Mundina Nildana is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language film written and directed by Vinay Bharadwaj,[1] and produced by Coastal Breeze Productions.[2] The film stars Praveen Tej, Radhika Chetan[3] and Ananya Kashyap in lead roles.[4][5]

Mundina Nildana
Directed byVinay Bharadwaj
Screenplay byVinay Bharadwaj
StarringPraveen Tej
Radhika Chetan
Ananya Kashyap
Ajay Raj
Dattanna
CinematographyAbhimanyu Sadanandan
Edited bySrikanth
Music bySrinidhi Venkatesh
Masala Coffee Band
Vasuki Vaibhav
Adil Nadaf
Swarathma Band
Jim Satya
Kaushik Shukla
Production
company
Coastal Breeze Productions
Distributed byKRG Studios
Release date
  • 29 November 2019 (2019-11-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

The posters are designed by the 'Rudra Hanuman' fame painter Karan Acharya. The sound design is done by award-winning Ajay Kumar PB (Badlapur, Andhadhun fame). While the movie has seven songs composed by seven different music directors, the background score is done by Jim Satya who has worked on notable movies like Barfi, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani. The coloring of the film is done by colorist Siddhartha Gandhi from Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies.[6] Dialogues are written by Abhishek Iyengar. The movie's VFX is done by Pixel Digital Studios who has worked on notable movies like Baahubali and Gully Boy.

Plot

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Partha, Meera, and Ahana who are completely different from each other have set out on a liberating journey that is taking them to their next destination. All three characters have diverging personalities and different goals that they are chasing after.

Partha is endeavoring in a corporate environment trying to break free from it, as his real passion is photography. Ahana is an ambitious medical student who is a fun-loving millennial who does not believe in commitments. Meera is an art curator and a self-sufficient woman who is looking for a soul mate.

In this process of discovering relationships, love, friendship, passion, and career, they take you through a fun-filled journey.

Cast

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  • Praveen Tej as Partha Srivastav
  • Radhika Chetan[7] as Meera Sharma
  • Ananya Kashyap.[8] as Ahana Kashyap
  • Ajay Raj as Ekalavya
  • Dattanna as Kris
  • Shankar Ashwath as Partha's Dad
  • Diksha Sharma as Zoya
  • Vinay Bharadwaj as himself
  • Kshama Santosh Rai as Dr Sakshi
  • Siddharth Bhat as Traffic Police

Soundtrack

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The album has seven songs composed by seven different music directors.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Life of Partha"Srinidhi VenkateshSrinidhi VenkateshSrinidhi Venkatesh, Kumaran Shivamani3.00
2."Manase Maya"Kiran KaverappaMasala Coffee BandSooraj Santhosh, Varun Sunil3:14
3."Innunu Bekagide"Pramod MaravantheVasuki VaibhavVasuki Vaibhav3.26
4."Where's your Mundina Nildana"Vasuki VaibhavAdil NadafMadhuri Sheshadri, Chetan Gandharwa2.56
5."Hrudaya (Male Version)"Skanda SSwarathma BandVasu Dixit2.47
6."Hrudaya (Female Version)"Skanda SSwarathmaInchara Rao2.54
7."Naguva Kalisu"Kiran KaverappaJim SatyaAnanya Bhat, Narayan Sharma3.33
8."Life Is Beautiful"Kiran KaverappaKaushik ShuklaSanjith Hegde2.54
Total length:23:24

Production

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Produced by Coastal Breeze Productions, the movie's shoot began in January 2019 and ended in April. The shoot was done in Bangalore, Sakleshpur, Kolar, Himachal Pradesh and Netherlands. The post-production was done in Bangalore, Mumbai, and Chennai.

Release

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The movie was released on the 29 November 2019.[9] Dialogues are written by Abhishek Iyengar. The movie's VFX is done by Pixel Digital Studios who has worked on notable movies like Baahubali and Gully Boy.

Awards and nominations

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Award Category Recipient Result Ref
9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress Radhika Chetan Nominated [10]
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Best Supporting Actor Ajay Raj Nominated
Best Debut Actress Ananya Kashyap Won
Best Debut Director Vinay Bharadwaj Nominated
Best Debut Producer Coastal Breeze Productions Won
Best Male Playback Singer Vasuki Vaibhav for "Innunu Bekagide" Nominated
Best Cinematographer Abhimanyu Sadanandan Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Vinay Bharadwaj gets candid about the upcoming film Mundina Nildana". Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ "NRIs come together to produce Kannada film Mundina Nildana, a love story". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ Anien, Tini Sara (25 August 2019). "Dubbing is like acting all over again". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Masala coffee makes sandalwood debut with mundina nildana". Indian Express. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Varun Sunil, founder of Masala coffee, on his upcoming projects". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Red Chillies to work on Vinay Bharadwaj's Mundina Nildana". Cinema Express. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Choreographer Vishwakiran Nambi on infusing technology in dance". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Choreographer Vishwakiran Nambi on infusing technology in dance". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Mundina Nildana (2019)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  10. ^ "The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019". South Indian International Movie Awards. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ^ "SIIMA 2020: Check Out Full Winners' List". ibtimes. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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