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Mata is a 2006 Kannada cult black comedy film written and directed by debutant director Guruprasad. It has an ensemble cast starring Jaggesh, Vaijanath Biradar, Mandya Ramesh and others. The director himself had a cameo in the movie. Mata is a black comedy. The movie primarily revolves around the events that occur within a contemporary matha/mutts, which are revered as one of the most sacred institutions in India. The movie beautifully depicts that enlightenment is only possible if emotions like anger, lust, desire, etc. are overcome. With this movie, Guruprasad rose to fame in the industry. Mata is 100th movie for Jaggesh and 200th movie for Biradar. After the success of this film, Guruprasad and Jaggesh's combo's next movie Eddelu Manjunatha had lot of expectations which released in early 2009.
Original Release
02/11/2006
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jaggesh | Venkatesha / Chandra / Narada Muni / Upkathe Govindu/Venkatesh |
R.N. Sudarshan | Appayya |
Tabla Nani | Venugopala aka Packet / Venugopal |
Mandya Ramesh | Nagesha / Nagesh |
Vaijanath Biradar | Sidda alias Kosta / Siddha |
Shashidhar Bhat | Shashidhar Bhatru |
Sudheendra | Chintamani |
Asif Farooki | Basha |
Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Thooguyyale Swamy / Former matha head |
Pari | Sister Martha |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jaggesh | Venkatesha / Chandra / Narada Muni / Upkathe Govindu/Venkatesh |
R.N. Sudarshan | Appayya |
Tabla Nani | Venugopala aka Packet / Venugopal |
Mandya Ramesh | Nagesha / Nagesh |
Vaijanath Biradar | Sidda alias Kosta / Siddha |
Shashidhar Bhat | Shashidhar Bhatru |
Sudheendra | Chintamani |
Asif Farooki | Basha |
Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Thooguyyale Swamy / Former matha head |
Pari | Sister Martha |
M.N. Lakshmi Devi | Thengina Kaayi Shanthamma (Nagesh's mother) |
Sadanand | Manager of Mata |
Bhageerathi | Blind Predicter |
Pranava Murthy | Beggar |
Manasi | Daridra Lakshmi |
B.V. Ramesh | Tent Rajanna |
Thara | Chandra's lover |
Doddanna | Yama Dharmaraya |
Sadhu Kokila | Director |
Vanitha Vasu | Prostitute |
Producers
Name | Role |
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R. Srinivas | Producer |