''Hatrick Hodi Maga'' () is a 2009 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

action crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed and written by P. N. Satya. The film 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.

and

Nicolette Bird Nicolette Bird is an Indian actress and model who has had roles in the Bollywood films ''Rock On!!'', released in 2008, and '' Striker'', released in early 2010. As a model, she has appeared in television commercials and magazine advertisement ...

. The film has musical score composed by

Jassie Gift Jassie Gift is an Indian film music composer and playback singer. He composes songs and sings for Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He became famous after the success of his song "Lajjavathiye" from the film '' 4 The People''. He won ...

Plot

A well educated man is thrown into a turbulent life of crime and violence for survival after getting into a tussle with two gangs.

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 Surya *

as Suma *

Manju Bhargavi Manju Bhargavi (born 1955) is an actress and dancer, best known for her performance in the Telugu blockbuster film Sankarabharanam (1979) and Nayakudu Vinayakudu (1980). Early life Manju Bhargavi parents originally hailed from Andhra Pradesh ...

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach (born 24 March 1966) known by his screen name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian musician, actor, comedian, film director and producer, and an occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his care ...

Sharath Lohitashwa Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972), known popularly as Sharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor mostly known for his work in Kannada and Tamil films. He has had a successful career in theatre, where he continues to work, and television. A ...

as Kapali *

H. G. Dattatreya Wing Commander Harihar Gundurao Dattatreya AE(L) (Retd.) (born 1942), popularly known as Dattanna, is an Indian actor who has appeared in more than 204 films and several plays. Alongside his career as an actor, he served in the Indian Air Force ...

as Narasimhaiah *

Thilak Shekar Tilak Shekar (born March 1982), mononymously known as Tilak, is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Kannada-language films. He is a model-turned-actor and is known for his negative roles in Kannada movies. He was one of the 13 housemates in th ...

* Adi Lokesh * Pavitra Lokesh as Durgi * Mohan Juneja * B. Jaya

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

Reception

A critic from

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scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "It is Shivrajkumar's show all through. Sharath Lohithashwa is brilliant. Manju Bhargavi is graceful. Music by Jessie Gift and camerawork by Ravi are good". R G Vijayasarathy of ''

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'' scored the film at 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "As usual Shivaraj Kumar is good in the fight sequences and dances. Despite his age, he shows extreme agility on screen. Mumbai import Nicolette Bird has an insignificant role that is limited to a few songs and some scenes. You pity actors of great calibre like Sharath Lohithaswa, Pavithra Lokesh and Aadi Lokesh whose roles are so badly written. Jassie Gift who did well in his debut Kannada film Hudugaata, is completely off colour here". A critic from

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wrote "Surprisingly, Malayalam music director Jessie Gift, who gave some wonderful tunes in his first Kannada film "Hudugaata", fails to deliver good compositions here. "Hatrick Hodi Maga" is an ordinary fare with a slow pace of narration". A critic from

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wrote "Shivarjkumar and Manju Bharagavi have given a good performance. The music and songs in the movie also needs a special mention. Nicolette Bird has no proper platform to show her talent and Sadhu Kokila's rubbish comedy irritates the audience". A critic from

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wrote "Sadhu Kokila's comedy is a humorous take on 'Jogi, and it is plain silly. Most of the characters are dull and the film never rises above the ordinary. Hodimaga is just another addition to the 'long' list of such films for Shiva Rajkumar".

References

External source

* 2009 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian crime action films 2000s crime action films Films directed by P. N. Sathya {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub