''Akka Pakka'' is a 2013

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comedy film directed by UK Das. The film was produced by Lalitha Deep Arts. The film is loosely based on the 1989 American film ''

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'' and Kannada movie ''Baduku Jataka Bandi''.

Cast

Ravishankar Gowda Ravishankar Gowda (born 26 August 1973) is an Indian actor who works in the Kannada film industry. He is known mostly for his comic roles in television and films. He acted as Dr. Vittal Rao, in the sitcom ''Silli Lalli'' which aired on ETV Kann ...

as Harikrishna alias Hakka *

Tabla Nani Tabla Nani is an Indian theatre and film actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in the 2006 Kannada film '' Mata''. His 2009 film ''Eddelu Manjunatha'' was positively reviewed. Career A theatre a ...

as Bhuvan alias Bukka * Radhika Gandhi as Pooja * Jayasheela * Lata *

Honnavalli Krishna Honnavalli Krishna is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. His films include '' Ratha Sapthami'' (1986), '' Aasegobba Meesegobba'' (1990), '' Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' (1974), '' Janumada Jodi'' (1996). Career As of October 2017, Honna ...

* Santhosh Bandari as Kamath * Aravind

Soundtrack

Reception

Critical response

A critic from

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scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and says "With a poor script and weak narration, the director fails to impress in any part of the movie. While Ravishankaragowda and Tabla Nani give a comic relief, Jayasheela steals the show with her excellent performance. It’s better if very little is discussed about the movie". A critic from

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wrote "The role of the speech impaired person he did in Snehitaru, though as one among the five leading men is better career-wise than playing the hearing impaired role in films like Akka Pakka. A smaller role in an A grade film is always better than playing the lead in a B grader".

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