Nanda (film)

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Nanda
Directed byR. Anantha Raju
Written byMaheen
Screenplay byR. Anantha Raju
Produced byMaheen
Starring Shiva Rajkumar
Sandhya
CinematographyRamesh Babu
Edited byS. Manohar
Music by V. Manohar
Release date
  • 23 January 2009 (2009-01-23)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Nanda is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R. Anantha Raju and starring Shiva Rajkumar and Sandhya.

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Cast

Production

Sandhya made her Kannada debut through this film after Mayoora starring Puneeth Rajkumar was dropped after Sobhan passed away. [1]

Soundtrack

Nanda
Soundtrack album by
Released23 January 2009
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
Label Ashwini Audio
Producer Maheen

The music for the film and soundtracks were composed by V. Manohar. The album has five tracks.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aakasa Aagale" Jayanth Kaikini Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha 4:44
2."Chingaari Chingaari" V. Manohar Vijay Prakash 5:20
3."Yaava Kadegu"V. ManoharChinmayee, Akanksha Badami5:23
4."Ninna Kangalalli"Shivananje Gowda Udit Narayan, Akanksha Badami4:33
5."O Idenaythu"MaheenKeshav Krishna5:23
Total length:25:22

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "The film made by Anantha Raju fails to showcase any freshness in the actor's performance". [2] A critic from The Times of India said that "It's a Shivrajkumar show all the way in this movie directed by Anantharaju". [3]

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References

  1. "Sandhya goes to Kannada!". The Times of India . 28 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. "Nothing new in Nanda". Rediff.com . 23 January 2009.
  3. "Nanda Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Nanda by Times of India". The Times of India .