Huchcha

{{Infobox film

| name = Huchcha

| image = Huchcha poster.jpg

| director = Om Prakash Rao

| writer = M. S. Ramesh
R. Rajashekhar (Dialogues)

| based_on = Sethu (Tamil)

| producer = K. Mustafa
Smt. A. Meharunnisa Rehman

| starring = Sudeep
Rekha Vedavyas

| cinematography = Anaji Nagaraj

| editing = S. Manohar

| music = Rajesh Ramanath

| studio = Oscar Films

| released = {{Film date|2001|07|06|df=y}}

| runtime = 142 minutes

| country = India

| language = Kannada

}}

Huchcha ({{Translation|Mad}}) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic action drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao, starring Sudeep and Rekha Vedavyas. It is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Sethu, The film released to positive reviews and brought lot of fame to Sudeep.{{Cite web |last=Vijayasarathy |first=R. G. |date=9 March 2006 |title=Sudeep: Back with My Autograph |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/09sudeep.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504074411/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/09sudeep.htm |archive-date=4 May 2022 |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=Rediff.com}} Earlier the script was rejected by Upendra and Shiva Rajkumar.{{Cite web |date=12 August 2020 |title=Did you know? Kiccha Sudeep was not the first choice for 'Huccha' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/did-you-know-kiccha-sudeep-was-not-the-first-choice-for-huccha/articleshow/77506134.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212231742/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/did-you-know-kiccha-sudeep-was-not-the-first-choice-for-huccha/articleshow/77506134.cms |archive-date=12 February 2023 |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=The Times of India}} The film Huccha 2 is not a continuation of this film but has a similar theme.{{Cite news |last=Suresh |first=Sunayana |title=Huccha 2 Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/huccha-2/movie-review/63644034.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504065854/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/huccha-2/movie-review/63644034.cms |archive-date=4 May 2022 |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=The Times of India}}

Plot

Sachidananda aka Kicha (Sudeep) is a rough and macho college rowdy and also The student union's chairman of the college, who uses violence as the only way to deal with people. He lives with his brother, a Magistrate (Avinash), and his sister-in-law, who is the only person who seems to understand him properly.

The movie opens with Kicha winning the elections to the office bearers of the college's Students Union followed by celebrations and an in-campus fight between the rival candidates.

Kicha has a staple diet of yes-sir friends surrounding him. He comes across a timid girl, Abishta (Rekha Vedavyas), who is the daughter of a poor temple priest, and starts to woo her. When she initially rejects him, he kidnaps her and forces her to fall in love with him.

After Abishta falls in love with him, Kicha is attacked by some goons from a brothel who take revenge on him for interfering with their business. Kicha suffers from brain damage as a result and ends up in a Swamiji's ashram. With no memory of his past and having developed an unusual behaviour, he starts to recollect memories. At one point, he is completely back to his normal self and tries to convince the wardens and Swamiji that he's back to normal and can be released. However, the Swamiji ignores him and the wardens beat him up. Desperate, Kicha tries to escape by climbing over the gates. Unfortunately, he fails and ends up with serious injuries.

Whilst Kicha is sleeping with his injuries, Abishta makes a surprise visit. However Kicha is asleep and she leaves with this woeful memory of him. As she is about to leave the institution, he wakes up and realises that she had come to see him. As he calls out, she leaves unable to hear him.

Persistent to meet her, Kicha makes another attempt to leave the institution and this time he is successful. When he arrives at Abishta's house however, he, unfortunately is presented with a dead Abishta. He then realises that she had committed suicide.

Distraught after what he saw, Kicha just walks out and his old friends and family try to help him remember who he is. Despite being aware of what's happening around him, Kicha pretends to be unconscious. At that point he is met with the mental institution wardens who came chasing after him. The film ends with Kicha leaving with them as he has nothing to live for after his true love's death.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Sudeep as Sachidananda / Kicha
Rekha Vedavyas as Abishta Shobhite Prasannakshi
Pavitra Lokesh as Kicha's mentally retarded friend
Shailaja Joshi as lecturer
Sana as Kicha's sister-in-law
M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Lakshmamma
KS Sridhar as doctor
Tarakesh Patel as Kicha's friend
Anju Mahendran as Kicha's friend
Shivaram as professor
Avinash as Kicha's brother
Bullet Prakash as temple visitor (uncredited)

