''Ganda Hendathi'' () is a 2006 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

-language

erotic thriller The erotic thriller is a film subgenre defined as a thriller with a thematic basis in illicit romance or sexual fantasy. Though exact definitions of the erotic thriller can vary, it is generally agreed "bodily danger and pleasure must remain i ...

film, directed by

Ravi Srivatsa Ravi Srivatsa is an Indian director and writer who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for directing ''Deadly Soma'' (2005). Career Ravi Srivatsa worked as a dialogue writer and associate director in many films during the second half ...

and produced by Shailendra Babu. The film stars newcomers Vishal Hegde,

Sanjjana Archana Manohar Galrani, known mononymously and professionally credited as Sanjjana, is an Indian actress who made her film debut in the 2005 Telugu film ''Soggadu''. She is known for her role in the Kannada film '' Ganda Hendathi'' (2006). ...

and

Thilak Shekar Tilak Shekar (born March 1982), mononymous person, mononymously known as Tilak, is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Kannada cinema, Kannada-language films. He is a model-turned-actor and is known for his negative roles in Kannada movies. H ...

The film is a remake of Hindi hit film ''

Murder Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse committed with the necessary Intention (criminal law), intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisd ...

'' (2004), starring

Emraan Hashmi Syed Emraan Anwar Hashmi (; born 24 March 1979) is an Indian film actor, who appears in Hindi films. Initially known for performing bold scenes, Hashmi has since portrayed strong roles in films. One of the most unconventional actors of India, H ...

Ashmit Patel Ashmit Patel (born 13 January 1978) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Brother of the actress Ameesha Patel, he began his career as an assistant director and later progressed to leading roles in Bollywood productions. He was the seco ...

and

Mallika Sherawat Reema Lamba (born 24 October 1976), better known as Mallika Sherawat, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi language films. Known for her bold onscreen portrayal in films like '' Khwahish'' (2003) and ''Murder'' (2004), Sheraw ...

. The film created huge controversies upon release for its excessive erotic scenes and content. The score and soundtrack was composed by

Gurukiran Gurukiran Shetty, known mononymously as Gurukiran, is an Indian music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie '' A'', directed and acted by Upendra. His music for his next m ...

for the lyrics of V. Manohar and Hrudaya Shiva.

Cast

*Vishal Hegde as Susheel *

as Sanjana *

Tilak Shekar Tilak Shekar (born March 1982), mononymously known as Tilak, is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Kannada-language films. He is a model-turned-actor and is known for his negative roles in Kannada movies. He was one of the 13 housemates in t ...

as Sachin * Ravi Belagere * Manju Bhashini *Praveen *

Rachana Maurya Rachana Maurya is an Indian actress, model and dancer who has appeared in music videos and performed item numbers in various Indian films. She is probably best known for her performances in '' Dus'', ''Souryam'' and '' Yavarum Nalam''. Filmo ...

item number In Indian cinema, an item number or special song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films ( Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu c ...

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

with most of the songs (except "Don't Let Me") directly copied from the original compositions by

Anu Malik Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film ...

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews, being described as 'bold' by one reviewer but as 'rash and ridiculous' by another.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ganda Hendathi 2000s Kannada-language films 2000s Indian films Kannada remakes of Hindi films Indian erotic thriller films Films scored by Gurukiran Indian remakes of American films