''Naanu Naane'' () is a 2002 Indian

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-language film directed by D. Rajendra Babu starring

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and

Sakshi Shivanand Sakshi Shivanand is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films. Her most notable work is '' Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai'' which was directed by Anubhav Sinha and co-starred Priyanshu Chatter ...

with

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and

Pavitra Lokesh Pavitra Lokesh is an Indian film and television actress. She appears primarily in Kannada and Telugu films playing supporting roles. The daughter of stage and film actor Mysore Lokesh, she made her film debut at the age of 16 and has since ap ...

in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Hindi film ''

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''.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in

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while three songs were picturised in

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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and released by Magnasound Records. The songs "Pardesi Jaana Nahi" and "Aaye Ho Meri" from the original Hindi film have been retained here.

Reception

Srikanth of ''

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'' wrote that "This is Sakshi Shivanand’s film all the way. She has once again proved that given the right opportunities she can certainly perform apart from being a pretty face. The same cannot be said about Upendra who has gone in for a change of image through this film Gimmicks do not work always going by what happened to all his releases this year — ''H2O'', ''Superstar'' and ''Naagarahaavu'' — all disasters. He needs to take up acting lessons seriously if he wants to remain an actor".

References

External links

* 2002 films 2000s Kannada-language films Kannada remakes of Hindi films Films scored by Deva (composer) Films directed by D. Rajendra Babu {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub