Ayana (film)

Ayana
Official poster
Directed by	Gangadhar Salimath
Starring	Deepak Subramanya Apoorva Soma
Cinematography	Varun D.K.
Edited by	Ravikumar M.
Music by	Shriyansh Shreeram Arjun Rajkumar
Production company	Dees Films
Release date	8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)
Country	India
Languages	English[1] Kannada

Ayana is a 2017 Kanglish film directed by Gangadhar Salimath.^[1] The film is set in Bengaluru and features newcomers.^[2][3][4]

Cast

• Deepak Subramanya as Aditya Adi
• Apoorva Soma^[5]
• Karthik
• Ramesh Bhat
• Sriharsha
• Goutham
• Vedashree
• Nagashree Moksha

Production

The cast and crew are debutantes who worked in a technology company.^[6][7]

Reception

Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India said that "What works for Ayana is that it is fresh and has certain scenes that are beautifully shot. The flipside to this is that the film comprises of mainly newcomers and some of the crucial scenes end up coming across as rehearsed and not too natural, which brings down the realistic treatment that the cinema aims to show".^[8] A. Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express opined that "The story is fresh, but unfortunately the film fails in its screenplay. The first half is dull even when there was scope for creative storytelling, but the second half adds more weight to the narrative".^[1]

Home media

The film is available on Netflix.^[9]

Accolades

Karnataka State Film Awards^[10]

• First Best Director

References

1. "Ayana review: The movie explores techie life, the Kanglish way". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
2. "Ayana is a slice-of-life film about an entrepreneur: Gangadhar Salimath - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
3. "Ayana takes a close look at the priorities in the life of a professional - Times of India". The Times of India.
4. "What made it easy for Gangadhar to work on Ayana? - Times of India". The Times of India.
5. "I see myself taking up roles that add value to the script: Apoorva Soma - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
6. R, Shilpa Sebastian (September 7, 2017). "From computers to large screens". The Hindu. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
7. "Working with a bunch of experts on Ayana has made me a much better filmmaker - Times of India". The Times of India.
8. "Ayana Review {2.5/5}: The fresh subject and some realistic depictions can make this a one-time watch for people, especially the IT crowd". The Times of India.
9. "Watch Ayana | Netflix". Netflix. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
10. "State Film Award 2017: Suddi bags Best Film award". Deccan Herald. October 25, 2018. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.