''Jodi'' () is a 2001 Indian

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-language

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film directed by

Kishore Sarja Kishore Sarja (died 27 June 2009) was an Indian film director who worked in Kannada-language films. Career Kishore Sarja started his career as an assistant director before making his directorial debut with '' Alimayya'' (1993) starring his b ...

, starring

Shiva Rajkumar Dr.Shiva Rajkumar (born Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy; 12 July 1962) is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Ka ...

Jaggesh Eshwar Gowda (born 17 March 1963), known professionally as Jaggesh, is an Indian politician, film actor, director and producer, who mainly works in Kannada cinema. Known for his roles in comedy films, he is popular by the moniker Navarasa Naya ...

and Poonam Singar with

Mukhyamantri Chandru Honnasandra Narasimhaiah Chandrashekar (born 28 August 1953), known popularly as Mukhyamantri Chandru, is an Indian actor and politician. As an actor, he is known for his work in Kannada theatre and cinema. The sobriquet ''Mukhyamantri'' (Chie ...

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and

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach, (born 24 March 1966) known by his Stage name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian comedian, musician, actor, film director, producer, occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a com ...

portraying supporting roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar. It was released on 7 December 2001. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film '' Darling Darling'' (2000) and was a box office failure.

Plot

Cast

Production

When

Rockline Venkatesh Thirupathi Narasimhalunaidu Venkatesh (born 24 March 1963), better known by his stage name Rockline Venkatesh, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works in Kannada cinema, Kannada, Tamil and Bollywood, Hindi cinemas. He is the fo ...

decided to remake Malayalam film '' Darling Darling'' in Kannada, he originally chose

Dinesh Babu Dinesh Baboo (also known as Dinesh Babu) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, actor and screenwriter who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 40 films, filmed more than 20 fil ...

to direct the film. Babu who initially agreed to direct later pulled out from the venture after he got an offer from

Usha Kiran Movies Usha Kiran Movies is an Indian film production company founded by Ramoji Rao in 1983. It is a part of Ramoji Group. This film production house has produced over 80 films with the majority of them in Telugu, along with some in Kannada, Hindi a ...

. This led Venkatesh to file a complaint against Babu at Kannada Producers Association which initially banned him but was later revoked after Babu agreed to pay penalty. He was replaced by

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' described ''Jodi'' as an "amazing love triangle". ''Sify'' wrote "Director Kishore Sarja keeps us guessing till the end, as to who gets the girl! He can be applauded for crafting the film well .On the whole the film is an entertainer".

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*{{IMDb title, 14728422 2001 films Indian romantic comedy films Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar Kannada remakes of Malayalam films 2000s Kannada-language films Rockline Entertainments films