Pakkadmane Hudugi
2004 Indian film
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Pakkadmane Hudugi (transl. The Girl Next Door) is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by M. S. Rajashekar, starring Raghavendra Rajkumar and Ranjitha. It is a remake of the Hindi film Padosan (1968) which in turn was based on the Bengali film Pasher Bari (1952).[1][2]
Thadoor Keshav
Rama Jogihalli
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| Directed by | M. S. Rajashekar |
| Written by | Dialogue: Thadoor Keshav Rama Jogihalli |
| Screenplay by | M. S. Rajashekar |
| Story by | Arun Chowdhury |
| Produced by | Sekhar Karlekkaar |
| Starring | Raghavendra Rajkumar Ranjitha |
| Cinematography | Janardhan Babu |
| Edited by | S Manohar |
| Music by | Rajesh Ramanath |
Production company | Shivakumar Productions |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
- Raghavendra Rajkumar as Balu
- Ranjitha as Indu
- Anant Nag as Chakravarthy
- Mohan as Indu's music teacher
- Doddanna
- Hulivana Gangadharaiah
- Karibasavaiah
- Sumithra
- Chitra Shenoy
Production
This film marks the return of Raghavendra Rajkumar to acting after five years.[3] A song was shot at M G Road, Bangalore.[4]
Soundtrack
Music by Rajesh Ramanath. Three songs were reused from Padosan and three additional songs were composed.[5]
Reception
SND of Deccan Herald wrote that "The director has followed the original story idea. His efforts to make this film lively as far as possible is [sic] clearly visible particularly in the first half which is mainly comedy".[6] R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "In the end, Pakkadmane Hudugi turns out to be yet another Kannada film that fails to make any impact".[5] A critic from Sify wrote: "Raghavendra Rajkumar is cool as Balu while Ananthnag and Mohan as Indu’s music teacher steal the show. Ranjitha is not up to the mark as heroine".[7]