Ulidavaru Kandanthe

Ulidavaru Kandanthe
Theatrical release poster
ಉಳಿದವರು ಕಂಡಂತೆ
Directed byRakshit Shetty
Written byRakshit Shetty
Produced byHemanth
Suni
Abhi
StarringRakshit Shetty
Kishore
Tara
Sheethal Shetty
Rishab Shetty
Achyuth Kumar
Yagna Shetty
CinematographyKarm Chawla
Edited bySachin B. Ravi
Music byB. Ajaneesh Loknath
Production
company
Suvin Cinemas
Release date
  • 28 March 2014 (2014-03-28)
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget3.84 crore (US$460,000)[1]

Ulidavaru Kandante (transl. As Seen by the Rest) is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language neo-noir gangster film written and directed by debutant Rakshit Shetty. Shetty appears in the lead role, along with Kishore, Tara, Achyuth Kumar, Rishab Shetty, and Yagna Shetty playing supporting roles.[2] The film revolves around five stories connected to an incident of a person's murder, with each character narrating it in his own perspective.

The film was geared up to be sent to the Cannes Film Festival,[3] and released on 28 March 2014, to generally positive reviews from film critics who acclaimed the direction, performances of Rakshit Shetty and Sheetal Shetty, and cinematography. The film was the first in Kannada to be shot entirely in sync sound technology.[4] The movie was praised for its regional authenticity in depicting Tulu Nadu and its people. The film turned out to be a box-office bomb on its release but later attained a cult following.[5] It has established as a cult classic in Kannada Film Culture, and became a part of the modern Kannada New Generation Cinema Age kick-started by Lucia (2013).[6]

The film was dubbed in Hindi as Balwaan Badshah and remade in Tamil starring Nivin Pauly as Richie (2017).[7][8]

  1. ^ "Has Ulidavaru Kandathe overshot the estimated budget?". The Times of India. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Ulidavaru Kandante".
  3. ^ Sundaram, Praveen (7 March 2014). "Kannada film Ulidavaru Kandanthe at Cannes Film Festival". rediff.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ^ "'There are lots of hidden meanings and metaphors in the film'". rediff.com. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Rakshit Shetty reposts old Ulidavaru Kandanthe tweets; Richard Anthony update on the way?". OTTPlay. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ^ S., Shivakumar (18 February 2016). "A cult classic, and then…". thehindu.com.
  7. ^ "Home".
  8. ^ "'Premam' Star Nivin Pauly to Lead in Tamil, Malayalam Remakes of Rakshit Shetty Starrer 'Ulidavaru Kandante'". International Business Times. 29 June 2015.