''Dattha'' is a 2006 Kannada

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film directed by

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and written by Janardhan Maharshi. The film stars Darshan and

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whilst

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, Srinath and

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play other pivotal roles. The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed by R. P. Patnaik. The film, upon release, received an average response from both critics and the audience.

Plot

Datta and his friend Tingu are small-time crooks. They get in the wrong books of drug peddler Basha. During one of their thefts, Datta sees Ramya and falls for her. In order to woo her, Datta returns what has been stolen in her house and also pretends to be a well-educated person and also acts as a SI. However, she finds out and breaks up with him, also insulting him in the process. Later, Datta is persuaded by a

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Shanti Veerappa, who requests him to act like his son Raju, so that his wife Meenakshi would recover from a bedridden sickness. However, Shanti Veerappa plots to eliminate Datta. Once his rivals finish datta who is enacting his son, he can bring back Raju and be assured of his safety. Datta, not knowing Shanti Veerappa's ploy goes out along with Shanti Veerappa's family to his village, but is surprised that he is being constantly followed and attacked by Mallikarjuna's goons; who he feels thst they are henchmen of Basha. Ramya, who is the daughter of Shanti Veerappa's rival also tries to eliminate Datta, thinking that he is Raju, but realizes her mistake and reconcile with him. Datta manages to stop Mallikarjuna and Shanti Veerappa enmity, where the families apologize to each other and accepts Datta.

Cast

* Darshan as Dattha *

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as Tingu * Srinath as Shanti Veerapa * Avinash *

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as Gandhinagar Ghouse *

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*Rajashekhar Kotian as Baasha Bhai * Shanthamma *Preethi Rao *Vatara Mallesh *Vishwas Bharadwaj *Dr. Nagesh kaveti * O. A. K. Sundar *M. N. Suresh *Mohan Juneja *

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik.Dattha songs
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References

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