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Avva (2008)

Avva poster
Directed by
Kavitha Lankesh
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This drama follows the lives of people in a rural Indian community. It shows how caste politics and greed affect traditional values and human relationships.

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What happens

Avva is a 2008 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Kavitha Lankesh and produced by Pyramid Saimira. The film stars Shruti, Duniya Vijay and Smitha in the lead roles. The film released to positive critical reception and won multiple awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for that year. The musical score was composed by Issac Thomas Kottukapalli. The film is based on the novel "Mussanjeya Katha Prasanga" by P. Lankesh. The film speaks about the modern day rural lifestyle, where the caste system, politics and human greed takes over the traditional human values. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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