''Silk Sakkath Hot'' is a 2013 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by Trishul. The film was produced by Venkatappa and stars

Veena Malik Zahida Malik (born 26 February 1976), better known as Veena Malik, is a Pakistani actress, TV host, reality television personality who has appeared in Pakistani and Bollywood films. Veena made her film debut in 2000 with Sajjad Gul's '' Tere Py ...

, making her debut in

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, in the lead role. The supporting cast consists of Akshay, Sana, Anitha Bhat and

Srinivasa Murthy Jadalathimmanahalli Krishnappa Srinivasa Murthy (born 15 May 1949), known popularly as Srinivasa Murthy, is an Indian actor and television director. He is mostly known for his work as a director having made many television series in Kannada, b ...

. Jassie Gift composed the music. The film portrays the story of an aspiring actress who is ready to go to any extent to make it big in the cinema industry. It was inspired by the life of

Silk Smitha Vadlapati Vijayalakshmi (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996), better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian actress and dancer who worked mainly in Tamil (over 200 films)and Telugu (over 100 films) cinema, in addition to some K ...

, a South Indian actress noted for her erotic roles. ''Silk Sakkath Hot'' released to mixed reviews and was financially successful. It was also film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Kick'' and in Telugu as ''Red Mirchi.''

Cast

as Silk * Akshay as Shiva *

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as Ammani * Anitha Bhat as Ragini *

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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 ...

Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the ''KGF'', '' Kantara'', '' Sidlingu'', and '' Lucia''. He is the recipient ...

* Stephanie Siriwardhana as

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Production

The film was originally titled ''Dirty Picture'' before it was changed to ''Silk Sakkath Hot Maga'' and shortened to ''Silk Sakkath Hot''.

Soundtrack

Jassie Gift Jassie Gift is an Indian cinematic music composer and playback singer. He composes songs and sings for Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He became famous after the release of the song "Lajjavathiye" from the film '' 4 The People''. ...

has composed 5 songs to the lyrics of

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Release

''Silk Sakkath Hot'' opened across 150 theaters in Karnataka. ''Silk Sakkath Hot'' "is touted to be the biggest Blockbuster in Sandalwood raising the bar of film making in the region. It's been going housefull all over Karnataka." It completed a 100 days run in Bangalore's Kailash theatre.

Critical reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "A Veena Malik show all the way. Be it a sentimental or a bold and beautiful sequence, Veena scores over others with excellent portrayal of her character". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "It’s not a remake of ''The Dirty Picture'' at all. Much of it is a skin show by Veena Malik and little else".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 12748344 2013 films 2010s Kannada-language films 2010s Indian films Indian biographical drama films HIV/AIDS in Indian films Films about prostitution in India Indian pregnancy films