Thuntata

Thuntata
Thuntata
Soundtrack album by Gurukiran
Released	May 19, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	28:48
Label	Ashwini Recording Company
Producer	Gurukiran
Gurukiran chronology

Thuntata
Thuntata
Directed by	Indrajith Lankesh
Written by	B. A. Madhu (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	B. A. Madhu
Story by	Indrajith Lankesh
Produced by	A. Balachandra ; C. Nagaraju
Starring	Anirudh; Rekha Vedavyas; Chaya Singh;
Cinematography	A.V. Krishna Kumar
Edited by	T. Shashi kumar
Music by	Gurukiran
Production; company	Publisher's Productions
Release date	24 May 2002;
Running time	2 hours 11 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Thuntata (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a 2002 Kannada romantic-comedy film directed by Indrajit Lankesh featuring Anirudh, Rekha Vedavyas and Chaya Singh. The film was released on 24 May 2002. The film won the V Shantaram Award for Best Debut Director.

Cast

Anirudh as Sachin
Rekha Vedavyas as Aishwarya
Chaya Singh as Priyanka
Umashree as 'Lingo' Leela
Tennis Krishna
Kashi as Mr. Menasinakayi
Mandya Ramesh as Mandya
Harish
Niranjan Shetty
Haridas G.
Ramakrishna as Sachin's father
Vanitha Vasu as Sachin's mother
Gandasi Nagaraj
Gundlupete Suresh
Saurav Lokesh
Jai Jagadish
Gurukiran
Hosmane Murthy
Akarsh
Yogendran
Sudeep (cameo appearance in the song "Sutha Mutha Yaar")
Indrajith Lankesh in a special appearance
Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar in a special appearance

Production

When Rekha Vedavyas initially was unreachable, Indrajit Lankesh considered Riya Sen for the role before Rekha agreed to be a part of the film. Chaya Singh also took time to agree to star in the film. The film was shot in a Bengaluru college, Goa, Mangalore and Mysore.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Gurukiran and released by Ashwini Recording Company.

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Hello"	V. Manohar	Gurukiran, Sowmya Raoh	5:43
2.	"Kathura Manpura"	Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar	Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy	4:25
3.	"Malagoba Malagoba"	Gurukiran	B. Jayashree, Hemanth	4:40
4.	"Sarigama"	K. Kalyan	Hemanth, Nanditha, Priya	4:51
5.	"Sutha Mutha"	Sadashiv Shenoy	Gurukiran, Anupama	4:35
6.	"Yavudo Yavudo"	K. Kalyan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:34
Total length:				28:48

References

↑ "Chaya Singh returns to big screen - Times of India". The Times of India.
↑ "Kannada Film Industry in 2002 - a glance".
↑ "On my pinboard - Indrajit Lankesh". 4 July 2018.
↑ "Exclusive: Sudeep in Luv U Alia - Times of India". The Times of India.
↑ Bala, Priya; Rajah, Ranga (14 March 2002). "Look who's calling the shots". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
↑ "Yuvarathnaa: Kannada filmmakers prefer colleges in smaller towns over those in Bengaluru | Mysuru News - Times of India". The Times of India.
↑ Kumar, G. S. (13 December 2001). "Thuntaata at the club". The Times of India.
↑ "SP Balasubramanyam has sung for my father's film, as well as mine: Indrajit Lankesh - Times of India". The Times of India.

External links

Thuntata at IMDb

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[1] "Chaya Singh returns to big screen - Times of India". The Times of India.

[2] "Kannada Film Industry in 2002 - a glance".

[3] "On my pinboard - Indrajit Lankesh". 4 July 2018.

[4] "Exclusive: Sudeep in Luv U Alia - Times of India". The Times of India.

[5] Bala, Priya; Rajah, Ranga (14 March 2002). "Look who's calling the shots". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2025.

[6] "Yuvarathnaa: Kannada filmmakers prefer colleges in smaller towns over those in Bengaluru | Mysuru News - Times of India". The Times of India.

[7] Kumar, G. S. (13 December 2001). "Thuntaata at the club". The Times of India.

[8] "SP Balasubramanyam has sung for my father's film, as well as mine: Indrajit Lankesh - Times of India". The Times of India.