Kadala Mage (transl. Son of the sea) is a 2006 Indian Tulu-language romantic drama film directed by Praveen Jain and starring Bhavya, Diganth (in his Tulu debut), Soorya, and Sarita Jain in the lead roles. The film was a box office success and won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Regional Film.[1]
| Kadala Mage | |
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| Directed by | Praveen Jain |
| Screenplay by | Krishna Prasad, Mithun Prasad |
| Story by | Krishna Prasad, Mithun Prasad |
| Produced by | Sadhana N Shetty |
| Starring | Bhavya Diganth Soorya Sarita Jain |
| Cinematography | Suresh Babu |
| Edited by | Shyam |
| Music by | S. P. Chandrakanth (Lyrics by: Vijay Kumar Kodialbail) |
Production company | Bhramari Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 2hr 30mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tulu |
Plot
editKarna hails from the Marakala fisherman community and lives with his family on the seaside.[2] Arun is a collegegoer and is spoiled rich brat. He mistakes Anjali's friendship with him for love. They both go to the seaside where they meet Karna. Anjali falls in love with Karna, who does not reciprocate her love. In an unfortunate incident, Karna becomes impoverished whereas Arun tries to reform himself. What happens to Karna and whom Anjali chooses forms the rest of the story.[3]
Cast
editSource[3]
- Bhavya
- Diganth as Arun
- Soorya as Karna
- Sarita Jain as Anjali
- Rajesh Bantwal
- Bhojaraj Vamanjoor
- Lakshman
- Kumar Mallur
- Sarojini Shetty
- Ila Vitla
- Rohini Jagaram
- Santosh Shetty
- Ramdas Devadiga
- Manmohan Rai
- Dayanand Kulal Urwa
- Subrahmanya
- Shrilanjan Marakada
- Chandrashekhar Siddakatte
- Rajkumar Tonse
- Anisha Kulal
- Suresh Mangalore
- Krishna Bappal
- Vasanti Poojari
- Winny Fernandes[4]
- Ubaid Udupi
Production
editSaritha Jain, who worked in Chellata (2006), made her lead debut through this film after the makers of the film saw her photographs on a website.[5] The film is about the Marakala (Mogaveera in Kannada) fishing community in coastal Karnataka,[3][2] and was shot in Bennekudru, Kaup, Malpe, Mattu, Manipal, and Udupi.[3]
Music
editThe music was composed by S. P. Chandrakanth and was released under the Satyam Music audio label.[3]
Release
editThe film was released in Mangalore and Udupi on 15 August 2006.[3] The film was not released on CDs.[2]
References
edit- ^ "'Naayi Neralu' best film; Shivrajkumar best actor". The Hindu. 20 September 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Anisha Sheth (20 May 2011). "Comedy flick may set a trend". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kadala Mage': Tulu Movie Expected to Reflect Coastal Community Life". Mangalore: Daijiworld Media. 26 June 2006. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Raghava M. "Writer, theatre artiste to be felicitated". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "A new star on the block". The New Indian Express. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.