Thamassu
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Tamassu is an India
n Kannada-language movie directed by journalist Agni Shridhar
, starring Shivarajkumar and Padmapriya. The movie was released on June 11, 2010 and received extremely positive reviews. The story was inspired by a Hindu
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incident in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat communal riots
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, the Central Board of Film Certification chairperson, who felt that the film has a sensitive subject and it was better if a senior police officer watched the film along with the Censor officers to avoid controversy after the release of the film. So the additional Director General of Police watched the film along with the Regional Censor Board officers and they demanded that producer cut some dialogues in the movie. However, the producer sent it to the Revising Committee and they gave an A certificate to the movie without any cuts.
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Kannada-language movie directed by journalist Agni Shridhar
Agni Shridhar
Agni Shridhar is an Kannada former gangster, writer, critic and artist. He founded Karunada Sene. Later he founded the weekly Kannada newspaper and turned a professional writer, Agni...
, starring Shivarajkumar and Padmapriya. The movie was released on June 11, 2010 and received extremely positive reviews. The story was inspired by a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
-Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
incident in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat communal riots
2002 Gujarat violence
The 2002 Gujarat violence describes the Godhra train burning and resulting communal riots between Hindus and Muslims. On 27 February 2002 at Godhra City in the state of Gujarat, the Sabarmati Express train was attacked by a large Muslim mob in a conspiracy. But some authentic sources deny the claim...
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Story
Shankar (Shivarajkumar) is an honest police officer and his wife Shanthi (Padmapriya) is a humanist doctor. They have a loving marriage but soon realize that their ways of thinking are very different; she calls him a trigger-happy policeman. Meanwhile, he is seriously injured in a communal riot. Nasser Khan (Nasser), a retired lecturer, and his daughter Amrin Sabha (Harshika Poonacha) shelter him and treat him without knowing that he is the one who encountered his son and Amrin's brother Imran (Yash). After realising the plight of Amrin and Nasser, his vision changes toward society.Cast
- Shivarajkumar
- Padmapriya
- Nasser
- Sharath LohitashwaSharath LohitashwaSharath Lohithaswa is aprominent Film Actor, Kannada stage artist born on 5 May, son of veteran Kannada artist Lohithaswa. He hails from Tumkur settled in Bengaluru now...
- Yash
Crew
- StoryNarrativeA narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
, screenplayScreenplayA screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
and directionFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
: Agni ShridharAgni ShridharAgni Shridhar is an Kannada former gangster, writer, critic and artist. He founded Karunada Sene. Later he founded the weekly Kannada newspaper and turned a professional writer, Agni... - ProducerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
s: Syed Aman Bachan and Ravindra - MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
: Sandeep ChowtaSandeep ChowtaSandeep Chowta is an Indian Bollywood and Tollywood music director and head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs.In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, that was entered into numerous film festivals and was government acclaimed... - CinematographyCinematographyCinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...
: Sundarnath Suvarna - Art directorArt directorThe art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
: Shashidar Adapa
Production
Thamassu started its shooting at Kanteerava Studios on 23 October 2009. It was shot in and around BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
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Controversy
Bangalore's Regional Censor Officer Nagaraj sent the trailers of Tamassu to Sharmila TagoreSharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011...
, the Central Board of Film Certification chairperson, who felt that the film has a sensitive subject and it was better if a senior police officer watched the film along with the Censor officers to avoid controversy after the release of the film. So the additional Director General of Police watched the film along with the Regional Censor Board officers and they demanded that producer cut some dialogues in the movie. However, the producer sent it to the Revising Committee and they gave an A certificate to the movie without any cuts.
Music
The music was scored by Sandeep ChowtaSandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta is an Indian Bollywood and Tollywood music director and head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs.In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, that was entered into numerous film festivals and was government acclaimed...
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| SL.No | Song | Vocal artist | Lyrics |
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| 1 | "Karagadiru" | Roop Kumar Rathod Roop Kumar Rathod -Personal life:Roopkumar is the son of the late Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod, the classical luminary – an exponent of the rare and arguably the oldest style of singing i.e. Dhrupad. He belonged to the “Aditya Gharana of Jamnagar”. Pandit Rathod has trained and groomed many well known names like... |
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| 2 | "Maar Maar" | Nakash Aziz | |
| 3 | "Nannanena" | Shaan Shaan (singer) Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"... , Sowmya Rao |
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| 4 | "Nodu Baare" | Master Saleem Master Saleem Master Saleem sometimes referred as Saleem Shahzada is an Indian singer from Punjab, known for his work as a playback singer in Bollywood films, like Heyy Babyy , Dostana and Love Aaj Kal... , Neha Kakkar |
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| 5 | "Tamassu" | Neha Kakkar |