Vanilla (film)

2018 Indian film

Vanilla

Release poster

Directed by| Jayatheertha
Produced by| Jairaj
Starring| Avinash J
Swathi Konde
Ravishankar Gowda
Music by| Bharath B. J.

Production
company

Akhila Productions

Release date

* 1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)

Country| India
Language| Kannada

Vanilla is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language mystery film[1] directed by Jayatheertha and starring newcomers Avinash J and Swathi Konde along with Ravishankar Gowda.[2][3]

## Cast

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* Avinash J as Avinash a.k.a. Avi
* Swathi Konde as Anagha a.k.a. Anu
* Ravishankar Gowda as Police inspector
* Paavana Gowda
* Rehman
* Girish

## Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Bharath B. J.[4]

Song  | Lyricist  | Singer(s)

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"Aavarisu Baa Mellane"  | Madan Bellisalu  | Vijay Prakash, Inchara Nagesh
"Eduredurali"  | Arjun Luis  | Eesha Suchi, Ashwin Sharma
"Onde Mathalli"  | Jayant Kaikini | Rajesh Krishnan
"Theme Of Vanilla"  | —  | Instrumental
"Eravalu Kodu"  | Jayanth Kumar T V  | Eesha Suchi, Ashwin Sharma

## Reception

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A critic from Deccan Herald gave the film a rating of four out of five stars and wrote that "Vanilla has gripping sequences, fine and believable twists".[5] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "If you are in the mood to play Sherlock, make a trip to the theatre to solve the Vanilla mystery".[6] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "The director deserves appreciation for experimenting with a new theme with a new approach".[7]

## References

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1. ^ N., Nischith (15 February 2018). "Jayathirtha has a new mystery". Bangalore Mirror.
2. ^ "'Beautiful Manasugalu' director Jayatheertha explores Capnophobia in next 'Vanilla'". The New Indian Express. 30 May 2018.
3. ^ Sharadhaa, A. (29 December 2016). "Vanilla, a mystery about global mafia". The New Indian Express.
4. ^ "VANILLA| AUDIO JUKEBOX| BHARATH B J| AVINASH| JAYATHIRTHA| S JAYARAMU| AKHILA COMBINES". YouTube.
5. ^ M. V., Vivek (1 June 2018). "Vanilla review: a well-made whoddunit with excellent plot twists". Deccan Herald.
6. ^ Christopher, Kavya (1 June 2018). "VANILLA MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India.
7. ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (1 June 2018). "'Vanilla' movie review: A slow and steady thriller". The Hindu.