Shivamma Yarehanchinala

Shivamma Yarehanchinala
Promotional poster
Directed byJaishankar Aryar
Written byJaishankar Aryar
Produced byRishab Shetty
StarringSharanamma Chetti
Chennamma Abbegere
Shivu Abbegere
Shruthi Kondenahalli
Chennappa Hansi
Shivanand Sadar
CinematographyVikas Urs
Saumyananda Sahi
Edited byJaishankar Aryar
Chandan CM
Production
company
Distributed byKRG Studios
Release dates
  • 14 June 2024 (2024-06-14)[1]
Running time
107 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Shivamma Yarehanchinala (or Shivamma) is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film written and directed by Jaishankar Aryar, starring Sharanamma Chetti in the titular role. The film is backed by Rishab Shetty under his Rishab Shetty Films banner. Shivamma chronicles the story of a poor, middle-aged woman sales representative for an energy drink company. The entire cast of the film consists of non actors.

The film was initially screened at the 27th Busan International Film Festival where it won the New Currents Award.[2][3][4][5] The film was later screened in various film festivals across the world and won many awards including the Fajr International Film Festival and Three Continents Festival.[6][7][8] It was theatrically released in Karnataka on 14 June 2024 to positive reviews.

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  3. ^ "Exclusive: Kannada feature film Shivamma wins big at Busan Film Festival". The Times of India. 17 October 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ Sharadhaa, A. (3 December 2022). "Rishab Shetty's Shivamma showered with awards". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ Shackleton, Liz (14 October 2022). "'A Wild Roomer', 'Shivamma' Win Top Awards At Close Of Busy Busan Festival & Market". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ Nachiyar, Nalme (10 December 2022). "Rooted in reality and written with empathy, Jaishankar's Kannada film 'Shivamma' goes international". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. ^ Service, Express News (11 October 2023). "Rishab Shetty-backed 'Shivamma' debuts at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Shivamma Grabs a Number of Awards at Different Festivals". Cinitimes. Retrieved 18 June 2024.