Mangalore: 'Ujwaadu' Konkani Movie Enters International Film Festival
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (VM)
Mangalore, Dec 19: 'Ujwaadu', a movie made in Konkani language spoken by Gowda Saraswath Brahman, has been chosen for the international film festival to be held in Bangalore from December 20 to December 27.
The movie has been directed by Kasargod Chinna, who is also the president of Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy.
'Ujwaadu' will be exhibited at Lido theatre, Bangalore at 10.15 am on December 21.
After being released in places like Bangalore, Karkala, Mangalore, Udupi, the movie is now set for release in places like Maharashtra, Chennai and Goa.
The film was shot in just 18 days in parts of Karkala and Goa.
K J Dhananjaya and Anuradha Padiyar are the producers while Utpal Nayanar is the cinematographer for the movie. National award winner V Manohar has won the hearts of people by directing four songs, while Central Sahitya Academy award winner Gopalkrishna Pai has written the dialogues. The story, screenplay, and direction are by Kasargod Chinna.
Shivadwaj, Neetu, Sadashiv Brahmavar, Umashree, Sandhya Pai, Shivabooshan Kini, Om Ganesh and several others have acted in the movie.
Kasargod Chinna who entered film industry in 1979, has bagged gold medal from Adarsh Film Institute. 'Ujwaadu' was the first full-fledged GSB Konkani movie made after a gap of 35 years in Mangalore.