Mathadana

{{Infobox film

| name = Mathadana

| image = 2001 Kannada film Mathadana poster.png

| caption = Film poster

| director = T. N. Seetharam

| producer = H. G. Narayan
I. P. Malle Gowda

| writer = S. L. Bhyrappa

| screenplay = T. N. Seetharam

| based_on = {{based on|Mathadana|S. L. Bhyrappa}}

| narrator =

| starring = Anant Nag
Devaraj
Tara
Avinash

| music = C. Aswath
V. Manohar

| cinematography = Ashok Kashyap

| editing = Suresh Urs

| studio = Anikethana Chithra

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2001|01|12|df=yes}}

| runtime = 147 minutes

| country = India

| language = Kannada

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Mathadana ({{langx|kn|ಮತದಾನ}} / {{translation|Voting}}) is a 2001 Indian Kannada language political drama film directed by T. N. Seetharam, based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of the same name, and starring Anant Nag, Tara, Devaraj, Avinash and Hemanth Vasisht in pivotal roles.

At the 48th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 September 2014}} At the 2000-01 Karnataka State Film Awards, Avinash won the award for Best Supporting Actor.

Cast

Anant Nag as Ramalinge Gowda
Tara as Lakshmi
Devaraj
Avinash as Puttathammayya
Hemanth Vasisht as Dr. Shivappa
Sundar Raj
Mukhyamantri Chandru
Prakash Belawadi
Sudha Belawadi as Sunanda
Karibasavaiah
Girija Lokesh
Sihi Kahi Chandru
Lakshmi Chandrashekar
S. N. Sethuram
Vidya Murthy

Production

The film was based on the S. L. Bhyrappa's novel Matadana, and reports said the filming rights were bought from him, for a fee of between {{INRConvert|1|l}} and {{INRConvert|2|l}}.{{cite web |author= Amritamati S. |title= Big writers on a neat album |url= http://www.themusicmagazine.com/mathadana.html |publisher= themusicmagazine.com |access-date= 29 September 2014}}

Soundtrack

{{Infobox album

| name = Mathadana

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = C. Aswath and V. Manohar

| cover =

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| alt =

| caption = Soundtrack cover

| released = January 2001

| recorded = 2000

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| genre = Feature film soundtrack

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| label = Tips Music

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C. Aswath and V. Manohar composed the music for the film and the soundtracks. The soundtrack "Aluva Kadalolu Theli" was taken from a poem written by poet Gopalakrishna Adiga and "Naayi Thalimyalina" by poet H. S. Venkateshamurthy. The album has seven soundtracks and was released in the form of audio cassettes in the second week of January 2001.{{cite news |title= Re-recording for Mathadana over |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Re-recording-for-Mathadana-over/articleshow/1964652860.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 29 December 2000 |access-date= 29 September 2014}}

{{tracklist

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| extra_column = Singer(s)

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| title1 = Idu Modalane Haadu

| lyrics1 = V. Manohar

| extra1 = Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha

| length1 =

| title2 = Olavali Hadithe Hamsa

| lyrics2 = V. Manohar

| extra2 = Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha

| length2 =