}}

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Rajesh Ramanath.{{Cite web |date=28 October 2001 |title=Huchcha |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/huchcha/KpKp2XLVLKo_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205181735/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/huchcha/KpKp2XLVLKo_ |archive-date=5 December 2022 |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=JioSaavn}} The songs "Enge Sellum" and "Vaarthai Thavari Vittai" from the original film were retained here as "Yaaro Yaaro" and "Maathu Thappidalu", respectively. Sudeep was dissatisfied with Sonu Nigam's, a non-Kannadiga, rendition of "Usire Usire" and asked Rajesh Ramanath if Rajesh Krishnan could sing the song.{{Cite web |last=Chakre |first=Sushma |date=8 August 2021 |title='ಸೋನು ನಿಗಂ ಹಾಡಿಗೆ ಕತ್ತರಿ ಹಾಕಿಸಿದ್ದೆ'; ಹುಚ್ಚ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ 'ಉಸಿರೆ ಉಸಿರೆ' ಹಾಡಿನ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಚ್ಚರಿ ಸಂಗತಿ ಬಿಚ್ಚಿಟ್ಟ ಸುದೀಪ್ |url=https://tv9kannada.com/entertainment/kiccha-sudeep-revealed-interesting-story-behind-huccha-movie-usire-song-in-bigg-boss-kannada-finale-episode-sct-253382.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414215538/https://tv9kannada.com/entertainment/kiccha-sudeep-revealed-interesting-story-behind-huccha-movie-usire-song-in-bigg-boss-kannada-finale-episode-sct-253382.html |archive-date=14 April 2023 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=TV9 |language=kn}}

{{tracklist

| all_lyrics = K. Kalyan

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Yaaro Yaaro

| note1 =

| extra1 = K. J. Yesudas

| length1 = 05:23

| title2 = Hudgiro Hudgiro

| note2 =

| extra2 = Gurukiran, chorus

| length2 = 05:17

| title3 = Namma Kichchanige

| note3 =

| extra3 = Badri Prasad, Sadhu Kokila

| length3 = 02:36

| title4 = Jakkanakka Jakkanakka

| note4 =

| extra4 = Malgudi Subha

| length4 = 04:52

| title5 = Maathu Thappidalu

| note5 =

| extra5 = K. J. Yesudas

| length5 = 02:44

| title6 = Usire Usire

| note6 =

| extra6 = Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha

| length6 = 05:40

| title7 = Usire Usire

| note7 =

| extra7 = Sonu Nigam, Nanditha

| length7 = 05:40

| all_writing =

| total_length =

}}

Reception and legacy

A critic from Sify gave the film a verdict of above average and wrote that "The newcomer Sudeep is promising as Kicha, Rekha as Shobita is not impressive".{{Cite web |last=Moviebiz |title=Review: Huchcha |url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=6009408&ctid=5&cid=2427 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041225145327/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=6009408&ctid=5&cid=2427 |archive-date=25 December 2004 |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=Sify}} A critic from Online Bangalore wrote that "Overall, Huchcha can be termed to be a nicely made movie and one can go for it without second thoughts".{{Cite web |title=Huchcha... |url=https://www.onlinebangalore.com/movi/huch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827215808/https://www.onlinebangalore.com/movi/huch/ |archive-date=27 August 2022 |access-date=27 August 2022 |website=onlinebangalore.com}} A critic from Indiainfo wrote that "Overall, the remake is good work by the whole team".{{Cite web |title=Huccha: Love Huccha |url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010813120259/http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/index.html |archive-date=13 August 2001 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=Indiainfo}}

Following the film's release, Sudeep earned the fan-given sobriquet "Kiccha" Sudeep after the nickname of his character.{{Cite web |date=21 March 2016 |title=From "Rebel star" to "Kanasina Rani", how Sandalwood actors get their names |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rebel-star-kanasina-rani-how-sandalwood-actors-get-their-names-40574 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727084040/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rebel-star-kanasina-rani-how-sandalwood-actors-get-their-names-40574 |archive-date=27 July 2023 |access-date=27 July 2023 |website=The News Minute}}

Accolades

At the 49th Filmfare Awards South, Huchcha received nominations for Best Film, Best Director (Om Prakash Rao), Best Actress (Rekha Vedavyas) and Best Music Director (Rajesh Ramanath){{Cite web |title=The 49th Annual Filmfare Awards — South {{!}} Nominees |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/kann_nom.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116125129/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/kann_nom.html |archive-date=16 January 2014 |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=Indiatimes}} and Sudeep won for Best Actor.{{Cite web |title=The 49th Annual Filmfare Awards — South {{!}} Winners |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/winners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130710024450/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/winners.html |archive-date=10 July 2013 |access-date=16 January 2014 |website=Indiatimes}}