Avasthe

Avasthe
Directed by	Krishna Masadi
Produced by	Mahima Patel Esthar Ananthamurthy Krishna Masadi Niranjan Patel
Written by	U. R. Ananthamurthy {novel}
Starring	Anant Nag J. H. Patel B. V. Karanth Archana Vishwanath
Music by	Vijaya Bhaskar
Cinematography	S. Ramachandra
Edited by	A. Subramanya
Production company	Chiguru Movies
Release dates	1987
Running time	122 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Avasthe (Kannada: ಅವಸ್ಥೆ) is a 1987 Kannada political drama film directed and co-produced by Krishna Masadi and is based on the novel written by the acclaimed writer U. R. Ananthamurthy. The film is broadly based on the life of Social reformist and opposition leader in the Legislative assembly, Gopala Gowda. The film starred Anant Nag in the lead role along with a host of real-time politicians like J. H. Patel, D. B. Chandre Gowda, M. P. Prakash and B. K. Chandrashekar in the key roles. Other pivotal roles were played by B. V. Karanth, M. Bhaktavatsalam, Archana and Bhargavi Narayan.

The film's score and songs were composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. The film, upon release, was critically acclaimed and won multiple awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 1987–88.

Cast

• Anant Nag
• M. P. Prakash
• J. H. Patel
• M. Bhaktavatsalam
• B. V. Karanth
• D. B. Chandre Gowda
• Archana
• Bhargavi Narayan
• Lakshmi Chandrashekar
• B. K. Chandrashekar
• Adbul Nazeer Saab

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. The audio was out on Lahari Music label.

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dhare Uriva Hagalinali"	Chandrashekhar Kambara	B. R. Chaya
2.	"Mouna Thabbithu Nelava"	Gopalkrishna Adiga	Puttur Narasimha Nayak

Awards

1987–88 Karnataka State Film Awards

• Second Best Film
• Best Actor – Anant Nag
• Best Dialogue Writer – U. R. Ananthamurthy, Krishna Masadi

External links

• Celluloid faithfully celebrated his novels
• Movie info
• Politician and Actor M.P. Prakash Passed Away