Final-Film Festival-13-11-08.p65 - Directorate of Film Festivals

SYNOPSISDAATU(Cross Over)(35mm/colour/ Kannada/120 minutes/EST)Annappa, resident of Dharma Kunda, a small village hasbeen given the responsibility to collect taxes from the villagers.He and his wife Sharada are compassionate individuals, andrespected by everyone. Once while cleaning the idols of the pujaroom, she removes a bundle of anklets of their ancestors. Forher mistake Sharada now needs to perform a 21 days prayer ofMastamma in the temple campus of Dharmakunda, as penance.Around the same time a cloth merchant Usman Khan comesto the village and begins selling clothes with the permission ofGowda and Annappa. Sharada is invited to inaugurate this sale.Usman Khan casts an evil eye on Sharada and kidnaps her alittle later. Sharada’s absence creates panic in the family and thevillage. A police complaint is lodged. Usman Khan wants Sharadato embrace Islam and marry him. Sharada somehow escapescaptivity and reaches the village. The village heads are howevernow reluctant to accept her back. They decide that Sharadacould join the family only during the sacred Ganga water bathingceremony. Sharada silently adorns the hereditary anklet and leavesthe village with her son to lead a new life.CAST AND CREDITSProducer:Director :Cinematography :Editing :Music :Cast :Dr. M. Byre GowdaK. ShivarudraiahS. Ramachandra AithalAnil NaiduHamsalekaRajesh, Datthatreya, Dharma, VenkataRao, Girija Lokesh, Master Revrnth,Pooja Iyer, Veen SundarContact : Aneka Creations, No. 3091,Gayithri Nagar, Mariyappana Palya,Bangalore - 560021.Tele : (+91) (80) 65748449,09448102158K. SHIVARUDRAIAHAn established theatre personality and recipientof the Natak Academy Award for the year 2001from Government of Karnataka, Shivarudraiahhas won numerous distinctions in the fields ofphotography and theatre. His first feature filmChaitrada Chiguru won the Best Director awardfor the year 1999 – 2000. Also an establishedactor, Shivarudraiah has directed several shortsin addition to his latest feature film Daatu.10 11