Uppina Kagada (transl. Sand paper) is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by B. Suresha and starring T. S. Nagabharana and Apoorva Bharadwaj.

Uppina Kagada
Directed byB. Suresha
Written byB. Suresha
Chethana Teerthahalli
Produced byShylaja Nag
B. Suresha
StarringT. S. Nagabharana
Apoorva Bharadwaj
CinematographyAdvaitha Gurumurthy
Edited byPrakash Karinja
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Media House Studio
Release dates
  • 4 February 2017 (2017-02-04)
(BIFF)
  • 1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
(India)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot in Kudremukh for sixteen days.[4] T. S. Nagabharana and newcomer Apoorva Bharadwaj were cast in the lead roles.[1] The film is directed by B. Suresha.[5] The film is based on two real stories in Afghanistan and Bagalkot.[6] The film was produced by Saranya Nag, B. Suresha's wife who had previously produced his other directorial ventures.[6]

Release

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The film was screened at Bengaluru International Film Festival.[7] A critic from The Hindu noted that "However, unlike his earlier works, including Devara Naadalli and Puttakkana Highway, which were termed too ‘verbose’, this film is more poetic and subtle".[3]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2016 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Art Director Shashidhar Adapa Won [8][9]
2017 Bengaluru International Film Festival International NETPAC Jury Award for Kannada Cinema Uppina Kagada Won [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Finding her ground, slowly". Deccan Herald. 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ SM, Shashiprasad (30 November 2017). "Approval seeking Apoorva". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. ^ a b Khajane, Muralidhara (5 February 2017). "Tackling growing caste and religious intolerance". The Hindu.
  4. ^ "B Suresha's next is set around Mangaluru again". The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ "'ಉಪ್ಪಿನ ಕಾಗದ' ನನ್ನ ಅಂತರಂಗದ ಪಯಣ: ಬಿ ಸುರೇಶ". Kannadaprabha (in Kannada).
  6. ^ a b "ಬಣ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಧ್ವನಿಗಳ ಮಧುರ ಸಂಗಮ, ಕಾಗದದ ದೋಣಿ!". Udayavani (in Kannada).
  7. ^ "art films: 'Art films, documentaries have no takers' | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "Karnataka State Film Award Winners for 2016 - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (11 April 2017). "Amaravathi scores a hat trick at State film awards" – via www.thehindu.com.
  10. ^ "Film award winners at 9th BIFFES".
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