December 31 (film)

December 31 is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Manobala, in his only Kannada film.^[1] The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Urvashi, Jai Jagadish and Sulakshana.

December 31
Title card
Directed by	Manobala
Written by	H. V. Subba Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Manobala
Story by	Madhu
Produced by	P. Padmanabham
Starring	Vishnuvardhan Urvashi Jai Jagadish Sulakshana
Cinematography	B. R. Vijayalakshmi
Edited by	Goutham
Music by	Satyam
Production company	Makkal Thilakam Pictures
Release date	9 October 1986 (1986-10-09)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Vishnuvardhan
• Urvashi
• Jai Jagadish
• Sulakshana
• Pavithra
• Anuradha in Guest Appearance
• M. V. Vasudeva Rao
• Mysore Lokesh
• Lakshman
• Shashivardhan
• Ravichandra
• Madhu
• Chinni Prakash
• Lohithaswa
• V. R. Bhaskar
• Seetharam
• Dr. Rudresh
• Ashwath Narayan
• Meese Krishna
• Ranga
• Janardhan
• Sathyabhama
• Seema

Production

Chinni Jayanth, in an interview said this was his first Kannada film and he was reluctant to act as he did not know the language. He acted in the film due to insistence by the director Manobala who himself did not know Kannada. During acting, Chinni Jayanth used to deliver the first two lines and ending of his dialogue in Kannada and the rest in Tamil. The dubbing artist who dubbed for Chinni Jayanth had a tough time to sync the dialogue in Kannada.^[2] This was the only Kannada film directed by Manobala.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Satyam.^[4] The lyrics for the songs were written by R. N. Jayagopal.^[5]

Song	Singer(s)
"Mellage Helale Kiviyali Guttu"	S. Janaki
"Mana Nindayithu"	Raj Sitharam & S. Janaki
"Balige Baa"	Raj Sitharam & S. Janaki
"Naa Varavawu Beduve"	S. Janaki & P. Sushila