The popular and major literary works in Kannada, Mankuthimmana Kagga by noted litterateur Dr. D.V. Gundappa (DVG), published in 1943, are transformed to the big screen. Apparently, it is the childhood days of DVG, and the next part will deal with the masterpiece referred to as the Bhagavad Gita in Kannada. DVG Kagga is a collection of 945 poems, each in four lines. Some of these are in old Kannada – they are profound as well as poetic.
At a crowded gathering at Sri Chamundesware Studio, offering petals to the idol Chamundeswari and to the portrait of D.V. Gundappa, the trailer of Mankutimmana Kagga: Balyada Dinagalu was unveiled on Monday evening.
The film was produced by N. A. Shivakumar (makeup artist in Kannada cinema for a long time) and co-produced by Meena Shivakumar. It was recently released with great fanfare. Ramohalli Sri Arooda Swamiji was present, along with S. R. Govindu, former KFCC President; Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President Narasimhalu; Vice President Shilpa Srinivas; Secretary Praveen Kumar; director Om Sai Prakash; actress and director Roopa Iyer; actor Sunder Raj; music director V. Manohar; Sangamesh Upase; Nirmala C. Eligar; former MLA Lakshminarayan and many other dignitaries.
Adarsh, husband of well-known anchor Divya Aluru, rendered the famous song Baduku Jataka Bhandi… and gave a fine start to the trailer launch event.
This film depicts DVG’s childhood days. His uncle Thimmanna Mestru had the greatest influence on DVG in his childhood. The relationship between uncle and nephew has been shown in this film. Senior actor Ramakrishna plays the role of Thimmanna Mestru, Master Ranveer plays the role of Somi (DVG), Bhavyashree Rai plays the role of Alamelu, Ravinarayan plays the role of Venkaramanaiah, and Lakshmi Nadagouda plays the role of the grandmother. Sai Prakash, Narasegouda, Srinivas Kemthur, and others are in the star cast.
Director Raja Raja Ravi Shanker sought permission from the Gokule Institute to take up the project Mankuthimmana Kagga, and they happily agreed. Now the film is ready to hit the screens. It will be released in the second week of May, said director Raja Ravi Shankar. The shoot for the film was held in the Madhugiri surroundings, and the film will be distributed by Auto Raja all over Karnataka.
“I have been in the Kannada film industry as a makeup artist for many years. Twenty years ago, I produced the film Avale Nanna Gelathi. This is my second film. I am proud to have produced a film on DVG,” said producer Shivakumar.
Veteran actor Ramakrishna said that he is very happy to play the role of Thimmanna Mestru. Actors like Bhavyashree Rai, Ravinarayan, Om Sai Prakash, Master Ranveer, and music director A.T. Ravish, who are acting in the film, spoke about the film Mankuthimmana Kagga.
A.T. Ravish has directed the music. Story development, screenplay, and dialogue are by director Raja Ravi Shankar. Cinematography is by C. Narayan, and editing by R.D. Ravi (Dorairaj) have worked for this film.
