| Aata | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | B N Vijaykumar |
| Written by | Shashank |
| Produced by | Shailendra Babu |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | N Raghav |
| Edited by | K M Prakash |
| Music by | Sadhu Kokila |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Aata is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language masala film directed by B N Vijaykumar and written by Shashank. It stars Sumanth Shailendra and Vibha Natarajan in lead roles.
Plot
Rahul is a football player, who lives with his close-knit middle-class family consisting of his mother, father and sister Sandhya. Due to some mix-up in a CD shop, Rahul comes across a video of Swathi, the daughter of a rich business tycoon Rajashekhar and the sister of Rahul's football rival Vikram. After some initial misunderstandings, Rahul and Swathi bond well and decide to marry, but Rahul wants the approval of their parents before they take any decisions.
During this time, Sandhya elopes with her boyfriend on the day of her marriage, which completely shatters his parents. Swathi stays in Rahul's house posing as Sandhya's friend as Rajashekhar fixed her marriage with his friend's son. Learning that Swathi has fallen for someone, Rajashekhar hires a contract killer named "Silent" Shankar to bring Swathi.
Rahul decides to receive Swathi's parents approval for their proposal and enters into their house without revealing anything, where he bonds with the rest of the family. However, Shankar soon finds Rahul's identity and reports it to Rajashekhar, who angrily throws Rahul out of the house and takes Swathi away. After many efforts, Rahul kills Shankar in a fight, where they finally receive their parents' approval and get married happily.
Cast
- Sumanth Shailendra as Rahul
- Vibha Natarajan as Swathi
- Pradeep as Vikram
- Avinash as Rajashekhar, Swathi's father
- Padmaja Rao as Saraswati, Rahul's mother
- Achyuth Kumar as Subramanya, Rahul's father
- Pavithra Lokesh as Kanchana, Swathi's mother
- Sadhu Kokila as a football coach
- Shankar Rao as "Silent" Shankar
Music
| Aata | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2011 |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 36:28 |
| Language | Kannada |
| Official audio | |
| Aata - Full Album on YouTube | |
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ninninda" | Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Rama Raama" | Chinmayi, Kailash Kher | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Onde Samane" | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Lifealli Gelloke" | Tippu | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Onde Samane" | Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Idhu Love" | Chinmayi, Ranjith | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Onde Samane" | Sonu Nigam | 5:20 |
| 8. | "He Yavva" | Kunal Ganjawala, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:44 |
| Total length: | 36:28 | ||
Reception
Critical response
The New Indian Express wrote "The script by Shashank has many shades of other language films and it moves on the predictable lines. It is worth watching if you have patience to cope with its lengthy climax."[1] News18 wrote "Shailendra Babu has put in all efforts and loads of money to provide a dream debut to his son Sumanth, but the film mainly suffers because of bad narration."[2]
BSS from Deccan Herald wrote "Shashank’s story keeps the audience engrossed but the lengthy climax jars a bit."[3] Bangalore Mirror wrote "Despite a good plot, the final outcome of the film leaves a lot to be desired."[4]
References
- ↑ "Aata fails to entertain". The New Indian Express. 19 November 2011.
- ↑ "Kannada Review: 'Aata' narration disappoints". News18 India. 19 November 2011.
- ↑ "Aata". Deccan Herald. 18 November 2011.
- ↑ "Aata : Game goes kaput". Bangalore Mirror. 18 November 2011.