| America! America!! | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar |
| Written by | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar |
| Screenplay by | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar |
| Produced by | G. Nandakumar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sunny Joseph |
| Edited by | Basavaraj Urs |
| Music by | Mano Murthy |
Production company | Vishwapriya Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
America! America!! is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language family drama film written and directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar.[1] It stars Ramesh Aravind, Akshay Anand and Hema Panchamukhi, with H. G. Dattatreya, Vaishali Kasaravalli and Shivaram in supporting roles. The plot revolves around three childhood friends hailing from a coastal village of Karnataka who are entangled in marital issues with a major portion of the story taking place in the United States. The film makes an attempt to study the mindset of non-resident Indians settled abroad at the time.
The film was produced by G. Nandakumar under Vishwapriya Films banner and was made on a budget of ₹ 2 crores. Around seventy-eighty percent of filming was in the US, mainly San Francisco. Rest of the shots were canned in the coastal regions of Kundapura, Udupi District and Chikmagalur District of Karnataka.[2] The film's acclaimed soundtrack was composed by Mano Murthy, who debuted as a film composer.
The film released in early 1997 and achieved both critical and commercial success. Upon release, the film won the National Award for Best Kannada film in the regional category. This was followed by a string of other awards in best actor and best film categories. Emerging as a commercial success, the film had grossed around ₹ 1.1 crore within the first two months of its release.[3]
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- ^ Saritha Rai (16 June 1997). "N. Chandrashekhar's 'America! America!' demolishes Kannada film-making myths". India Today. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2015.