Hadinelentu

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| image = Hadinelentu.jpg

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| caption = Theatrical release poster

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| director = Prithvi Konanur

| writer = Prithvi Konanur
Anupama Hegde

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| starring = {{plainlist|*Sherlyn Bhosale

Neeraj Mathew

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| cinematography = Arjun Raja

| editing = Shivakumara Swamy

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| studio = Konanur Productions

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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|11|20|53rd International Film Festival of India|ref1={{Cite web|url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/iffi-2022-kannada-movie-hadinelentu-sketches-youth-related-issues|title=IFFI 2022: Kannada movie 'Hadinelentu' sketches youth-related issues|work=Udayavani|date=23 November 2022|access-date=16 February 2024|archive-date=6 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206114822/https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/iffi-2022-kannada-movie-hadinelentu-sketches-youth-related-issues|url-status=live}}}}

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Hadinelentu 17/18 ({{Translation|Seventeeners}}) is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film film directed by Prithvi Konanur and starring Sherlyn Bhosale and Neeraj Mathew. The film was screened at film festivals in 2022 and was theatrically released on 26 January 2024. The film received positive reviews from critics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/features/hadinelentu-the-kannada-movie-you-must-not-miss-in-2024/a697322841410|title=Hadinelentu, the Kannada movie you must not miss in 2024|date=1 February 2024|first=Manoj Kumar|last=R.|website=OTTPlay|access-date=16 February 2024|archive-date=14 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214100009/https://www.ottplay.com/features/hadinelentu-the-kannada-movie-you-must-not-miss-in-2024/a697322841410|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/hadinelentu-the-making-of-a-festival-hit-1194769.html|title='Hadinelentu': The making of a festival hit|first=Vivek M.|last=V.|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=16 February 2024|date=25 February 2023|archive-date=21 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221162835/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/hadinelentu-the-making-of-a-festival-hit-1194769.html|url-status=live}}

Plot

Two PU students, Deepa (a dalit) and Hari (a brahmin),{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2024/Jan/25/mirror-mirror-kannada-socio-drama-hadinelentu-gears-up-for-a-theatrical-release-on-january-26|title=Mirror, mirror...: Kannada socio-drama Hadinelentu gears up for a theatrical release on January 26|first=Dese|last=Gowda|date=25 January 2024|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=15 February 2024|archive-date=26 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126034824/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2024/Jan/25/mirror-mirror-kannada-socio-drama-hadinelentu-gears-up-for-a-theatrical-release-on-january-26|url-status=live}} engage in sex in a classroom and film it privately. The video gets leaked and becomes viral and conflict ensues for both of them.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Sherlyn Bhosale as Deepa
Neeraj Mathew as Hari
Rekha Kudligi as Seetha
Ravi Hebbar as Badri
Gunjalamma as Deepa's mother
Lakshmi Narayana as Abdul
Nagendra Sha
Sudha Belawadi
Bhavani Prakash

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Reception

Hadinelentu premiered at the 27th Busan International Film Festival with a nomination for the Kim Jiseok award.{{Citation |title=27th Busan International Film Festival |date=2025-03-01 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27th_Busan_International_Film_Festival#Kim_Jiseok |access-date=2025-04-07 |language=en}}

Hadinelentu had the Indian premiere at the 53rd International Film Festival of India Goa where it was chosen as the Opening Film of the Indian Panorama section.{{Citation |title=53rd International Film Festival of India |date=2024-02-26 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_International_Film_Festival_of_India |access-date=2025-04-07 |language=en}}

The film released in select cinemas in the state of Karnataka on 26th January 2024. The film received critical acclaim.

Reviewing the film at the Chennai International Film Festival in 2022, a critic from The News Minute wrote that "Hadinelentu is a razor-sharp social commentary. Additionally, it also persuades its viewers to think deeper about the age of consent for sexual relationships, which makes it particularly relevant".{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/hadinelentu-review-prithvi-konanur-s-powerful-film-explores-caste-bias-teen-sexuality-171133|title=Hadinelentu review: Prithvi Konanur's powerful film explores caste bias, teen sexuality|date=20 December 2022|work=The News Minute|first=Saradha|last=U.|access-date=16 February 2024|archive-date=14 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214100015/https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/hadinelentu-review-prithvi-konanur-s-powerful-film-explores-caste-bias-teen-sexuality-171133|url-status=live}}

A critic from The Hindu wrote that "It’s surprising how Hadinelentu hardly fumbles. That’s what makes the film world-class".{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hadinelentu-movie-review-a-gripping-reflection-of-societys-unfair-power-structures/article67776178.ece|title='Hadinelentu' movie review: A gripping reflection of society's unfair power structures|work=The Hindu|first=Vivek M.|last= V.|date=25 January 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125130414/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hadinelentu-movie-review-a-gripping-reflection-of-societys-unfair-power-structures/article67776178.ece|archive-date=25 January 2024|access-date=16 February 2024}}

A critic from OTTplay rated the film {{Fraction|3|1|2}} out of 5 and wrote that "Prithvi, though, is more interested in the by-products of this act – gender disparity, casteism and classism – all of which makes Hadinelentu a riveting watch from start to finish".{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/hadinelentu-movie-review-two-teenagers-a-viral-sex-video-and-a-classy-portrayal-of-the-aftermath/8e4da226b1929|title=Hadinelentu review: A viral sex video and a classy portrayal of the aftermath|date=25 January 2024|first=Prathibha|last=Joy|website=OTTPlay|access-date=16 February 2024|archive-date=14 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214100009/https://www.ottplay.com/review/hadinelentu-movie-review-two-teenagers-a-viral-sex-video-and-a-classy-portrayal-of-the-aftermath/8e4da226b1929|url-status=live}}

A critic from The Wire wrote that "In Hadinelentu, one can feel Konanur’s anger about society’s many injustices, but he never lets rage get the better of him".{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/film/hadinelentu-prithvi-konanurs-film-on-teenagers-is-a-finely-observed-document-of-indias-inequities|title='Hadinelentu': Prithvi Konanur's Film on Teenagers Is a Finely Observed Document of India's Inequities|website=The Wire|access-date=16 February 2024|archive-date=14 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214100008/https://thewire.in/film/hadinelentu-prithvi-konanurs-film-on-teenagers-is-a-finely-observed-document-of-indias-inequities|url-status=live}}

The film was released on Youtube on 15th August, 2024.