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Directed by | N. S. Shankar |
Screenplay by | N. S. Shankar |
Based on | Poochakkoru Mookkuthi by Priyadarshan |
Produced by | K V Vijaykumar M Govindraj Sadhana Shankar |
Cinematography | S. Krishna |
Edited by | Guna |
Music by | R. P. Patnaik |
Production company | Lakshmi Vinayaka Entertainments |
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Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Jootata is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by N. S. Shankar. A remake of the 1984 Malayalam film Poochakkoru Mookkuthi , [1] the film stars Dhyan, Richa Pallod and Akash (in his Kannada debut).
The film was completed by December of 2004. [2]
The soundtrack of the film was composed by R. P. Patnaik. [3]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Yenaitho" | K. Kalyan | Srinivas, Nanditha | 5:18 |
2. | "Jootata" | Kaviraj | Master Kishan | 3:31 |
3. | "O Sona" | Kaviraj | Rajesh, R. P. Patnaik | 4:31 |
4. | "Maachu Bella" | Anand | Swarnalatha | 3:48 |
5. | "Baare Baare Nanna" | Kaviraj | L. N. Shastri | 4:32 |
Total length: | 21:40 |
R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS praised it for remaining faithful to the Malayalam version but criticized the performance of the lead actors and said it pales in comparison to the superlative performances of the character artists. [4] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Jootaata is still enjoyable despite several minus factors, mainly because of a good plot and competent performances from character artistes". [5] A critic from Viggy wrote that "On the whole, Jootata disappoints if you have high hopes on N. S. Shankar's movie". [6]
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