Koti Chennaya

Koti Chennaya is a 2007 historical Tulu language film based on the lives of Koti and Chennayya, the twin cultural folk heroes of Tulu Nadu. The film, which combines history, folklore and social stratum of yesteryear Tulu Nadu, is directed by Anand P Raju, with R Dhanaraj serving as producer under the banner of Prarthana Creations. The film stars Balakrishna Shetty, Shekar Kotian, Vinaya Prasad and Neethu.^[1][2][3]

Koti Chennaya
Directed by	Anand P Raju
Screenplay by	Anand P Raju Dr Vaman Nandavar Sudhakar Bannanje
Story by	R Dhanaraj
Based on	Koti and Chennayya
Produced by	R Dhanaraj
Starring	Balakrishna Shetty Shekar Kotian Vinaya Prasad Neethu
Music by	V. Manohar
Production company	Prarthana Creations
Release date	2007 (2007) (India)
Country	India
Language	Tulu

The film has won the Indian National Award for Best Feature Film in Tulu at the 54th National Film Awards, and Neethu won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007.^[4]

Cast

• Balakrishna Shetty as Koti
• Shekar Kotian as Chennaiah
• Vinaya Prasad as Kinnidaru
• Neethu as Deyi Baidithi
• Naveen D. Padil
• K P Jagadish Adhikari
• Prakash Padubidri
• Chethan Rai