Lucia (film)

For the 1968 Cuban film, see Lucía.

Lucia
ಲೂಸಿಯ
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPawan Kumar
Written byPawan Kumar
Produced byAudience films
Home Talkies
StarringSathish Ninasam
Sruthi Hariharan
Achyuth Kumar
Rishab Shetty
CinematographySiddhartha Nuni
Edited bySanath–Suresh
Pawan Kumar
Music byPoornachandra Tejaswi
Monish Kumar M. K.
Santhosh Narayanan
Production
company
Audience films
Distributed byHome Talkies
Release dates
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹50 lakh (US$60,000)[1]
Box office₹3 crore (US$360,000) [2]

Lucia is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language psychological thriller drama film written, co-edited and directed by Pawan Kumar.[3] It stars Sathish Ninasam and Sruthi Hariharan in lead roles.[4]

The plot revolves around Nikki, an usher in theatre who has insomnia. After consuming a special pill, he gets entangled in a different kind of a dream.

Lucia was the first Kannada film to be crowdfunded by the people. The soundtrack was composed by Poornachandra Tejaswi and cinematography was handled by Siddhartha Nuni. It was premiered at the London Indian Film Festival on 20 July 2013.[5][6] It won the Best Film Audience Choice award at the festival.[7] It was also among the films shortlisted by the FFI to become India's submission for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2013.

The film was remade in Tamil as Enakkul Oruvan in 2015. The movie was credited for inspiring a new wave in the Kannada film industry.[8]

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  2. ^ Shekhar, Divya. "Actor-director Rakshit Shetty feels the challenge ahead is to keep the audience occupied". The Economic Times.
  3. ^ "Crowd-funding show gains pace with Kannada movie Lucia, over 100 people invest through Facebook & blog". The Economic Times. 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.
  4. ^ Sruthi gets busy – The Times of India
  5. ^ "Lucia to premiere at LIFF". The Indian Express. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Indian Film Festival 2013 – London". britishsouthindians. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Crowd-funded 'Lucia' wins smash hit 4th edition of LIFF". London Indian Film Festival. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Best Kannada Thrillers from Different Eras Now Available on OTT". 24 September 2020.