''Hubballi'' is a 2006

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directed by

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starring

Sudeep Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He i ...

and

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. Released on 10 November 2006, it features a background score and soundtrack composed by A. R. Hemanth and lyrics by

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and Padma Hemanth. Sai Entertainment dubbed the film into Hindi as ''Vardee Tujhe Salaam'' in 2008. The film was a box office success.

Plot

Major Chandrakanth (Ananthavelu) found a man lying by the road when jogging and admitted him to the hospital. It is Sudeep. Sudeep recovers from his injuries. He starts to find about himself with the help of Major's daughter Priya (Rakshitha). A stranger noticed him and shouted, "Are you still alive?" Sudeep chased him to find out, but escapes to Basappa Ullagaddi (Swasthik Shankar) and tells him about it. Police arrest Sudeep and Priya to question them. A police officer comes to the station and notices him, surprisingly salutes him. Sudeep is Ajay Kumar Sarnayak. Ajay Kumar regains his memory. Ajay Kumar Sarnayak, an honest ACP, fights crime. He arrests Basappa Ullagaddi and his companions for smuggling and extortion. Ajay's sister marries Ullagaddi's son. One day they poisoned him and killed his sister. He is saved by Major Chandrakant. Ajay, regaining his memory, returns to his home and, acting as forgotten, plots revenge on Basappa Ullagaddi. On his mother's request, he takes his sister's baby. Ajay plots a kidnapping drama and kills Basappa Ullagaddi and his all companions.

Cast

as ACP Ajay Kumar Sarnayak, Assistant Commissioner of Police *

as Priya *Ananthavelu as Major Chandrakanth (Priya's father) *

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as Dr. Ramakrishna *Swasthik Shankar *Saadhu Kokila *

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*Thimme Gowda *Chetan *Dharma *Shankar Gowda *

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*Vijaya Sarathi *

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*Tharakesh Patel *

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*Dharanendrayya *

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*Lakshman Rao *Badri Narayan *Killer Venkatesh *G. K. Govinda Rao *Shankar Bhat *Mallesh Gowda *Rajashekhar Kotian *Amarnath Aaradhya *

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*Shailaja Joshi *

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*Megha Bhagavatar *Padmini *Hubli Manjula *Sangeetha Shetty

Soundtrack

Reception

One critic wrote that "'Hubballi' has elements of Hollywood hit ' The Bourne Identity'". RG Vijayasarathy of ''

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'' scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "Hubballi is enjoyable only for Sudeep's performance and Rakshitha's comedy timing, but it requires a lot of patience to sit through the lengthy stunts and melodrama in the second half."

References

External links

* 2006 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian action thriller films Films directed by Om Prakash Rao 2006 action thriller films {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub