Hudugaru

The plot focuses on a trio who attempt to unite their friend with his lover against the wishes of all families involved, and at a heavy cost to themselves, only to realize that the lovers separate after a short while.

Three youths – Prabhu, Chandru, and Siddesh (Puneeth Rajakumar, Srinagara Kitty and Yogesh respectively) aspiring for government jobs, and to settle in Dubai are struck with bad luck in life when Sudhir (Vishal Hegde), a best friend of Prabhu falls in love with the daughter of a business tycoon.{{clarify|date=January 2014}}

Prabhu decides to kidnap the businessman's daughter with his close friends Chandru and Siddesh, so that his friend Sudhir (son of former MP) is happy. While kidnapping her, things go badly for the three friends - Prabhu gets hit badly on his forehead, Chandru loses his right leg and Siddesh becomes deaf.

It is not just those mishaps in the life of the trio. Their destiny is very bad when they are back in their native place. Prabhu loses his love for someone, Siddesh is sent out from the home, Chandru losing a leg finds Pavitra (Prabhu's sister) as a life partner.

The story takes an interesting turn when Sudhir's marriage breaks out in a quarrel between Sudhir and Sushma. The three return to the same place where they were brutally wounded and question the lovers about their separation.

{{cast listing|

• Puneeth Rajkumar as Prabhu
• Srinagar Kitty as Chandru
• Yogesh as Siddesh
• Radhika Pandit as Gayathri
• Abhinaya as Pavithra
• Vishal Hegde as Sudhir
• Ramya Barna as Sushma
• Rangayana Raghu as Kodanda
• Sadhu Kokila as Chinthamani, Social Worker
• Avinash as Businessman Paramashiva murthy
• Shivarudra Naik — kanakapura
• Vanitha Vasu
• Srinivas Prabhu as Nataraj
• Gururaj Hoskote
• Shanthamma
• Tabla Nani
• Venkata Ram
• Krishna Adiga
• Asharani
• Honnavalli Shrikanth
• Sudha Belawadi
• Shefali Zariwala as Pankaja (item number "Naa Board Irada Bus")
• Krishna as Prabhu's friend (uncredited)

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The film released on 5 May 2011 in around 130 plus cinema screens all over Karnataka.

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V. Harikrishna's music for the movie have been widely appreciated.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/hudugru-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/996661058|title=Hudugru (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP|date=2011|work=Apple Music|access-date=5 April 2025}} The lyrics are written by Jayanth Kaikini, Yogaraj Bhat and V. Nagendra Prasad. The song "Sambo Siva" from the original Tamil film was retained.

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| title1 = Naa Boardu Irada Bus (Pankaja)

| extra1 = V. Harikrishna, Mamta Sharma, Naveen Madhav

| lyrics1 = Yogaraj Bhat

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| title2 = Neeralli Sanna Ale

| extra2 = Sonu Nigam, Sunitha Upadrashta

| lyrics2 = Jayanth Kaikini

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| title3 = Yen Chandane Hudugi

| extra3 = Sukhwinder Singh, Kailash Kher, Vijay Prakash, Priya Himesh

| lyrics3 = V. Nagendra Prasad

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| title4 = Shambo Shiva Shambo

| extra4 = Shankar Mahadevan

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Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana from Rediff.com scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Radhika Pandit plays a small yet significant role. She is expressive in emotional scenes. Abhinaya, who was part of Nadodigal, does a neat job here. Rangayana Raghu is as good as he can get. Sadhu Kokhila does a decent job too. Hudugaru largely remains faithful to the original. Yet it is a one time watch. More so if you haven't watched the original".{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-hudugaru/20110506.htm|title=Review: Hudugaru remains faithful to the original|work=Rediff.com|date=6 May 2011}} A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Puneet Rajkumar has displayed an excellent performance, especially in the climax. Srinagara Kitty and Rangayana Raghu have breathed life into their characters. It's Yogesh who walks away with praise for an extraordinary performance. Radhika Pandit and Ramya Barna are impressive. Guruprasad's dialogues and Sathya Hegde's cinematography too deserve praise. The film also has some catchy tunes by V Harikrishna".{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/hudugaru/movie-review/8194960.cms?from=mdr|title=HUDUGARU MOVIE REVIEW|work=The Times of India|date=14 May 2016}} B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "As this is Puneet’s home production, vulgarity is kept at bay - the ‘item song’ is presented well. Hudugru is a chak-a-chak movie offering entertainment with a message. Whether these hudugru manage to impress friends and lovers remains to be seen.{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/159554/hudugru.html|title=Hudugru|work=Deccan Herald|date=6 May 2011}} A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "But it is not easy to convey the same intensity that the writer intended. Each re-telling dilutes the story, despite its best intentions. Even if making money is the prime motive, the paying audience at least gets the value for what they pay".{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/hudugaru-gained-in-transition/articleshow/21595036.cms|title=Hudugaru: Gained in transition|work=Bangalore Mirror|date=23 May 2011}}

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Category:Films shot in Chitradurga

Category:Kannada remakes of Tamil films

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Category:Indian buddy drama films

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