Taledanda (film)

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Taledanda
Directed byPraveen Krupakar
Produced byHema Malini Krupakar
Arun Kumar R (co-producer)
Starring Sanchari Vijay
Chaithra J. Achar
Mangala N
B. Suresha
Ramesh Pandit
Mandya Ramesh
Bhavani Prakash
Sparsha Shenoy
Rajesh S.Rao
CinematographyAshok Kashyap
Edited byB S Kemparaju
Music byHari-Kavya
Production
company
Kripanidhi Kreations
Release dates
  • November 2021 (2021-11)(IFFI)
  • 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)(India)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Taledanda is a 2021 Kannada-language Indian film directed by Praveen Krupakar starring Sanchari Vijay in the lead role. Director Praveen Krupakar said that 'actor Vijay deserves a national award for Taledanda', [1] who died from a motorcycle crash in 2021. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

The film premiered at the 2021 International Film Festival of India and continued to show at other film festivals. [6] [7]

Summary

Taledanda is the story of Kunnegowda (Kunna), a boy who is fond of trees and plants. [8]

Cast

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