Lankesha

Lankesha
Directed by	B. C. Patil
Written by	B. C. Patil (dialogue)
Screenplay by	B. C. Patil
Story by	B. A. Madhu
Produced by	Vanaja B Patil Channabasavanagowda Patil
Starring	B. C. Patil Bhavana Sheetal Bedi
Cinematography	Ashok Kashyap
Edited by	Shashikumar
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production company	Srushti Films
Release date	23 January 2001 (2001-01-23)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Lankesha is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by B. C. Patil and starring himself, Bhavana and Sheetal Bedi. The film was released to mixed reviews.

Cast

• B. C. Patil as Lankesha
• Bhavana
• Sheetal Bedi as Janaki
• Shobaraj
• Rami Reddy
• Shivaram
• Avinash
• Rathnakar
• Srikanta
• Shashi Kumar
• Baby Srushti
• Shailaja Joshi

Production

Bhavana shot for this film alongside Ellara Mane Dosenu (2001), Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu (2001), and Rashtrageethe (2001). She plays a sacrificial character. Mumbai based-Sheetal Bedi made her Kannada debut through this film.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Hamsalekha.

• "Title Song"
• "Ranne Oh Ranne"
• Mere Samane Wale"

Reception

A critic from Chitraloka.com called the film liked by everyone including Ravana and Rama. A critic from indiainfo.com rated the film two out of five and wrote that "Just when we feel a little too tired with all the violence in the film, sentiments breeze in excess. There are only two emotions one can feel for this film, you can either like it or hate it".

External links

• Lankesha at IMDb
• Lankesha at Rotten Tomatoes