Aata (2011 film)

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Aata
Directed byB N Vijaykumar
Written byShashank
Produced byShailendra Babu
Starring
CinematographyN Raghav
Edited byK M Prakash
Music by Sadhu Kokila
Release date
  • 18 November 2011 (2011-11-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Aata is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language masala film directed by B N Vijaykumar and produced by Shailendra Babu. It stars debutants Sumanth Shailendra and Vibha Natarajan in lead roles. The music was composed by Sadhu Kokila, while cinematography and editing were handled by N. Raghav and K. M. Prakash.

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Plot

Rahul, a football player living with his middle-class family consisting of his mother, father and sister Sandhya, comes across a video of Swathi due to some mix-up in a CD shop. Swathi is the daughter of Rajashekhar, a rich business tycoon and the sister of Rahul's football rival Vikram. After initial misunderstandings, Rahul and Swathi bond well and decide to marry, but Rahul wants the approval of their parents before they take any decisions.

During this time, Sandhya elopes with her boyfriend on the day of her marriage, which completely shatters his parents. Swathi stays in Rahul's house, posing as Sandhya's friend, as Rajashekhar fixed her marriage with his friend's son Srikanth. Learning that Swathi has fallen for someone, Rajashekhar hires "Silent" Shankar, a contract killer, to bring Swathi.

Rahul decides to receive Swathi's parents approval for their proposal and enters into their house without revealing anything, where he bonds with the rest of the family, including Vikram. However, Shankar finds Rahul's identity and reports it to Rajashekhar, who angrily throws Rahul out of the house and takes Swathi away. After many efforts, Rahul kills Shankar in a fight and finally receive their parents' approval and get married happily.

Cast

Music

Aata
Soundtrack album by
Released2011
Recorded2011
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length36:28
LanguageKannada
Official audio
Aata - Full Album on YouTube
Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ninninda" Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam 4:20
2."Rama Raama" Chinmayi, Kailash Kher 4:44
3."Onde Samane" Shreya Ghoshal 5:20
4."Lifealli Gelloke" Tippu 4:32
5."Onde Samane" Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam 4:49
6."Idhu Love" Chinmayi, Ranjith 3:59
7."Onde Samane" Sonu Nigam 5:20
8."He Yavva" Kunal Ganjawala, Shreya Ghoshal 4:44
Total length:36:28

Reception

Critical response

The New Indian Express wrote "The script by Shashank has many shades of other language films and it moves on the predictable lines. It is worth watching if you have patience to cope with its lengthy climax." [1] News18 wrote "Shailendra Babu has put in all efforts and loads of money to provide a dream debut to his son Sumanth, but the film mainly suffers because of bad narration." [2]

BSS from  Deccan Herald wrote "Shashank’s story keeps the audience engrossed but the lengthy climax jars a bit." [3] Bangalore Mirror wrote "Despite a good plot, the final outcome of the film leaves a lot to be desired." [4]

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References

  1. "Aata fails to entertain". The New Indian Express . 19 November 2011.
  2. "Kannada Review: 'Aata' narration disappoints". News18 India . 19 November 2011.
  3. "Aata". Deccan Herald . 18 November 2011.
  4. "Aata : Game goes kaput". Bangalore Mirror . 18 November 2011.