Habba
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{{Infobox film
| name = Habba
| image = Habba.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = D. Rajendra Babu
| producer = Nara Bharathi Devi
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Vishnuvardhan|Jaya Prada|Ambareesh|Shashikumar|Urvashi|Devaraj|Ramkumar}}
| story = J. K. Bharavi
| writer = B. A. Madhu (Dialogues)
| screenplay = D. Rajendra Babu
| music = Hamsalekha
| cinematography = P. K. H. Das
| editing = T. Shashikumar
| studio = Chinni Chitra
| distributor = Ramu Films
| runtime = 2 hours 22 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1999|4|16}}
}}
Habba ({{translation|Festival}}) is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by D. Rajendra Babu. The film has an ensemble cast including Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Devaraj, Jayapradha, Urvashi, Shashikumar, Ramkumar, Vijayalakshmi, Kasthuri and Charulatha.[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/habba.html Habba cast] The movie was produced by Bharathi Devi for Chinni Chitra productions. The movie became a blockbuster and ran for more than 25 weeks. The film was remade in Telugu in 2002 as Chandravamsam starring Krishna.{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-chandravansam.html|title=Telugu Cinema - Review - Chandravansam - Krishna, Suman, Naresh, Sivaji, Rohit, Roopa, Jaya Prada, Radhika Varma}} The movie was loosely based on the Pandavas's exile episode in the Virata Parva of Mahabharata.
Cast
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- Vishnuvardhan as Vishnu, eldest brother
- Jayapradha as Vishnu's wife
- Ambareesh as Ambi, second brother
- Urvashi as Ambi's wife
- Devaraj as Devu, third brother
- Kasthuri as Anu, Devu's wife
- Shashikumar as Shashi, fourth brother
- Charulatha as Savithri, Shashi's wife
- Ramkumar as Ram, youngest brother
- Vijayalakshmi as Seetha, Ram’s lover turned wife
- Leelavathi as Seetha's grandmother
- Pavithra Lokesh
- Padma Vasanthi
- Ashok Rao
- Ashalatha
- M. S. Umesh
- Bank Janardhan
- Negro Johnny
- Nagendra Babu as Seetha's elder brother
- Ravi Babu as Seetha's second brother
- Kazan Khan as Seetha's third brother
- A. V. Ravi (Jim) as Seetha's fourth brother
- M. S. Umesh
- Manjunath Hegde
- Bank Suresh
- Govindu
- Sreeraksha Shivakumar
- Suneetha Shetty
- Bullet Nagaraj
}}
Production
The film was launched on 5 January 1999 at Neeladri Amusement Park.{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/feb5/south.htm|title=Habba - Multi-starrer rolls|website=Screen India|access-date=16 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000122173754/http://www.screenindia.com/feb5/south.htm|archive-date=22 January 2000}} The film finished shooting as of March 1999.{{Cite magazine |date=12 March 1999|title=Habba: Multi-starrer complete |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/march12/south.htm |url-status=dead |magazine=Screen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126142142/http://www.screenindia.com/old/march12/south.htm |archive-date=26 November 2010 |access-date=7 November 2024}}
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed and lyrics were written by Hamsalekha. Popular playback singer Nanditha made her entry into film songs with this soundtrack.[http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/moviedetail.asp?mid=k0000039 Habba Songs at Raaga] The song "Habba Habba" is a slightly modified version of the song "Yele Hombisile" which Hamsalekha had composed for the film Halunda Thavaru. All the songs in the film become chartbusters.
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{{Track listing
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| title1 = Channappa Channegowda
| lyrics1 = Hamsalekha
| extra1 = Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra, Ramesh Chandra, Vishnu
| length1 = 05:32
| title2 = Aarathi Yettire
| lyrics2 = Hamsalekha
| extra2 = Nanditha
| length2 = 03:00
| title3 = Dheem Takita
| lyrics3 = Hamsalekha
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
| length3 = 04:58
| title4 = Habba Habba
| extra4 = Rajesh Krishnan, Ramesh Chandra, Nanditha
| lyrics4 = Hamsalekha
| length4 = 04:57
| title5 = Jenina Goodu
| extra5 = Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra
| lyrics5 = Hamsalekha
| length5 = 05:25
| title6 = Koti Koti Devaru
| extra6 = Nanditha
| lyrics6 = Hamsalekha
| length6 = 01:52
| title7 = Mama Mama Masti
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics7 = Hamsalekha
| length7 = 05:04
| title8 = Mai Tholiyo Shastra
| extra8 = Nanditha
| lyrics8 = Hamsalekha
| length8 = 01:26
| title9 = Yaale Yaale
| extra9 = Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra
| lyrics9 = Hamsalekha
| length9 = 05:15
}}
Reception
The New Indian Express called the film "a beautiful mansion without proper foundation".{{Cite web|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/19E29EEB9C7D9F9B65256941003DC8F3?OpenDocument|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609090155/http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/19E29EEB9C7D9F9B65256941003DC8F3?OpenDocument|archive-date=9 June 2020|title=Film Review - the New Indian Express}} Deccan Herald wrote "this film stands out for its effort to infuse new life into the narration and proceedings."{{cite web |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/384572F6661CE28265256941003DC8D3 |title=Reviews - Deccan Herald |website=www.cscsarchive.org:8081 |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322152101/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/384572F6661CE28265256941003DC8D3 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}
Awards
References
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External links
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Category:1990s Kannada-language films
Category:Films scored by Hamsalekha
Category:Kannada films remade in other languages