In the background a Sanskrit verse is heard: AACHARYA DEVO BHAVA…
meaning Teacher is a form of God.
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2003
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SONDEGOPALLI
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A Contemporary Indian Village
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Duration: 18 minutes. Format:
DV
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A Documentary in English depicting various aspects of
life in an Indian Village. This film was done to participate in SAUVE Scholarship,
Montreal, Canada.
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1999
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MANASSU
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a love story of hearts…
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Diploma Film
Duration: 5mins 45sec Format: 16 MM
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Synopsis:
Vasu, the hero, is a famous & successful playback
singer now. The present status is result of his years of struggle and hard work.
As it is rightly said 'there is a woman behind every successful man', Soumya - his
long time beloved, is an eternal source of inspiration and she is always with him
to raise his spirits during his struggling days. Vasu expresses the due credits
of his success to Soumya.
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One fate full day, after completing a recording for a
movie, Vasu and Soumya will be headed back home in a motorbike. Soumya makes a wish
to drink a tender coconut on the way. As soumya was about to cross the road, a van
suddenly comes from behind and she meets with an accident and dies. Vasu submerges
in grief and depression by the loss of his beloved and looses interest in life.
Meantime, Hema, his colleague at the recording studio is in love with Vasu. Hema
tries in every way to fill the loss in Vasu's life by expressing her profound love
for him and assures to bring him out of his disturbed state of mind. She tries in
every way to convince him that her love is unselfish. But Vasu is unable to forget
Soumya and her love. He rejects Hema and her love to him. Should Vasu change his
mind or not? Remains an unanswered question in the film.
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