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]
| Hubballi | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Om Prakash Rao |
| Produced by | Om Prakash Rao Shankar Gowda |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | K. M. Vishnuvardhan |
| Edited by | R. Janardhan |
| Music by | A. R. Hemanth |
Release date |
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Running time | 169 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
editMajor 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
edit- Sudeep as ACP Ajay Kumar Sarnayak, Assistant Commissioner of Police
- Rakshita as Priya
- Ananthavelu as Major Chandrakanth (Priya's father)
- Srinivas Prabhu as Dr. Ramakrishna
- Swasthik Shankar as Basappa Ullagadi Bhatt
- Sadhu Kokila as Anna, a local rowdy
- Bullet Prakash as Anna's henchman
- Thimme Gowda
- Chetan as Basappa Ullagadi's son
- Dharma as Raghu, Basappa Ullagadi's son & Ajay Kumar's brother in law
- Shankar Gowda as Basappa Ullagadi's Elder son
- Chithra Shenoy as Ajay Kumar's mother
- Tennis Krishna
- Vijaya Sarathi
- Mandeep Roy as Police constable
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Tharakesh Patel as Susheel, Ajay Kumar's subordinate
- Shobhraj as Kotari, weapon dealer
- Dharanendrayya
- Lohithaswa as DGP of Police
- Lakshman Rao as IG
- Badri Narayan
- Killer Venkatesh as Ullagadi's brother
- G. K. Govinda Rao
- Shankar Bhat
- Mallesh Gowda
- Rajashekhar Kotian
- Amarnath Aaradhya
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
- Shailaja Joshi
- Megha Bhagavatar
- Padmini
- Hubli Manjula
- Sangeetha Shetty
Production
editHubballi marks the third collaboration of Sudeep with Om Prakash Rao after Huchcha and Partha. This film's opening scene where Sudeep acting as a completely memory loss man, is loosely adapted from Tamil movie Ghajini (2005). Most of the scenes were borrowed from Tamil movie Vallarasu (2000) including the half climax in which Sudeepa kills his brother-in-law. Actor Darshan did the clap for a scene.
Soundtrack
editSoundtrack was composed by A. R. Hemanth
| Hubballi | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by A. R. Hemanth | |
| Released | 10 September 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 32:56 |
| Language | Kannada |
| Label | Anand Audio |
| Producer | A.R Hemanth |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(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
editWebIndia123 wrote "After the first half, when out for a coke or a smoke, you may expect a better treat in the second half. But unfortunately the rest of the film is filled with fisticuffs and so-called 'emotional' sequences that leave you entirely unmoved".[2] Indiaglitz wrote "This is nothing but an action fare for Sudeep fans".[3] Now Running wrote ""Hubli" ends up as an ordinary above average fair only because of some weak narration in the second half. The film may look good even if some portions are trimmed in the second half".[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]
References
edit- ^ 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) - ^ "Hubballi Kannada Movie review-stills".
- ^ "Hubballi review. Hubballi Kannada movie review, story, rating". Indiaglitz.
- ^ "Hubli Review | Hubli Kannada Movie Review by RGV". 12 November 2006.
- ^ "Hubbali is an anticlimax". Rediff.com. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
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