Uppina Kagada

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

Cast

Production

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

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
Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2016Karnataka State Film AwardsBest Art DirectorShashidhar AdapaWon[8][9]
2017Bengaluru International Film FestivalInternational NETPAC Jury Award for Kannada CinemaUppina KagadaWon[10]

References
  1. "Finding her ground, slowly". Deccan Herald. June 3, 2017.
  2. SM, Shashiprasad (November 30, 2017). "Approval seeking Apoorva". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. Khajane, Muralidhara (February 5, 2017). "Tackling growing caste and religious intolerance". The Hindu.
  4. "B Suresha's next is set around Mangaluru again - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. "'ಉಪ್ಪಿನ ಕಾಗದ' ನನ್ನ ಅಂತರಂಗದ ಪಯಣ: ಬಿ ಸುರೇಶ". Kannadaprabha (in Kannada).
  6. "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 (April 11, 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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