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Mata is a film of genre Drama directed by Guruprasad with Jaggesh

Mata (2006)

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Length 2h23
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating84% 4.2124454.2124454.2124454.2124454.212445

Mata (Kannada: ಮಠ) is a 2006 Kannada movie written and directed by debutant director Guruprasad. It has an ensemble cast starring Navarasa Nayaka Jaggesh, Vaijanath Biradar, Mandya Ramesh and others. The director himself has done 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. He has strictly opposed remakes of movies in Kannada and instead supports dubbing.

Synopsis

Movie starts with a taxi driver Venkatesha (Jaggesh) welcoming Sister Martha (played by Pari) to Bangalore. He needs to drive her to a matha in Thirthahalli and he starts narrating a story to make the journey interesting, interspersed with sub-stories.

Actors

Jaggesh

(Upkathe Govindu/Venkatesh)R. N. Sudarshan

(Appayya)Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar

(Former matha head)Tabla Nani

(Venugopal)Vijanath Biradar

(Siddha, an apprentice who is surprisingly calm around corpses as he was born in a cemetery)
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Nani
Guruprasad
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