''Kodanda Rama'' is a 2002 Indian
Kannada language
Kannada () is a Dravidian languages, 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, an ...
romantic comedy
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film directed, scripted and composed by
V. Ravichandran. Besides Ravichandran, the film stars
Shiva Rajkumar
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,
Sakshi Shivanand
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,
Asha Saini and
Mohan Shankar. The film was a remake of
Malayalam
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film ''
Thenkasipattanam'' (2000) directed by
Rafi Mecartin
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. However, the Kannada version did not match the success of the original.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music was composed and lyrics written by V. Ravichandran. A total of 5 tracks have been composed for the film and the audio rights brought by Jhankar Music.
Reception
The reviewer for ''
Screen'' called the film a "rib-tickling comedy besides being an action feast" and that it "consists of a rare subject that is refreshing and fits the prominent stars." Before concluding that it was a "movie worth watching", the reviewer wrote, "While Ravichandran deserves full credit for making this a wholesome entertainer, it is Shivrajkumar who steals the show with wonderful emotional performance. The team of Mohan, Sadhu Kokila, Mandip Rai and Mandya Ramesh sends the audience in peels of laughter in the theatre."
References
External links
2002 Year Round Up
2002 films
2002 action comedy films
2000s Kannada-language films
Indian action comedy films
Films scored by V. Ravichandran
Kannada remakes of Malayalam films
2002 romantic comedy films
Indian romantic comedy films
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