Koti Chennaya

Koti Chennaya
Directed byAnand P Raju
Screenplay byAnand P Raju
Dr Vaman Nandavar
Sudhakar Bannanje
Story byR Dhanaraj
Based onKoti and Chennayya
Produced byR Dhanaraj
StarringBalakrishna Shetty
Shekar Kotian
Vinaya Prasad
Neethu
Music byV. Manohar
Production
company
Prarthana Creations
Release date
CountryIndia
LanguageTulu

Koti Chennaya is a 2007 historical Tulu language film based on the lives of Koti and Chennayya, the twin cultural folk heroes of Tulu Nadu. The film, which combines history, folklore and social stratum of yesteryear Tulu Nadu, is directed by Anand P Raju, with R Dhanaraj serving as producer under the banner of Prarthana Creations. The film stars Balakrishna Shetty, Shekar Kotian, Vinaya Prasad and Neethu.[1][2][3]

The film has won the Indian National Award for Best Feature Film in Tulu at the 54th National Film Awards, and Neethu won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007.[4]

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  3. ^ (Special Correspondent) (3 May 2014). "Now showing: 50th Tulu movie". National - Karnataka. Mangalore: THE HINDU. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ (Staff Correspondent) (19 June 2008). "Three feature films on the cards". National - Karnataka. Mangalore: THE HINDU. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)