Deveeri is a 1999 Kannada language film based[1] on the novel Akka by noted Kannada writer P. Lankesh. The novel was adapted for the film by his daughter Kavitha Lankesh.
S. Viswanath of Deccan Herald felt that the film lacked a "taut script" and added, "Besides this, there are tacky numbers, with scenes that rarely justify a genre film." He further wrote, "Popular elements have been accommodated into the scheme of things to pander suit to the puerile tastes of to rake in the moolah, with the result the film is stretched a wee long, while, a more aesthetic screenplay would have taken the film to newer realms of novella vogue cinema." However, he commended the film's background score and wrote, "Music director V Manohar lends ample support to Kavitha with excellent, ear-catching background score, enhancing the melancholic mood to the touching tale." While he praised Manjunath's performance in the film in that he had the "maturity of seasoned player, amply justifying Kavitha's faith in the promising lad's abilities", the performance of Nandita Das seemed "unconvincing" to him. He felt that she failed to "add lustre to the film, and her effort comes as a damp-squib."[3] Also writing for Deccan Herald, Aravind Gowda called the film "an exceptionally well-made movie". He felt, "The screenplay, the characters and the story-line, all go well together into making Deveeri a good film to watch." He concluded writing praises of all leading performances in the film.[4]
deveeri, 1999, kannada, language, film, based, novel, akka, noted, kannada, writer, lankesh, novel, adapted, film, daughter, kavitha, lankesh, directed, bykavitha, lankeshwritten, bykavitha, lankeshscreenplay, bykavitha, lankeshstory, lankeshbased, onakkaby, l. Deveeri is a 1999 Kannada language film based 1 on the novel Akka by noted Kannada writer P Lankesh The novel was adapted for the film by his daughter Kavitha Lankesh DeveeriDirected byKavitha LankeshWritten byKavitha LankeshScreenplay byKavitha LankeshStory byP LankeshBased onAkkaby P LankeshProduced byBharathi Gowda Hanumantha Reddy Kavitha LankeshStarringNandita DasManjunathCinematographyS RamachandraEdited byM N SwamyProductioncompanyNavajeevana FilmsRelease date1999 1999 Bangalore Running time105 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannadaThe film won the 1999 2000 Karnataka State Award for best film 2 Contents 1 Cast 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksCast EditNandita Das as Deveeri Manjunath as Krishna Kyaatha Bhavana as Paddi Sanketh Kashi as Rangappa B Jayashree as Rangappa s wife Deesh Mariwala as NagaraReception EditS Viswanath of Deccan Herald felt that the film lacked a taut script and added Besides this there are tacky numbers with scenes that rarely justify a genre film He further wrote Popular elements have been accommodated into the scheme of things to pander suit to the puerile tastes of to rake in the moolah with the result the film is stretched a wee long while a more aesthetic screenplay would have taken the film to newer realms of novella vogue cinema However he commended the film s background score and wrote Music director V Manohar lends ample support to Kavitha with excellent ear catching background score enhancing the melancholic mood to the touching tale While he praised Manjunath s performance in the film in that he had the maturity of seasoned player amply justifying Kavitha s faith in the promising lad s abilities the performance of Nandita Das seemed unconvincing to him He felt that she failed to add lustre to the film and her effort comes as a damp squib 3 Also writing for Deccan Herald Aravind Gowda called the film an exceptionally well made movie He felt The screenplay the characters and the story line all go well together into making Deveeri a good film to watch He concluded writing praises of all leading performances in the film 4 References Edit Deveeri 1999 Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times Baseline amp All Movie Guide 2010 Archived from the original on 25 March 2010 Retrieved 20 December 2010 Mass media in India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting India 2002 p 172 OCLC 5861535 Viswanath S 27 February 2000 Search for the soul Deccan Herald Archived from the original on 22 May 2000 Retrieved 27 September 2020 Gowda Aravind 27 February 2000 Deveeri Kannada Deccan Herald Archived from the original on 17 June 2000 Retrieved 27 September 2020 External links EditDeveeri at IMDb Riti M D 17 February 2000 A woman s film Rediff com Retrieved 27 September 2020 Riti M D 12 October 1999 End of innocence Rediff com Retrieved 27 September 2020 This article about a Kannada film of the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deveeri amp oldid 1098445749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
