A (1998)
February 12, 1998Release Date

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Cast & Crew.

Upendra
Surya / Director / Writer

Chandini
Chandini

Kote Prabhakar

Michael Madhu

Archana

Vaijanath Biradar
Actor

B. Jagannath
Producer

B. G. Manjunath
Producer
Media.

Details.
Release DateFebruary 12, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 28m
Budget$510,000
Box Office$13,000,000
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A is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language romantic psychological thriller film written and directed by Upendra. It stars Upendra and Chandini Sasha, both making their acting debuts. The film revolves around a love story between a film director and an actress which is narrated through multiple flashbacks within flashbacks and reverse screenplay. It also explores dark truths like casting couch in the film industry. The soundtrack and background score were handled by Gurukiran in his debut film.
The opening sequence of the film where a misanthropic man who is exhilarated by the sense of power he receives by carrying a revolver while walking on the streets was reported to be based on Jean-Paul Sartre's short story Erostratus found in his 1939 collection of short stories The Wall.
A was released on 12 February 1998 and received praise for Upendra and Chandini's performances, soundtrack, cinematography, and reverse screenplay, which made the audience watch it multiple times to understand the story. The film collected more than ₹20 crores at the box office and gained a cult following. The film was dubbed into Telugu under the same title and was released in Andhra Pradesh. It was remade in Tamil as Adavadi. Upendra won the Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor (1998) and Gurukiran won the Udaya Film Award for Best Music Director (1998).
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