Gaggara

Gaggara
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Directed by	Shivadhwaj Shetty
Produced by	M. Durganand
Starring	Suchendra Prasad Jayasheela
Production company	D M Cine Creations
Release date	2008 (2008)
Country	India
Language	Tulu
Budget	₹11 lakhs [1]

Gaggara is a 2008 Indian Tulu-language drama film directed by Shivadhwaj Shetty and starring Suchendra Prasad and Jayasheela. ^[2] The film is based on Bhoothakola, ^[3] and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tulu. ^[4] The film was notably the first Tulu film to be screened at the International Film Festival of India in 2009 and the Bengaluru International Film Festival in 2011. ^{[5] [6]}

Plot

Shankara is the son of a Kola performer, which has become a dying tradition. He is a government school teacher and is hesitant to perform the ritual since the modern day society shuns the Kola community (who are considered untouchables). He is from a poor family and his father is a drunkard who wastes money.

Eventually, Shankara performs Kola for the first time in order to keep the dying tradition alive. ^[6]

Cast

Source ^[1]

• Suchendra Prasad as Shankara
• Jayasheela
• M. K. Mutt
• Naveen D. Padil
• Sundara Rai Mandara
• Vinnie Fernades
• Bhaskar Manipal
• Sandeep Udupi

Production

The film was shot in seven days in Palli, a village near Karkala in Udupi district. ^[1]

Release

Upon release, the film was a box office failure due to being a socially oriented film. ^[7] The film was not released on CDs. ^[7]

References

1. B. M., Darshan (2020). "Ethnography in Tulu Films: An analysis of the film 'Gaggara'". Global Journal for Research Analysis: 612–613 – via ResearchGate.
2. "Karnataka bags 3 national film awards". Bangalore Mirror . 23 January 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
3. "Mangaluru: Special screening of 'Koramma' Tulu film to be held on Feb 25". Daijiworld Media . 25 February 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
4. "Sheshadri does it again". The New Indian Express . 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
5. "Who leaked IFFI list?". Bangalore Mirror . 29 October 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
6. "Tulu film makes entry into BIFFES". The New Indian Express. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
7. Anisha Sheth (20 May 2011). "Comedy flick may set a trend". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

External links

• Gaggara at Rotten Tomatoes