''Hello Daddy'' is a 1996 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

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film directed by

Naganna B. Naganna is an Indian film director and writer working in Kannada cinema. He is the son of producer and distributor R. Lakshman. After working as an associate director in the K. S. L. Swamy directorial ''Jimmy Gallu'' in 1982, Naganna debuted ...

and produced by Raju. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Sonakshi and

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. The film was widely popular for the songs composed by

Hamsalekha Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, d ...

upon release.

Plot

Prakash, a widower, is a government official responsible for confiscating lands acquired by criminals illegally. His son wants him to get his life on track and tries to find a suitor. The criminals want to take revenge on Prakash for ruining their plan, and for that they employ an evil sorcerer to cast a spell on him. The sorcerer ends up interchanging the souls of Prakash and his son resulting in Prakash behaving like his son and vice versa.

Cast

* Vishnuvardhan as Prakash * Sonakshi as Prakash's deceased wife *

as Surabhi *

Vaishali Kasaravalli Vaishali Kasaravalli (12 April 1952 – 27 September 2010) was a noted Kannada actress, television serial director, and costume designer. Early life She was born on 12 April 1952 in Gulbarga to theatre enthusiast parents Dr. Chitagopi and ...

as Surabhi's grandmother * Vimala * Sudheer *

Lohithaswa Lohithaswa T. S. (5 August 1942 – 8 November 2022) was an Indian Kannada film actor and playwright and an English professor. He acted in more than five hundred Kannada movies, stage plays, and television serials. He was popularly known for ...

* Master Nithin as Arun * Sanjana * Mandeep Roy * Biradar * Arjun as Jijo

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by

. The audio was released by

Anand Audio Anand Audio is an Indian music record label company in Karnataka. It is primarily known for publishing and marketing Sandalwood cinema sound tracks. History Anand Audio was founded on 25 March 1999 by late Mohan Chabria. List of artists *Anurad ...

company.https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/hello-daddy/3cUq1EEgHhw_

References

External links

* 1990s fantasy comedy films 1990s Kannada-language films 1990s Indian films 1996 comedy films 1996 films Films directed by Naganna Films scored by Hamsalekha Indian fantasy comedy films {{fantasy-film-stub