Nee Tata Naa Birla
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{{Infobox film
| name = Nee Tata Naa Birla
| image = Nee Tata Naa Birla.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Nagendra Magadi
| writer =
| starring = V. Ravichandran
Jaggesh
Pooja Gandhi
Jennifer Kotwal
Urvashi
Nikita Thukral
Keerthi Chawla
| based_on = {{based on|Boeing Boeing|Priyadarshan}}
| producer = D. Ravikumar
| music = Gurukiran
| cinematography = Ramesh Babu
| editing = Lakshman Reddy
| studio = Mother India Movie Tone
| released = {{Film date|2008|06|27|df=yes}}
| runtime = 152 minutes
| language = Kannada
| country = India
| budget =
}}
Nee Tata Naa Birla ({{Translation|You are Tata, I am Birla}}) is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed and scripted by Nagendra Magadi. The film has an ensemble cast including V. Ravichandran, Jaggesh, Pooja Gandhi, Jennifer Kotwal, Nikita Thukral and Keerthi Chawla in the leading roles. It is based on the 1985 Malayalam movie Boeing Boeing.
The film revolves around two con men (Ravichandran and Jaggesh) who are experts at stealing from the rich and giving it to the poor. In this process, they are approached by a well known don who gives them a deal of wooing two young girls, who work for the bank. The assignment is to get the code numbers from both the girls and loot the money from the bank. The film takes on the comical track about how the men succeed in their assignment and how they face their real families.
Cast
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- V. Ravichandran as Ravi
- Jaggesh as Jaggu
- Jennifer Kotwal as Teju
- Pooja Gandhi as Pooja
- Keerthi Chawla
- Nikita Thukral
- Urvashi as Draupadi (Cook)
- Doddanna
- Rajan P. Dev
- Sadhu Kokila
- Satyajith
- Karibasavaiah
- Jyothi Rana
- Rekha Das
- Sundar Raj
- Harish Rai
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Soundtrack
The music was composed by Gurukiran and lyrics written by V. Manohar and Hrudaya Shiva.{{Cite web |url=http://play.raaga.com/kannada/album/nee-tata-naa-birla-k0000163 |title=Songs list |access-date=15 December 2014 |archive-date=15 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215105355/http://play.raaga.com/kannada/album/nee-tata-naa-birla-k0000163 |url-status=live }} A total of 5 tracks have been composed for the film and the audio rights brought by Skanda Audio.
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Yardo Duddu
| extra1 = Karthik, Chaitra H. G.
| lyrics1 = V. Manohar
| length1 = 04:35
| title2 = Mutthu Kodala
| extra2 = Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra
| lyrics2 = Hrudaya Shiva
| length2 = 04:34
| title3 = Sakha Sakhi
| extra3 = Gurukiran, Chaitra H. G.
| lyrics3 = V. Manohar
| length3 = 04:18
| title4 = Yavva Yavva
| extra4 = Usha Uthup, Malgudi Subha, Gurukiran
| lyrics4 = V. Manohar
| length4 = 04:03
| title5 = Nee Tata Naa Birla
| extra5 = Hemanth Kumar, Gurukiran, Shamitha Malnad
| lyrics5 = V. Manohar
| length5 = 04:31
}}
Reception
= Critical response =
R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com scored the film at 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ravichandran's comedy timing is always perfect, and he shines in here too though the same cannot be said of a repetitious Jaggesh. Jennifer and Pooja Gandhi are seen mostly in song and dance sequences. The other girls just come and go. Only a fan of Ravichandran and Jaggesh will call this even a time pass film".{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/ssn/20080630.htm|title=Review: Nee Tata Naa Birla|work=Rediff.com|date=30 June 2008|access-date=28 August 2022|archive-date=28 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828065148/https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/ssn/20080630.htm|url-status=live}} Sify wrote "The theme is absolutely worn out and comedy scenes are shabby. Director Nagendra Magadi Pandu also known for comedy flicks has consumed a lot of time to tell the same old story. The novelty is missing in this film. Every scene in the film is predictable".{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=14705002&ctid=5&cid=2427|title=Nee Tata Na Birla|work=Sify|access-date=4 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080710204734/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=14705002&ctid=5&cid=2427|archive-date=10 July 2008}}{{Cite web |url=https://kannada.filmibeat.com/reviews/29-nee-tata-naa-birla-ravi-jaggesh-movie.html |title=Filmibeat review |date=2 July 2012 |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203005540/https://kannada.filmibeat.com/reviews/29-nee-tata-naa-birla-ravi-jaggesh-movie.html |url-status=live }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080701031748/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/9111.html Indiaglitz review]{{Cite web |url=http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/movie_reviews_2-Kannada-Nee_Tata_Naa_Birla-Movie-Review-5,382.php |title=Bharat Student review |access-date=15 December 2014 |archive-date=15 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215132314/http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/movie_reviews_2-Kannada-Nee_Tata_Naa_Birla-Movie-Review-5,382.php |url-status=live }}
References
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Category:2000s Kannada-language films
Category:Films scored by Gurukiran
Category:Kannada remakes of Malayalam films
Category:Films about con artists
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