Ugadi is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash and produced by Mega Hit Productions. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Srikanth, Kamna Jethmalani and Jennifer Kotwal. The film is a remake of the successful Telugu film Santosham (2002) directed by Dasaradh and starring Nagarjuna and Prabhudeva.
The film was released on 6 August 2007 to average response. Cast V. Ravichandran as Sanjay Kamna Jethmalani as Kaveri Jennifer Kotwal as Priya Srikanth as Arjun Srinivasa Murthy Vinaya Prasad Ramakrishna Rangayana Raghu Vijay Kashi Bullet Prakash Sadhu Kokila Sathyajith Chitra Shenoy
Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by R. P. Patnaik and lyrics written by K. Kalyan except for one song. Patnaik used the tunes from the original Telugu version which he had composed in 2002.
Release and reception The film released on 6 July 2007 to average response where the critics called it as an "ordinary" remake and "the only redeeming factor of this film is the last 20 minutes of the film". Nowrunning.com reviewed the film as "just another remake which does not raise above the ordinary levels and certainly does not reach the standards of its original film". Sify wrote "Director Saiprakash seems to have lost interest half way through making this remake of the hit Telugu film 'Santosham'. First and foremost the casting could have been better and the unnecessary comedy mars the tempo. And the basic story resembles Ravichandran's own film 'Ondagona Baa'". Ironically, the film which itself was a remake from Telugu, was later dubbed again in Telugu language and released as America Alludu (2011). References
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