Ullasa Utsaha
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ullasa Utsaha
| image = Ullasa Utsaha.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Devraj Palan
| based_on = {{based on|Ullasamga Utsahamga|A. Karunakaran}}
| producer = B. P. Thyagraju
| starring = Ganesh
Yami Gautam
| cinematography = G. S. V. Seetharam
| editing = Marthand K. Venkatesh
| music = G. V. Prakash Kumar
| studio = Kanthi Cini Productions
Amruth Amarnath Arts
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2010|5|30|df=yes}}
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| runtime = 153 minutes
}}
Ullasa Utsaha ({{audio|Kn-ಉಲ್ಲಾಸ ಉತ್ಸಾಹ.ogg|pronunciation}}; {{Translation|Joyfully and energetically}}) i is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Devraj Palan, starring Ganesh and Yami Gautam (in her only Kannada film to date). It also marked the latter's acting debut.{{Cite web |title=Ganesh's Ullasa Utsaha all set for release |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/ganeshs-iullasa-utsahai-all-set-for-release-imagegallery-kannada-ke3jSMgdjiisi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024011345/https://www.sify.com/movies/ganeshs-iullasa-utsahai-all-set-for-release-imagegallery-kannada-ke3jSMgdjiisi.html |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=Sify}} A remake of the 2008 Telugu film Ullasamga Utsahamga,{{Cite news |date=28 November 2009 |title='Ullasa Utsaha' ready for release |work=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2009/nov/28/ullasa-utsaha-ready-for-release-108188.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224063859/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2009/nov/28/ullasa-utsaha-ready-for-release-108188.html |archive-date=24 December 2021}} it was released after a four month delay.{{Cite news |date=3 November 2009 |title=Searching for Ganesh |work=Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/33984/searching-ganesh.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024011346/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/33984/searching-ganesh.html |archive-date=24 October 2021}}
Plot
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Preetam, an irresponsible young man, falls for Mahalakshmi and tries to woo her. But Mahalakshmi, who is in love with her childhood friend Balaji, eventually asks Preetam to take her to meet her love.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Ganesh as Preetham
- Yami Gautam as Mahalakshmi
- Rangayana Raghu as Raghupati
- Sadhu Kokila
- Sharan as Mahesh Babu
- Karibasavaiah
- Kavitha as Mahalakshmi's step-mother
- Tulasi as Kamala
- Sihi Kahi Chandru as Driver
- Vithika Sheru (credited as Keerthi) as Geetha
- Mithra as Preetham's friend
- Mohan Juneja as Police Inspector
- R. G. Vijayasarathy
}}
Production
Ganesh decided to star in the Kannada remake of Ullasamga Utsahamga after watching the film. This film is produced by Thyagraju, the uncle of Yasho Sagar who played the lead in the original.{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/double-crore-not-quite-there/articleshow/22431029.cms|title=Ganesh in Ullasanga Uthsahanga remake|work=Bangalore Mirror|date=28 August 2008|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124042848/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/double-crore-not-quite-there/articleshow/22431029.cms|url-status=live}} Bollywood actress Yami Gautam made her debut with this film.{{Cite news |title='Ullasa Utsaha' helped me blossom into a full-fledged heroine: Yami Gautam |work=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/mar/05/ullasa-utsaha-helped-me-blossom-into-a-full-fledged-heroine-yami-gautam-1946786.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024011345/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/mar/05/ullasa-utsaha-helped-me-blossom-into-a-full-fledged-heroine-yami-gautam-1946786.html |archive-date=24 October 2021}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.{{Cite web |title=Ullasa Uthsaha |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/ullasa-uthsaha/F1O0-QAmfME_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024012006/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/ullasa-uthsaha/F1O0-QAmfME_ |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=JioSaavn}} Six songs were reused from the original.{{Cite web |title=Ullasa Utsaha |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/ullasa-utsaha--review-kannada-pclx81fjicgfj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024013154/https://www.sify.com/movies/ullasa-utsaha--review-kannada-pclx81fjicgfj.html |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=Sify}} The song "Chalisuva Cheluve" was reused in Saguni (2012) as "Manasellam Mazhaiye".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sonu-nigam-conferred-with-padma-shri-popular-tamil-songs-of-the-singer/photostory/89183924.cms|title=Sonu Nigam conferred with Padma Shri: Popular Tamil songs of the singer|date=29 January 2022|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 August 2023|archive-date=17 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817005305/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sonu-nigam-conferred-with-padma-shri-popular-tamil-songs-of-the-singer/photostory/89183924.cms|url-status=live}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Chalisuva Cheluve
| note1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| extra1 = Sonu Nigam, Saindhavi
| length1 = 5:36
| title2 = Hello Namastey
| note2 =
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| extra2 = Karthik
| length2 = 4:30
| title3 = Love Made Nanne
| note3 =
| lyrics3 =
| music3 =
| extra3 = Naresh Iyer
| length3 = 4:56
| title4 = Chakori Chakori
| note4 =
| lyrics4 =
| music4 =
| extra4 = Tippu, Rita Thyagarajan, Benny Dayal
| length4 = 4:47
| title5 = Kanasinolage
| note5 =
| lyrics5 =
| music5 =
| extra5 = G. V. Prakash Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah
| length5 = 5:33
| title6 = Laali Haada
| note6 =
| lyrics6 =
| music6 =
| extra6 = Karthik, Prasanna Rao, Prashanthini
| length6 = 3:09
| title7 = O Prema Yaakadaru
| note7 =
| lyrics7 =
| music7 =
| extra7 = Karthik
| length7 = 4:24
}}
Reception
A critic from The Times of India stated that "While the first half is exhilarating, the second half is an excellent mixture of sentiments, romance and comedy".{{Cite news |title=Ullasa Uthsaha Movie Review |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/ullasa-uthsaha/movie-review/5885469.cms |url-status=live |access-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024021701/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/ullasa-uthsaha/movie-review/5885469.cms |archive-date=24 October 2021}} A critic from Bangalore Mirror said that "What works for the film is the strict adherence to a well worked out storyline and the comedy situations that are worked into it".{{Cite news |title=Ullasa Utsaha: Made for Ganesh |work=Bangalore Mirror |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/ullasa-utsaha-made-for-ganesh/articleshow/21879752.cms |url-status=live |access-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024095136/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/ullasa-utsaha-made-for-ganesh/articleshow/21879752.cms |archive-date=24 October 2021}} A critic from Sify said that "For those who have already watched the original is strictly off limits unless you are die-hard fan of Ganesh". Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of Rediff.com scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "All in all, Ullasaha Uthsaha is a time pass, feel good romantic comedy. It is a onetime watch for Ganesh's diehard fans and for those of you who haven't seen the original".{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/south-kannada-movie-review-ullasa-uthsaha/20100430.htm|title=Ullasa Uthsaha is good time-pass|work=Rediff.com|date=30 April 2010|access-date=1 September 2022|archive-date=1 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901163837/https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/south-kannada-movie-review-ullasa-uthsaha/20100430.htm|url-status=live}} Ullasa Utsaha was a box office failure.{{Cite web |title=Half-yearly report: Misses of 2010 |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/half-yearly-report-misses-of-2010-imagegallery-kannada-kg4tgKfifghsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024011344/https://www.sify.com/movies/half-yearly-report-misses-of-2010-imagegallery-kannada-kg4tgKfifghsi.html |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=Sify}}
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