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Wikipedia article
'Olave Mandara' is a 2011 Indian Kannada road movie written and directed by Jayatheertha, and starring debutantes Srikanth and Aakanksha Mansukhani in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Rangayana Raghu, Veena Sundar, Nassar and Sadhu Kokila.
The sub-plot of the film is inspired by real-life events of Dashrath Manjhi, who cut a rocky hill for 22 years to build a road in memory of his wife.
Srikant was adjudged as the 'Promising Newcomer (Male)' for his performance in the film, based on an online poll conducted by 'The Times of India'.
Plot
Srikanth (Srikanth), a son of a rich industrialist (Nassar), meets Preeti (Aakanksha Mansukhani), an Assamese girl, in a dance competition in Coimbatore, and falls in love with her. His initial intentions were to only steal a few kisses from her. Bound by guilt, he sets off on foot to Assam to meet her as promised. On his journey, he faces the realities of life as he meets various characters and witnessing incidents such as a farmer couple sharing their lunch with a 'kind' thief (Sadhu Kokila), and a cobbler (Rangayana Raghu), taking his disabled wife (Veena Sundar) on a pilgrimage to Kashi on a bullock-cart. Srikanth is moved on witnessing these. The film ends with Srikanth and Preeti reuniting.
Cast
* Srikanth as Srikanth
* Aakanksha Mansukhani as Preeti
* Sharan as 'Sandy'
* Rangayana Raghu as Ratna
* Veena Sundar as Nanji
* Sadhu Kokila
* Nassar
* Surya
* Sanketh Kashi
* Dharmavaram Subramanya
* Honnavalli Krishna
* Ashok Jambe
* Ramachandra Prathihari
* Pranayamurthy
* Pradeep Varma
* Shailaja
* Prof. Ramdas
* Amrutha Gowda
* Archana
* Dr. Chikkahejjaji Mahadev
* Jayalakshmi
Soundtrack
Deva scored the film's background music and composed for its soundtrack, with its lyrics written by Kaviraj, K. Kalyan, K. V. Raju, Hamsalekha and Jayatheertha. The lyrics of the track "Onde Kerili" was taken from a poem of G. P. Rajarathnam. The soundtrack album consists of nine tracks. It was released in December 2010.
Awards and nominations
2011 Bangalore Times Film Awards
* Promising Newcomer (Male) Srikanth1st SIIMA Awards
* Best Male Debutant (Kannada) Srikanth* Best Female Debutant (Kannada) Aakanksha Mansukhani
References
Category:Films set in Bangalore
Category:2011 films
Category:2010s Kannada-language films
Category:Indian road movies
Category:2010s road movies
Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)
Category:Non-Assamese-language films with Assamese connection
Category:Films set in Tamil Nadu
Category:Films directed by Jayatheertha
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