Hubballi (film)

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Hubballi
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Directed by Om Prakash Rao
Produced byOm Prakash Rao
Shankar Gowda
Starring
CinematographyK. M. Vishnuvardhan
Edited byR. Janardhan
Music byA. R. Hemanth
Release date
  • 10 November 2006 (2006-11-10)
Running time
169 min
Country India
LanguageKannada

Hubballi (sometimes Hubli) is a 2006 Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Om Prakash Rao starring Sudeep and Rakshita. Released on 10 November 2006, it features a background score and soundtrack composed by A. R. Hemanth and lyrics by Da Ra Bendre, K. Kalyan and Padma Hemanth. Sai Entertainment dubbed the film into Hindi as Vardee Tujhe Salaam in 2008. The film was a box office success. [1]

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Plot

Major Chandrakanth (Ananthavelu) found a man lying by the road when jogging and admitted him to the hospital. It is Sudeep. Sudeep recovers from his injuries. He starts to find about himself with the help of Major's daughter Priya (Rakshitha). A stranger noticed him and shouted, "Are you still alive?" Sudeep chased him to find out, but escapes to Basappa Ullagaddi (Swasthik Shankar) and tells him about it.

Police arrest Sudeep and Priya to question them. A police officer comes to the station and notices him, surprisingly salutes him. Sudeep is Ajay Kumar Sarnayak. Ajay Kumar regains his memory.

Ajay Kumar Sarnayak, an honest ACP, fights crime. He arrests Basappa Ullagaddi and his companions for smuggling and extortion. Ajay's sister marries Ullagaddi's son. One day they poisoned him and killed his sister. He is saved by Major Chandrakant.

Ajay, regaining his memory, returns to his home and, acting as forgotten, plots revenge on Basappa Ullagaddi. On his mother's request, he takes his sister's baby. Ajay plots a kidnapping drama and kills Basappa Ullagaddi and his all companions.

Cast

Production

Hubballi marks the third collaboration of Sudeep with Om Prakash Rao after Huchcha and Paartha. This film's opening scene where Sudeep acting as a completely Memory loss man, is loosely adapted from Tamil movie Ghajini (2005). The half climax in which Sudeepa kills his brother in law was taken from Tamil movie Vallarasu (2000). Actor Darshan clapboard for a scene.

Soundtrack

Hubballi
Soundtrack album by
A. R. Hemanth
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Kannada
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Innu Yaka Baralillava"  Shamitha Malnad, Adarsh Aditya 
2."Saaniya O Saaniya" Nanditha, Badri Prasad 
3."Pallaki Myala"  Rajesh Krishnan, Spipriya 
4."Salamya Smile"  Chaitra H. G.  
5."Ninna Manssigendu" K. Kalyan Nanditha, Kunal Ganjawala  
6."Kannada Nadina"  Shankar Mahadevan  

Reception

One critic wrote that "'Hubballi' has elements of Hollywood hit 'The Bourne Identity'". [2] [3] [4] RG Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "Hubballi is enjoyable only for Sudeep's performance and Rakshitha's comedy timing, but it requires a lot of patience to sit through the lengthy stunts and melodrama in the second half." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Vijayasarathy, R.G. (26 December 2006). December 2006 "Top Kannada Heroes: Sudeep". The Year That Was: 2006. Rediff. Retrieved 16 June 2022. But it was Hubballi, produced and directed by Om Prakash Rao which reinforced Sudeep's standing in the industry. He is certainly the star and actor of the year who has also proved his mettle as a director. [formatting original]{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ↑ "Hubballi Kannada Movie review-stills".
  3. ↑ "Hubballi review. Hubballi Kannada movie review, story, rating".
  4. ↑ "Hubli Review | Hubli Kannada Movie Review by RGV". 12 November 2006.
  5. ↑ "Hubbali is an anticlimax". Rediff.com . Retrieved 10 November 2006.


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