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-language action drama film, written and directed by

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and produced by Bharati Devi. It stars

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and

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The musical score is by Hamsalekha. The film is a remake of the

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, '' Sommokadidi Sokokadidi''.

Plot

The film depicts identical twins, a city-bred doctor and a villager, who swap identities for personal gain. Chaos ensues. Krishna, a village simpleton, visits the city. One day, he comes across his lookalike: Dr. Shivram. Krishna starts plotting to take Dr. Shivram's place. But he soon realizes that Dr. Shivram has his own problems. Shivram discovers that he has a lookalike and visits Krishna's home. When he arrives, he learns that he and Krishna were identical twins separated at birth. Thugs kidnap Shivram for money, but Krishna and his family manage to defeat them. By the end of the film, the brothers are reunited.

Cast

as Krishna / Dr Shivram (Double Role) *

* C. R. Simha * Tara * B. V. Radha *

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* Vani shree * Kunigal Nagabhushan * Mysore Ramanand * Mandeep Rai * Mandya Ramesh * M. S. Karanth * Vaasu Dev * Anil Kumar * Bharath Kumar * Pushpa Swamy * Mandya Ramesh * Charulatha as Special Appearance in the Song

Soundtrack

All the songs were composed and written by Hamsalekha.

References

External links

* 1998 films 1990s Kannada-language films 1990s Indian films 1998 action drama films Films scored by Hamsalekha Indian action drama films Kannada remakes of Telugu films Films directed by Sai Prakash 1998 drama films {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub