Undoo Hoda Kondoo Hoda
Directed byNagathihalli Chandrashekar
Written byNagathihalli Chandrashekar
Produced byK. B. Swamyshankar
G. Kumaraswamy
Shivaram Krista
StarringAnant Nag
Tara
Anjali Sudhakar
Maanu
Tennis Krishna
CinematographyS. Ramachandra
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byVijaya Bhaskar
Production
company
Padmamba Combines
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹12 lakh[1]

Undoo Hoda Kondoo Hoda is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language satirical film written and directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar,[2] making his debut in film direction. The film stars Anant Nag, Tara and Anjali Sudhakar, whilst M. S. Umesh, Tennis Krishna, Vijay Kashi and Maanu feature in other prominent roles.[3] The film was produced under the Padmamba Combines banner.

The film's plot deals with a "cow" inspector played by Anant Nag who comes to a village from city and plays his tricks on the innocent minds of the villagers and wins over them by cheating. The sequence that unfolds later are shown in a comical way. Nagathihalli won the Best Story Award at the 1991–92 Karnataka State Film Awards.[4]

Cast

Production

The film was Nagathihalli Chandrashekar's debut as a director. He was encouraged to direct films by Anant Nag after he was impressed with Chandrashekar's screenplay in their earlier collaboration, Udbhava (1990). For Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda, Chandrashekar into screenplay a short story he wrote based on an incident that occurred in his village. It was a story of a man who pretended to be a cow inspector and cheated people by robbing them off their money by building false dreams. Chandrashekar added, "The irony of the story is that in a place where there is no drinking water, the protagonist spreads dreams of a land overflowing with milk, butter, ghee." The film was shot in a village outside Shimoga in Karnataka. Many stage actors were used in the film by Chandrashekar, including Karibasavaiah.[1]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. Lyrics for the soundtrack except one track was written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar. A poem of K. S. Narasimhaswamy was included in the soundtrack.

Undoo Hoda Kondoo Hoda
Soundtrack album by
Vijaya Bhaskar
Released1991 (1991)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelSangeetha
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nakka Haage Natisabeda"K. S. NarasimhaswamyVani Jairam, Rajkumar Bharathi 
2."Bandano Bandano Bhagyava Thandano"Nagathihalli ChandrashekarB. R. Chaya, Vishnu 
3."Lolalotte Ee Baduku"Nagathihalli ChandrashekarS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda"Nagathihalli ChandrashekarVani Jairam 

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Sebastian R., Shilpa (26 March 2018). "Nagathihalli Chandrashekar recalls the making of his debut film". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023. (Subscription required.)
  2. ↑ "Sify article on Nagathihalli Chandrashekar". Sify. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004.
  3. ↑ "Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda cast & crew". entertainment.oneindia. 1993. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Book on Nagathihalli released". The Times of India. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
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