Andaman (1998 film)

Andaman
Directed by	P. H. Vishwanath
Written by	P. H. Vishwanath
Produced by	Padmalatha
Starring	Shiva Rajkumar Soni Vinaya Prasad
Cinematography	P. Rajan
Edited by	B. S. Kemparaj
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production company	Sri Jwalamalini Devi Productions
Release date	10 April 1998 (1998-04-10)
Running time	138 min
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Andaman is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by P. H. Vishwanath. The film starred Shiva Rajkumar and Soni. Shiv Rajkumar's daughter Niveditha made her acting debut featuring in a prominent role and won the Karnataka State Film Award for her performance. The film had a musical score by Hamsalekha and was jointly produced by Padmalatha.

Plot

Monisha and Anand are a happily married couple with a child, Chummi. But a small misunderstanding leads to their divorce leaving Anand pining for his daughter's affection. Though Chummy wants to stay with her father but Monisha wants none of it. It is revealed that Monisha's friend Aravind is responsible for creating misunderstanding between the couple for not being able to marry Monisha whom he is in love with since childhood. In the end, Aravind gets killed by falling off from elevator and the couple gets united.

Cast

• Shiva Rajkumar as Anand
• Soni as Monisha
• Sumanth as Aravind
• Niveditha Shiva Rajkumar as Chummy ^[1]
• Vinaya Prasad as Zubeidaa
• H. G. Dattatreya as Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Ramesh Pandit as SI Khader

Production

The director had revealed that he decided to pen a story about father - daughter relationship after watching the 1995 Russian movie American Daughter - a story about a man who kidnaps his daughter who was in possession of his ex-wife, goes hitchhiking with her throughout America and ends up in prison but refuses to abandon her in exchange of his release. The director decided to set his story in Bhutan and decided to cast Filipino actress Sharmaine Arnaiz after watching her performance in a movie he watched at an International Film Festival. Though initially she had agreed to be a part of the movie, she dropped out owing to scheduling conflicts and her commitment to Japanese film. After her exit, it was decided to set the movie in Andaman. ^[2] Ramesh Aravind was the initial choice to play the anti-hero character Aravind but opted out in the end due to dates issue. ^[3]

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and written by Hamsalekha.

Sl No	Song Title	Singer(s)
1	"Naada Naada"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
2	"Doora Doora"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
3	"O Magu Nee Nagu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
4	"Kaala Meeri Yeke"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
5	"Nenapu Nenapu"	Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra
6	"Andaman Andaman"	Shiva Rajkumar, K. S. Chithra

Awards

• Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) - Baby Niveditha Shiva Rajkumar ^[4]

References

1. "Shivarajkumar daughter Niveditha has acted in a film". The Times of India .
2. ನಾಯಕಿಗೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಆಗಿದ್ದೇನು? ಅಂಡಮಾನ್ ಸೇರಿದ್ದೇಗೆ? Andaman | PH Vishwanath Ep 68 | Chitraloka (in Kannada). Chitraloka. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025– via Youtube.
3. ಅಂಡಮಾನ್ ಗೆ ಶಿವಣ್ಣ ಮಗಳು ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಆಗಿದ್ದೇಗೆ? Andaman | Philippines | PH Vishwanath Ep 66 | Chitraloka (in Kannada). Chitraloka. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025– via Youtube.
4. "Nivedhita Shivarajkumar is producer - Kannada News". 22 November 2017.

External links

• Andaman at IMDb