''Odahuttidavalu'' is a 2006 Indian

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-language

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directed by

Sai Prakash Enreddy Prakash Reddy a.k.a. Om Sai Prakash is a Kannada and Telugu film director and producer. Career Born in Phirangipuram in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, he left Phirangipuram to Chennai with the aim of becoming a film director. He ...

and produced by K. Manju. The film stars V. Ravichandran,

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and

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in the leading roles. The film was a remake of

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film '' Porkkaalam'' (1997) directed by Cheran. The film received mixed reviews.

Cast

* Ravichandran *

* Mallika *

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Soundtrack

The music is composed by R. P. Patnaik. Lyrics were written by Gururaj Hoskote,

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and K. Kalyan. The song "Thanjavooru Mannu" from the original film has been retained here as "Mandyadinda Mannu".

Reception

Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of ''

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'' wrote that "'Odahuttidavalu' makes a poor comparison with the original 'Porkaalam', but still is a good film for a one time watch because of Ravichandran and Mallika". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "''Odahuttidavalu'' will certainly appeal to the Crazy Star’s fans and the female audience who want to see such sentimental films again and again".

References

External links

* 2006 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian romance films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films directed by Sai Prakash 2000s romance films {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub