Kudla CAfe - 2016

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Written & Directed by: SS Menen

Produced by: Ranjan Shetty & SS Menen

YMP's most ambitious film. Kudla Cafe is a sports film about friends who reunite in their late 40's to play the intensive Indian sport of Kabbadi. Kudla Cafe was a success in theatres and ran for over 50 days, collecting over 70 lakhs in theatres. Kudla Cafe swept the awards that year, winning 6 awards, including Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Editing and the prestigious Karnataka State Award for Best Supporting Actor, the first time ever a Tulu film won this prestigious accolade.

However, the real love for the film came later, after its release on Youtube, attaining cult status and being widely regarded as one of the best Tulu films. Today it is safe to say that Kudla Cafe stands apart and proud in vast and varied Tulu Industry with love pouring in for it till day almost a decade later.