Suli (2016 film)

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Suli
2016 Kannada film Suli poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by P. H. Vishwanath
Screenplay byP. H. Vishwanath
Story byP. H. Vishwanath
Produced byGeetha Srinath
T. S. Sathyanarayan
Starring Srinath
Pragati Soorve
Jayaram Neenasam
Rahul Sreenivasan
CinematographyR. Manjunath
Edited byB. S. Kemparaju
Music by S. P. Venkatesh
Production
company
Diya Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 27 May 2016 (2016-05-27)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Kannada

Suli (The Whirlpool) is a 2016 Indian Kannada film written and directed by P. H. Vishwanath, and produced by Geetha Srinath and T. S. Sathyanarayan. It stars Srinath and Pragati Soorve in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Jayaram Neenasam, Chennakeshava, Susheelamma, Rahul Sreenivasan, Adhvithi Shetty and Ashvithi Shetty. Vishwanath revealed that Budensabi, the character portrayed by Srinath, is inspired from an article about a village on top of the hill in Uttara Kannada, where a saintly person transports materials needed for daily life on donkeys. [1]

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Cast

Production

The developments of the film were revealed on the media only later into filming, in May 2016, when The Times of India carrying a report that Srinath would be appearing in the lead role in the film. Speaking of his character, Vishwanath said, "Srinath plays a Muslim man for the first time in his career. He plays a simple family man living in a remote village, surrounded by people from different religious backgrounds." Requiring the former to sport beard for his role, the filming which was supposed to commence in October 2015 was delayed. [2] Pragati A S, a radio jockey, was signed to play the female protagonist. She was chosen after a round of auditions, which she was told to by her college professor. In preparation for her role as a speech-impaired daughter of Srinath's character, she was made to go through a "15-day workshop ..., during which [she] spent time with a Muslim family to observe the way they interacted with each other, and, most importantly, prayed." [3] Adhvithi and Ashwithi Shetty, who had previously appeared Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari (2014), were cast to play the second and third daughters of Srinath's character. [4]

Soundtrack

Suli
Soundtrack album by
S. P. Venkatesh
Released6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length14:56
Label Anand Audio

S. P. Venkatesh composed the film's music and the soundtrack, lyrics for which were penned by Na Damodara Shetty and Srichandru. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks. [5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Thoreya Neerali Naliva Bettavu"Na Damodara ShettyAnkur Anil Sharma4:32
2."Baana Mareyinda Holeva Chandira"Na Damodara ShettyPratheeksha Bhat2:28
3."Sootravu Avanali"SrichandruAnkur Anil Sharma1:32
4."Harushada Pallavi Jothe"SrichandruPratheeksha Bhat1:23
5."Manshna Baara Hottu"SrichandruAnkur Anil Sharma4:51
Total length:14:56

Reception

Upon theatrical release, the film received positive reviews from critics. Shashidhara, reviewing for Vijaya Karnataka felt that the message conveyed by the protagonist in the film is that the welfare of the society is of paramount importance than anything else. He wrote praises of Srinath's performance and felt that its he who "carries the film on his shoulders" and commended the performance of Pragati A S as well. He concluded crediting the roles of the music including the "timely tracks", cinematography and the film's direction. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Khajane, Muralidhara (26 May 2016). "Suli: a whirlpool of emotions". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Christopher, Kavya (11 May 2016). "Srinath plays a musalman for the first time in 50 years". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Joy, Prathibha (18 May 2016). "My family didn't know I acted in a film". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Desai, Dhwani (16 May 2016). "The Ramachari twins are back on screen". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Suli (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Shashidhara (28 May 2016). "ಸುಳಿ ಚಿತ್ರವಿಮರ್ಶೆ: ಜೀವನ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬದುಕಿನ ರೀತಿ" [Discussion on the film Suli: The Love of Life and The Way of Being] (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
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