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{{short description|Indian Kannada-language family drama film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = April Na Himabindu
| image = April Na Himabindu.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = 
| director = Shiv - Jagan
| writer = Shiv - Jagan
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| producer = M Jagadeesh
| starring = [[H. G. Dattatreya]]<br />K. S. Shridar <br />Baabu Hirannaiah
| narrator =
| cinematography = Manjunath B. Nayak
| editing = Loki - Suri
| music = [[Bharath B. J.]]
| studio = Shiv Jagan Associates
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|10|6}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''April Na Himabindu''''' ({{Translation|Snowflake in April}}) is a 2017 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[family drama]] film directed by the director duo Shiv-Jagan and starring [[H. G. Dattatreya]], K. S. Shridar and Baabu Hirannaiah.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[H. G. Dattatreya]] as Srikanta
*K. S. Shridar as Vishwanath
*Baabu Hirannaiah as Dr. Harish
*T. V. Gurumurthy as Venkoba
*Sachin Thimmaiah as Kitty
*Spandana Prasad as Rekha
*Baby Eeksha as Eeksha
*Chidanand V. as Lucky
*Pushpaswamy as Lucky's mother
*Shantala (Shwetha Srinivas) as Sahana
*Baby Milana as Lucky's daughter
*Ganesh Muthanna as Deepu
*Chandana Raghavendra as Varsha
*H. G. Somashekar Rao as Markandaiah
*Vijayalakshmi as Savithri
}}

==Production==
Pals for over a decade, a common interest in theatre and arts drove the director duo Shiv-Jagan to make a film about living each moment to the fullest, which, in most cases, people tend to forget, as they chase their dreams and aspire for material pleasures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/enjoying-every-moment-that-life-offers-is-the-crux-of-april-na-himabindu/articleshow/60924693.cms|title=Enjoying every moment that life offers is the crux of April Na Himabindu|work=The Times of India |date=4 October 2017|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref> The film was announced as an anthology of multiple stories that occur in the lives of people across different generations. As such, it takes a look at their lives, how different they are and how each deals with various circumstance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/a-realistic-film-about-generation-gap-and-living-life-to-the-fullest/articleshow/60942945.cms|title=A realistic film about generation gap and living life to the fullest|work=The Times of India |date=6 October 2017|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref> The title of the movie was suggested by Dattatreya. Dattatreya - a bachelor in real life, played a married man on-screen whereas Baabu Hirannaiah - a family man in real life played a bachelor in the movie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prajavani.net/entertainment/cinema/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A7%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%B3-%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%A5%E0%B2%A8-%E0%B2%8F%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A8-%E0%B2%B9%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%81-524179.html|title=ಸಂಬಂಧಗಳ ಕಥನ 'ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್‌ನ ಹಿಮಬಿಂದು'|first=ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ|last=ವಾರ್ತೆ|website=Prajavani}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
[[Bharath B. J.]] has composed the songs for the movie. The title track was written by [[Yograj Bhat]].<ref name="VK"/> "Avalinda Naavella" is about the importance of the women in our life and was written by [[V. Nagendra Prasad]].<ref name="U">{{Cite web|author1=Udayavani |url=https://udayavani.com/supplements/suchitra/the-snowfall-in-april-is-in-october|title=ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್‌ನ ಹಿಮಬಿಂದು ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ |work=Udayavani }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bx0QcYUg48|title=ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್'ನ ಹಿಮಬಿಂದು | April Na Himabindu Kannada Full Movie | | Jagadeesh Muniswamy | Dattanna|date=18 April 2025|via=YouTube}}</ref> The song "Ishtu Kaala Ottigiddu" originally composed by [[C. Ashwath]], written by [[H. S. Venkateshamurthy]] and sung by [[Puttur Narasimha Nayak]] has been reused in this movie.<ref name="VK">{{Cite web|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/gossip/actor-dattanna/articleshow/60000109.cms|title=ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್‌ನ ಹಿಮಬಿಂದು ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ದತ್ತಣ್ಣ ಹೀರೋ|website=Vijay Karnataka}}</ref>
*"April Na Himabindu" - [[Raghu Dixit]]<ref name="VK"/>
*"Avalinda Naavella" - [[Vijay Prakash]]<ref name="U"/>
*"Ishtu Kaala Ottigiddu" - [[Sangeetha Katti|Sangeetha Katti Kulkarni]], Bharath B. J.<ref name="VK"/>

==Reception==
A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 2.5/5 stars and criticized the movie for its writing and said "What could have been a lovely tale mixing the lives of an older trio of friends with a younger one ends up being confused and rushed. While the concept and idea is nice, the fact that they want to narrate too many tales and tackle too many problems in very little screen time makes it a messy potpourri."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/april-na-himabindu/movie-review/60971342.cms|title=April'Na Himabindu Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of April'Na Himabindu|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Sunayana|last=Suresh|date=2 April 2018|accessdate=29 March 2026}}</ref> The movie however was praised by a critic of ''[[Vijaya Karnataka]]'' who gave the film the same rating for blending the mindset of 2 generations - portraying the real-life struggles of just married younger generation and the way the elder generation looks back at life and accept the mistakes they did when they were young.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com/entertainment/review/kannada-movie-april-na-himabindu-review/moviereview/60980388.cms|title=ಇಲ್ಲದುದರ ಕಡೆ ಹಿಮಬಿಂದುವಿನ ತುಡಿತ: ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್‌ನ ಹಿಮಬಿಂದು|website=Vijay Karnataka}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|13150862}}

[[Category:2017 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Indian family films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2017 Indian films]]

April Na Himabindu - Revision history

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