''Hendthighelbedi'' () is a 1989 Indian

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film, written and directed by

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. It stars

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and

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. The supporting cast features Sundar Krishna Urs,

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, Tara and Bangalore Nagesh. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Vijayanand. Set in Murnad, in the

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region of

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, the film tells the story of how Anand (Nag), a businessman and a meek husband of Chitra (Mahalakshmi), goes about tackling with double murder that he is wrongly accused of, by his friend and the culprit Srinivas (Urs). The film, upon release, received favorable reviews. At the 37th

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, Nag was awarded the Best Actor.

Cast

as Anand Somashekhar Somavarpet *

as Chitra * Sundar Krishna Urs as

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Srinivas *

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Inspector Prathap * Bangalore Nagesh as Thimma * Tara as Inspector Srinivas's wife * Anjali Sudhakar as Thimma's wife *

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as Shanti *

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as Sarala * Sarvamangala * Roopa Prabhakar (credited as Baby Roopa) as Roopa * Keerthi (credited Baby Keerthi) as Putti

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vijayanand and the audio was released on

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label.

Awards

; 37th Filmfare Awards South * Best Actor —

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendthighelbedi 1989 films 1980s Kannada-language films Indian comedy films Films directed by Dinesh Baboo Films scored by Vijayanand