''Gadibidi Krishna'' is a 1998 Indian

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-language action drama film, written and directed by

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and produced by Bharati Devi. It stars

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

, Ravali and

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.Shivarajkumar 100 Movies list
The musical score is by

Hamsalekha Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and a songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, di ...

. The film is a remake of the

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, '' Sommokadidi Sokokadidi''.

Plot

The film depicts identical twins, a city-bred doctor and a villager, who swap identities for personal gain. Chaos ensues. Krishna, a village simpleton, visits the city. One day, he comes across his lookalike: Dr. Shivram. Krishna starts plotting to take Dr. Shivram's place. But he soon realizes that Dr. Shivram has his own problems. Shivram discovers that he has a lookalike and visits Krishna's home. When he arrives, he learns that he and Krishna were identical twins separated at birth. Thugs kidnap Shivram for money, but Krishna and his family manage to defeat them. By the end of the film, the brothers are reunited.

Cast

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

as Krishna / Dr Shivram (Double Role) * Ravali *

* C. R. Simha * Tara *

B. V. Radha Bengaluru Vijaya Radha (15 August 1948 – 10 September 2017), commonly known as B. V. Radha, was an Indian actress and film producer. She began her career in the 1964 Kannada film '' Navakoti Narayana''. She went on to play mostly supporti ...

* Avinash *

Sihi Kahi Chandru Chandrashekar (born 1962 23 July), known by his stage name Sihi Kahi Chandru, which literally means "sweet and bitter" Chandru, is an Indian Kannada film and television actor. Career His wife ''Sihi Kahi Geetha'' and he were the main protagoni ...

Ramesh Bhat Ramesh Bhat is a multiple-award–winning Indian actor. He has worked predominantly in Kannada films and television serials. Early life Ramesh Bhat was born in Kundapur. He completed his primary education at Manki and portrayed national leader ...

* Vani shree * Kunigal Nagabhushan * Mysore Ramanand * Mandeep Rai *

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* M. S. Karanth * Vaasu Dev * Anil Kumar * Bharath Kumar * Pushpa Swamy * Mandya Ramesh * Charulatha as Special Appearance in the Song

Soundtrack

All the songs were composed and written by

References

1998 films 1990s Kannada-language films 1998 action drama films Films scored by Hamsalekha Indian action drama films Kannada remakes of Telugu films Films directed by Sai Prakash 1998 drama films {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub