Pakkadmane Hudugi
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{{Infobox film
| name = Pakkadmane Hudugi
| image = Pakkadmane Hudugi.jpg
| caption = DVD Cover
| director = M. S. Rajashekar
| writer = Dialogue:
Thadoor Keshav
Rama Jogihalli
| screenplay = M. S. Rajashekar
| story = Arun Chowdhury
| producer = Sekhar Karlekkaar
| starring = Raghavendra Rajkumar
Ranjitha
| cinematography = Janardhan Babu
| editing = S Manohar
| music = Rajesh Ramanath
| studio = Shivakumar Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2004|8|17}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
}}
Pakkadmane Hudugi ({{Translation|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).{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=7 September 2013 |title=Adutha Veettu Penn 1960 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/adutha-veettu-penn-1960/article5104325.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211200520/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/adutha-veettu-penn-1960/article5104325.ece |archive-date=11 December 2022 |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=The Hindu}}{{Cite web |date=2004 |title=Padosan now in Kannada |url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_pakkadmane_hudugi_launch.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211200516/http://www.viggy.com/english/current_pakkadmane_hudugi_launch.asp |archive-date=11 December 2022 |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=Viggy}}
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- 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.{{Cite web |title=Raghavendra Rajkumar back to acting |url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_pakkadmane_hudugi.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504110236/http://www.viggy.com/english/current_pakkadmane_hudugi.asp |archive-date=4 May 2022 |access-date=12 December 2022 |work=Viggy}} A song was shot at M G Road, Bangalore.{{cite web |date=30 July 2004 |title=Song canned for Pakkadmane Hudugi |url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=8645 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040804041733/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=8645 |archivedate=4 August 2004 |accessdate=12 December 2022 |work=Screen}}
Soundtrack
Music by Rajesh Ramanath. Three songs were reused from Padosan and three additional songs were composed.
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 clearly visible particularly in the first half which is mainly comedy".{{Cite news |last=SND |first= |author-link= |date=22 August 2004 |title=Pakkadmane Hudugi |work=Deccan Herald |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug222004/mr3.asp |access-date=12 December 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171113070834/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug222004/mr3.asp |archive-date=13 November 2017 |issn=}} 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".{{Cite web |last=RGV |author-link = R. G. Vijayasarathy |date=19 August 2004 |title=Pakkadmane Hudugi Kannada Movie |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1625/kannada/pakkadmane-hudugi/281/review.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211200700/https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1625/kannada/pakkadmane-hudugi/281/review.htm |archive-date=11 December 2022 |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=IANS|via=Nowrunning}} A critic from Sify wrote that "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".{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=13552291&ctid=5&cid=2427|title=Review: Pakkadmane Hudugi|work=Sify|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040924054201/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=13552291&ctid=5&cid=2427|archive-date=24 September 2004|author=Moviebuzz|access-date=6 December 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|31789832}}
{{M. S. Rajashekar}}
Category:2000s Kannada-language films
Category:2004 romantic comedy films