Software Ganda

Manu, a software engineer, faces difficulty working under Priya, his short-tempered NRI boss. Priya is forced to leave India due to visa issues and she decides to marry Manu for her selfish needs.

{{cast listing|

• Jaggesh as Manu
• Nikita Thukral as Priya S Rao
• Srinath as Manu's father
• Sakshi Agarwal as Nancy
• Kuri Prathap as Venu, Manu's coworker
• Ruthu as Priya's friend
• Jayalakshmi as Manu's grandmother
• Master Manjunath
• Achyuth Kumar as Vishwanath, Chairman at Citra Infotech
• Srinivas Prabhu as Srinivasan, FRRO

}}

Ravichandran, Puneeth Rajkumar and Sudeep graced the film's launch.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/puneeth--sudeep-at-software-ganda-launch-imagegallery-kannada-obpoXBdejcbsi.html|title=Puneeth & Sudeep at `Software Ganda` launch|work=Sify|author=Moviebuzz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215140703/http://www.sify.com/movies/puneeth--sudeep-at-software-ganda-launch-imagegallery-kannada-obpoXBdejcbsi.html|archive-date=15 December 2014|access-date=9 February 2025}} The final schedule of the film shoot was shot at Hebbal, Bengaluru on 27 March 2014 and the shoot continued in Thirthahalli for five to six days.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/nikitha-thukral-in-bangalore-for-software-ganda/articleshow/32778007.cms|title=Nikitha Thukral in Bangalore for Software Ganda|date=27 March 2014|work=The Times of India|last=Joy|first=Prathibha|access-date=9 February 2025}}

The film score and soundtrack has been composed by Veer Samarth and the audio has been brought out by Anand Audio label.{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1Hg4ialBlimOsUlBqZmOg2 |title=Software Ganda (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|work=Spotify|date=2014|access-date=9 February 2025}} The lyrics are written by Dr. Nagendra Prasad and Hrudaya Shiva. An Atlanta-based singer, Rekha Pallath, made her debut in playback singing with this film.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nripulse.com/atlanta-singer-rekha-pallath-makes-playback-debut-with-software-ganda/|title=Atlanta singer Rekha Pallath makes playback debut with 'Software Ganda'|work=NRI Pulse|author=Veena|date=26 September 2014|access-date=9 February 2025}} The audio launch took place in Bengaluru in August 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/jaggesh-and-nikita-thukral-attend-audio-release-of-software-ganda-in-bangalore/articleshow/41118609.cms|title=Jaggesh and Nikita Thukral attend audio release of Software Ganda in Bangalore|date=31 August 2014|work=The Times of India|access-date=9 February 2025|archive-date=29 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029032741/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/jaggesh-and-nikita-thukral-attend-audio-release-of-software-ganda-in-bangalore/articleshow/41118609.cms|url-status=live}}

{{Track listing

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| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Kuditha Beda

| lyrics1 = Hrudaya Shiva

| extra1 = Vijay Prakash

| length1 = 04:34

| title2 = Sorry Very Sorry

| lyrics2 = V. Nagendra Prasad

| extra2 = Chetan Gandharva, Rekha Pallath

| length2 = 04:28

| title3 = Saniha Saniha

| lyrics3 = Hrudaya Shiva

| extra3 = Rajesh Krishnan, Lakshmi Nataraj

| length3 = 04:10

| title4 = Pyategintha

| lyrics4 = Hrudaya Shiva

| extra4 = Rajesh Krishnan, Shamitha Malnad

| length4 = 03:44

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The film was released on 5 December 2014 alongside Ka and Baanaadi.

GS Kumar of The Times of India rated the film three out of five stars and wrote, "An all-out entertainer, Software Ganda offers a generous dose of laughter. Jaggesh shines all through the movie with his superlative performance".{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/software-ganda/movie-review/45400963.cms | title=SOFTWARE GANDA MOVIE REVIEW | website=The Times of India | date=5 December 2014 | access-date=9 February 2025 | archive-date=30 November 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130084341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/software-ganda/movie-review/45400963.cms | url-status=live }} A critic from Sify gave the film the same rating and wrote, "Over all, the movie is entertaining and worth watching once for the humorous dialogues".

The satellite rights for the film was sold for {{INR}}1.6 crore to a leading television channel.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/tv/Software-Ganda-TV-rights-sold-for-1-6-Cr/articleshow/35096733.cms|title=Software Ganda TV rights sold for 1.6 Cr|work=The Times of India|date=14 May 2014|access-date=9 February 2025|archive-date=30 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130083821/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/tv/Software-Ganda-TV-rights-sold-for-1-6-Cr/articleshow/35096733.cms|url-status=live}}

Before the release of the film, Jaggesh disassociated himself from the film as he felt that the film fell in the wrong hands and that the producers were not promoting the film.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Jaggesh-Washes-His-Hands-of-Software-Ganda/2014/10/30/article2499146.ece|title=Jaggesh Washes His Hands of Software Ganda|work=The New Indian Express|date=30 October 2014| url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212130555/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Jaggesh-Washes-His-Hands-of-Software-Ganda/2014/10/30/article2499146.ece|archive-date=12 December 2014|access-date=9 February 2025}}

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