Asthitva
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{{Infobox film
| name = Asthitva
| image = Asthitva_poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name =
| director = Nuthan Umesh
| producer = B.S. Vishwa Cariappa
| writer =
| screenplay = Nuthan Umesh
| story = Jeeva Shankar
| based_on = Naan
| starring = Yuvraj
| narrator =
| music = Vijay Antony
| cinematography = Rakesh B
| editing =
| studio = VSan Vision
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2016|08|19|}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Asthitva is a 2016 Kannada thriller film directed by Nuthan Umesh, who had earlier directed Krishnan Marriage Story. The movie is a remake of the 2012 Tamil thriller Naan which itself was inspired by the 1999 movie The Talented Mr. Ripley. The film is produced by B.S.Vishwa cariappa under production company VSan Vision {{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Asthitva-is-a-suspense-thriller/articleshow/53754272.cms|title=Asthitva's an entertaining suspense thriller|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-31}} stars Yuvraj,{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Prajwal-Poovaiah-on-Asthitva/articleshow/52488477.cms|title=Prajwal Poovaiah speaks of Asthitva|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-31}} Prajwal Pooviah, and Duniya Rashmi in the lead roles.
Plot
The plot revolves around Ram an orphan (Hindu) takes on the identity of Raheem (Muslim), a dead MBBS aspirant and starts to live a lie. Would he be able to keep on staying free from the trap of untruths that he turns?
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Yuvraj as Ram (alias Rahim)
- Prajwal Pooviah as Khushi
- Duniya Rashmi
- Shine Shetty as Vicky
- Sonu Gowda
- Madhusudhan as Krish
- Shankar Ashwath
- K. S. Shridar
- Shashidhar Kote
- Rajesh Nataranga as Vijay Kumar
- Madhusudan Vijaykumar
}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijay Antony who composed the original film retaining all the tunes. All lyrics were written by V. Nagendra Prasad.
{{Infobox album
| name = Asthitva
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Vijay Antony
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 27 June 2016
| recorded = 2016
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 23:49
| label = VSan Music
| producer = Vijay Antony
| prev_title = Nambiar
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Saithan
| next_year = 2016
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 23:49
| title1 = Barediro Vidhi Baraha
| extra1 = Badri Prasad
| length1 = 4:47
| title2 = Barko Nin Hane Bara
| extra2 = Vijay Prakash
| length2 = 4:26
| title3 = Nenapugale Moodive
| extra3 = Rajesh Krishnan
| length3 = 4:37
| title4 = Ragadaithi Ragadaithi
| extra4 = Apoorva Sridhar, Deepak Doddera
| length4 = 4:52
| title5 = Barko Nin Hane Bara
| note5= Theme
| extra5 = Instrumental
| length5 = 2:12
| title6 = Asthitva
| note6= Theme
| extra6 = Instrumental
| length6 = 2:55
}}
Reception
A critic from The Times of India rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "For those who have watched the original, this doesn't measure up. For those who haven't, you could watch the film once if you overlook some parts".{{Cite web|title=Asthitva Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Asthitva by Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/asthitva/movie-review/53793743.cms|access-date=2018-12-31}} A critic from Vijaya Karnataka wrote that "A tight narrative that not only holds the audience in suspense but also evokes realism. But the question is whether the movie is giving a wrong message to the audience".{{Cite web|url=https://vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com/entertainment/review/astitva-kannada-movie-review/moviereview/53777515.cms|title=ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ ಚಿತ್ರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ: ನೈಜ ನಿರೂಪಣೆಯ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ-Movie Review|website=vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com|language=kn|access-date=2018-12-31}}