| Hats Off India | |
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 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | R Raghunath |
| Written by | R Raghunath |
| Produced by | G. Nandakumar |
| Starring | Ganesh Ashitha |
| Cinematography | Sundarnath Suvarna |
| Edited by | T Shashikumar |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
Production company | Vishwapriya Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Hats Off India is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R Raghunath and starring Ganesh and Ashitha with B. C. Patil and Sadhu Shetty in supporting roles.
As Bharathanatyam dancers, Ganesh and Ashita go to America to spread Indian culture. Upon returning from a performance, Ganesh and Ashita are dragged on the roads in an Indian locality and an American senator's son tries to rape Ashita in pitch darkness. An angered Ganesh uses the senator's son's pistol and shoots him. He runs away with Ashita to India.
Unfazed by their escape, the senator contacts the dons Sadhu Shetty and Dawood in India to get Ganesh dead or alive. Sadhu Shetty succeeds in his effort but Ganesh and Ashita change his mind and he lets them go. Taking advantage of this Dawood follows the pair but he gets killed at a port, and Ashita loses her two legs in the encounter. B. C. Patil, a cop, tries to solve Ganesh and Ashitha. On the advice of US court he takes Ganesh to US. From a clue the judge knows about the real happenings that lead to senator's son's murder. B. C. Patil changes the Indian mentality to help out Ganesh, who is an alleged criminal. The unity among the Indians causes the judge to pass a judgement in favour of Ganesh. In the court battle the Judge, the Senator and other US citizens salute by saying Hats off India. [1]
Ramnath, who worked as an assistant director to Upendra in A (1998), makes his directorial debut through film. [2] The film is jointly produced by G. Nandakumar, the producer of America! America!! (1997) who won the Kannada Rajyotsava Award in 1998, with B Jagannath under the banner of Vishwapriya Films. [1] [2] The film got embroiled in controversy due to having an English title. Part of the film was shot in Mangalore in December 1998. [2] G. Ramkumar reused some shots from America! America!! (1997), much to the dissent of Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. [1]
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| Released | 2000 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 25:58 | ||||
| Language | Kannada | ||||
| Label | Akash Audio | ||||
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The music is composed by Hamsalekha. [3] The titular song was originally 12 minutes long. [2]
All lyrics are written by Hamsalekha
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hats Off India" | Ramesh Chandra | 5:25 |
| 2. | "Kannada Chithrava Nodranna" | Rajesh Krishnan | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Naadir Dinna" | Rajesh Krishnan, Latha Hamsalekha | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Odu Odu Odu" | G. V. Atri | 5:04 |
| 5. | "You Read Love" | Rajesh Krishnan | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 25:58 | ||
A critic from indiainfo.com wrote that "On the whole Hats off to late director Raghunath for his dexterity and producer Nandakumar for his taste and Dil (transl. guys) to make bold films". [1]
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