Hello Yama

Hello...Yama
VCD cover
Directed by	A R Babu
Written by	Mohammed Ghouse (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Mohammed Ghouse
Story by	M S Ramesh
Produced by	D Raghu Balraj Anekal
Starring	Kashinath Doddanna Sadhu Kokila
Cinematography	Anaji Nagaraj
Edited by	K M Shankar
Music by	Sadhu Kokila
Production company	R And R Enterprises
Release date	27 July 1998 (1998-07-27)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Hello...Yama is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by A R Babu and starring Kashinath and Doddanna in the titular role and Sadhu Kokila, who also composed the music. The film was remade in Telugu under the same name in 1999. ^[1]

Cast

• Kashinath as Suri
• Doddanna as Yama
• Sadhu Kokila as Chitragupta
• Harish Roy
• Tennis Krishna
• Pramod Chakravarthy
• Rinky
• Monisha
• Lavanya
• Ramya
• Pushpa Swamy
• Bhavyashree Rai
• M. S. Umesh
• M D Kaushik
• Vaijanath Biradar
• Yamuna
• Prem (uncredited) ^[2]

Production

Film publicist K. G. Nagendra clapped the muhurat shot by chance. ^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sadhu Kokila. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Damal Dumil"	Sadhu Kokila, Sujatha Dutt	4:13
2.	"Dingu Dongu Disco Dance"	Rajesh Krishnan, Mangala, Suma, Kusuma	4:38
3.	"Ee Rambhe Andha"	Rajesh Krishnan, Mangala, Suma, Kusuma	4:55
4.	"Rambha Beda Jamba"	Rajesh Krishnan, Sadhu Kokila, Doddanna, Sujatha Dutt, Mangala	3:27
5.	"Sooji Maalige Mele"	Doddanna, Sadhu Kokila, Sujatha Dutt, Mangala	4:40
Total length:			21:53

Box office

The film was a success and inspired similar films such as Yamalokadalli Veerappan (1998). ^[5] After the film's success, Nagendra went on to clap for the muhurat shot of other films. ^[3] A sequel titled Yama in Bangkok was planned in 2011 with Namitha, Jaggesh reprising the role of Yama and Sadhu Kokila reprising his role as Chitragupta. ^[6]

References

1. "Hello Yama". Sify . Archived from the original on 8 January 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
2. Syed, Farhan (4 June 2020). "Shankar Nag to Kashinath: FIVE hit directors-turned-actors of Kannada film industry". The Times of India .
3. "A '˜lucky priest' is the ideal mantra for a hit film". Bangalore Mirror . 23 December 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
4. "Hello Yama (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music . 2014.
5. Srinivasa, Srikanth (20 December 1998). "Yamatokadalli Veerappan (Kannada)". Deccan Herald . Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
6. "Namitha bags lead role in 'Yama in Bangkok'". Bollywood Life . 26 September 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2024.