Vanilla (film)

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Vanilla
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Release poster
Directed by Jayatheertha
Produced byJairaj
StarringAvinash J
Swathi Konde
Ravishankar Gowda
Music by Bharath B. J.
Production
company
Akhila Productions
Release date
  • 1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Vanilla is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language mystery film [1] directed by Jayatheertha and starring newcomers Avinash J and Swathi Konde with Ravishankar Gowda. [2] [3]

Contents

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composeed by Bharath B. J. [4]

SongLyricistSinger(s)
"Aavarisu Baa Mellane"Madan Bellisalu Vijay Prakash, Inchara Nagesh
"Eduredurali"Arjun LuisEesha Suchi, Ashwin Sharma
"Onde Mathalli" Jayant Kaikini Rajesh Krishnan
"Theme Of Vanilla"Instrumental
"Eravalu Kodu"Jayanth Kumar T VEesha Suchi, Ashwin Sharma

Reception

A critic from Deccan Herald gave the film a rating of four out of five stars and wrote that "Vanilla has gripping sequences, fine and believable twists". [5] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "If you are in the mood to play Sherlock, make a trip to the theatre to solve the Vanilla mystery". [6] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "The director deserves appreciation for experimenting with a new theme with a new approach". [7]

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