Suchendra Prasad’s ‘Maavu Bevu’ celebrates music and Kannada poetry

Director Suchendra Prasad | Photograph Credit score: Particular Association

Actor-director Suchendra Prasad has had a profitable stint within the Kannada movie trade, balancing artwork and business cinema. With regards to directing, he’s identified to lean in the direction of literature, the historical past of Karnataka or historical science as is apparent from his earlier movies together with Prapaatha (an educative movie) and Sangdhigdha (on baby marriage).

His newest movie, Maavu Bevu, which shall be prepared for launch by Sankaranti or Ugadi, is a tribute to writer Doddarangegowda, playback singer, SP Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) and composer, C Ashwath.

A full-length characteristic movie, Maava Bevu Suchendra says is impressed by Doddarangegowda’s eponymous assortment of poems, printed within the ‘70s. “The late C Ashwath set the poems to music and it was Doddarangegowda’s want that the songs had been sung by SPB. This was achieved with the assistance of the late musicologist L Vaidyanathan, who offered the orchestra. Now that we’ve got misplaced these valuable skills, Doddarangegowda requested me if I may weave the ten songs into a movie.”

A nonetheless from Maavu Bevu | Photograph Credit score: Particular Association

Suchendra was stumped for a bit as often songs are written for a movie and never the opposite manner round. “I imagine that is the primary time a narrative is written round songs.”

Guaranteeing the songs and story fitted collectively completely, Suchendra stresses that the songs aren’t gentle music neither is the movie a documentary.

“The songs have been round for many years, have a good time each facet of the navarasa. Some are performed in temples throughout Karnataka even right this moment.” Suchendra is assured the viewers will hook up with the songs and the movie.

The movie is produced by Rajashekar Somashekar beneath the banner of Sri Sai Gagan Productions, which has earlier produced a brief movie, White, that includes Priya Mani and the voice of Amitabh Bachchan. Suchendra says there are not any heroes in Maavu Bevu as the topic itself is the protagonist. “There are proficient actors from theatre who’ve introduced the work to life on the display screen.”

The movie options Ninasam Sandeep, singer Chaitra and Supriya Rao. Chaitra, who has sung over 1,000 songs, faces the digicam for the primary time with Maavu Bevu. “Doddarangegowda performs himself within the movie.”

Music and background rating is by Dr Deepak Paramashivan.