Ulta Palta (1997 film)
| Ulta Palta | |
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| Directed by | N.S. Shankar |
| Written by | N. S. Shankar |
| Based on | The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare |
| Produced by | N S Shankar V. Manohar Ashok Kashyap Guna Myna Subrahmanya Thememane Vijayaprasad |
| Starring | Ramesh Aravind Kashi Sushma Veer Pooja Lokesh Karibasavaiah[1] |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kashyap |
| Edited by | Guna |
| Music by | V. Manohar |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Ulta Palta is a 1997 Indian Kannada film directed by N. S. Shankar and starring Ramesh Aravind, Kashi and Sushma Veer. It is based on Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.[2] The music of the film was composed by V. Manohar. The film was remade in Telugu with the same name in 1998 and in Tamil as Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu starring one of the co-producers of the film - cameraman Ashok Kashyap in lead role.[3] The entire film was shot in Koppa, a town in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka.[4] The Film's entire Story happens in two days time frame.
Plot
Two sets of identical twins are lost in their childhood. None of them are aware of their twin being alive. One set of twins arrive to a town on work, which is where the other set of twins live and make their living. The people of the town confuse them for the latter, who is a famous industrialist in the town. a series of misunderstandings, misplaces and confusions about the characters turn in to Hilarious situations and chaos in their lives.
Cast
- Ramesh Aravind as Devraj & Devaraj
- Sushma Veer as Sheela
- Kashi as Rama & Rama
- Karibasavaiah
- Pooja Lokesh as Meera
- Girija Lokesh as Church Baptist
- Pavitra Lokesh as Mohini
- H. G. Dattatreya as police officer
- Shankar Rao
- Srishailan
- Venkatachalam
- Myna Chandru
- Ummatthal Sathya
- Subramanya Thememane
- Hulivana Gangadharayya
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by V. Manohar except one poetry written by K. S. Narasimhaswamy.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chigali Ho Chigali" | V. Manohar | Master Sagar, Shankar Shanbhag | |
| 2. | "Jhal Gazal Sumne Ninna" | V. Manohar | B. Jayashree | |
| 3. | "Nee Baruva Daariyali" | K. S. Narasimhaswamy | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 4. | "Hucchara Santhe" | V. Manohar | Rajesh Krishnan, V. Manohar | |
| 5. | "Suggi Siri Suggi Siri" | V. Manohar | Manjula Gururaj | |
| 6. | "Nee Baruva Daariyali" | K. S. Narasimhaswamy | K. S. Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan |
Awards
- 1997-98 : Karnataka State Film Awards
- Best Dialogue - N. S. Shankar
- Best Acting (Special Jury Award) - Kashi
References
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/UltaPultaPK
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (23 April 2016). "Shakespeare influenced Kannada films too". The Hindu.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20061015213917/http://www.chennaionline.com:80/film/Moviereviews/2005/10aie.asp
- ^ https://www.thefuc.in/newsfeed-ನನ್ನ-ಪುಟ್ಟ-ಕೈಗೆ-ದಕ್ಕಿದಷ-2/
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