''Hudugaata'' ( ) is a 2007 Indian

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-language film. It features

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and

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in the lead roles. It is based on the 1934 American film ''

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''.

Plot

Priya Rao is the daughter of a Bangalore-based business tycoon, S. K. Ananth Rao. She is head-over-heels in love with

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Rahul, but Ananth Rao strongly disapproves of their courtship. One night, Priya escapes from her home and hops onto a bus to Kanyakumari to be with Rahul. Meanwhile, Ananth Rao, realizing his daughter has run away, dispatches

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s to locate her. Aboard the bus, Priya meets Balu Mahendar aka Balu, a loud-mouthed journalist who has just secured a job as a sports reporter. He heads to Kanyakumari to interview Rahul and offers to help Priya in exchange for an exclusive story on her. Priya is forced to agree to his demands, as he threatens to let her father know of her whereabouts should she not comply. After both of them happen to miss the bus, Balu and Priya go through various adventures together and find themselves falling in love with one another. Balu falls for Priya, but knows that financially he is in no shape to do so. Priya also falls for Balu and decides to go with him, but a misunderstanding leads her to believe that Balu was just looking for a story and not her love. She quits on Balu, returns home and agrees to marry Rahul. However, Ananth Rao learns about Balu when he comes to him to take back the money, spent by Balu on Priya on his way to Kanyakumari. He realizes how Balu has taken care of Priya during the trip. Priya misunderstands Balu and believes that he might have arrived for the reward announced by Ananth Rao. Ananth Rao tells Priya that Balu is the right man for her and that he has not arrived for the reward. On the wedding day she realizes that Balu really loves her and then runs away from the marriage hall to Balu with Ananth Rao's support.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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, marking his Kannada debut. The song "Mandakiniye" was the same composition as "Lajjavathiye" from the Malayalam film ''

4 the People ''4 the People'' is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante thriller film directed by Jayaraj and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram from a story by Jayaraj. The film stars Arun Cherukavil, Bharath (in his Malayalam debut), Arjun Bose, and Padma ...

''. The song "Stylo Stylo" was the same composition as "Bomma Bomma" from the Malayalam film '' Shambhu''. After the success of this film, Gift went on to do more Kannada films.

Reception

A critic from '' Rediff.com'' wrote that "If you want to see the film for Ganesh, then you will not be disappointed. But if you have seen the original, the film is sure to disappoint you". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "The redeeming features of this film are less characters, excellent cinematography and editing. On the downside there are few unwanted scenes which come as speed breakers".

References

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* 2007 films Indian remakes of American films 2000s Kannada-language films 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s Indian films Indian road movies Indian romantic drama films Indian romantic comedy films Indian screwball comedy films Films about buses Comedy of remarriage films Films about interclass romance Films about journalists Films about runaways Films set in country houses Films about hitchhiking Films set in Bengaluru Films based on American short stories Films based on works by Samuel Hopkins Adams Films based on adaptations Films shot in Bengaluru {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub