Puttakkana Highway

Puttakkana Highway
Theatrical poster
Directed by	B. Suresha
Produced by	Prakash Raj Shylaja Nag
Written by	Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
Starring	Shruti Prakash Raj
Music by	Hamsalekha
Cinematography	H. M. Ramachandra
Edited by	Jo Ni Harsha
Production company	Duet Movies
Release dates	20 May 2011
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Puttakkana Highway (Kannada: ಪುಟ್ಟಕ್ಕನ ಹೈವೇ) is a 2011 Indian Kannada film in the drama genre starring Shruti and Prakash Raj in the lead roles. The film is directed by B. Suresha. Prakash Raj and Shylaja Nag jointly produced this venture under Duet Movies and Media House banner. Hamsalekha composed the music and H. M. Ramachandra was the cameraman. The story is based on the novel by acclaimed writer Nagathihalli Chandrashekar.^[1]

Plot

The story exploits the darker and brighter sides of the land acquisition scam. Puttakkana Highway is set in a remote village where people make their living through farming.

Cast

• Prakash Raj as Shani Krishna
• Shruti as Puttakka
• Achyuth Kumar
• Mandya Ramesh
• Srinivas Prabhu
• Veena Sundar
• Sathish Ninasam

Awards

• The movie won the National Award for Best Regional Film for the year 2010-2011.^[2]
• Puttakkana Highway won an award in 4th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2011.^[3]

References

1. "Puttakkana Highway movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
2. "National Film Award for Prakash Raj - Puttakkana Highway | Cine Vedika | Telugu |Film News | Daily Serials | TV Shows | Movies| Music". Cine Vedika. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
3. "'Lucky' wins the Golden Bherunda award at BIFF - IBN South - IBN Bangalore - ibnlive". Ibnlive.in.com. 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2012-08-06.