''Jagath Kiladi'' () is a 1998 Indian

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starring

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, Charulatha and

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in the lead roles. The film produced by Sudha Srinivasan for S&S Cinemas was directed by Chikkanna. The film was based on the Bollywood film, ''

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'' which itself is a remake of the Tamil film ''

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''. The then popular comedian Sarigama Viji who also played a supporting character penned the dialogues. The film has a musical score by

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. Actor Jaggesh appeared in two roles, one as a timid and dim-witted cop and the other as a smart, witty and courageous ex-convict. B. S. Kemparaj edited the film while Ramesh Babu handled the cinematography. The film was a moderate success at the box office.

Synopsis

Vijay, an honest but timid Head Constable is ridiculed by everyone around him including his son. His superior

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Thirupathi is an equally incompetent officer. Meanwhile, Bhaskar a hardened criminal is released after 14 years and reunites with his mother. He is shocked to learn that his supposedly dead father is still alive and has grown to be a dangerous criminal. While his mother was pregnant Bhaskar's father, Dharmaraj, who was an honest person, robbed a temple and killed someone in the process. Bhaskar is disturbed and tries to avenge his wrongdoings. In the process, he comes across Thirupathi who mistakes him for Vijay and persuades him to catch a criminal. While Thirupathi gets a transfer to

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, a clueless Vijay is promoted to Sub Inspector post for Bhaskar's brave deed. Bhaskar has already learned about his dim-witted look alike and decides to use the situation to his benefit and what happens later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

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* Sathyajith *Agro Chikkanna *Stunt Devu *

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Soundtrack

The Rajan–Nagendra duo scored and composed the film's soundtrack while Narendra Babu, Geethapriya, J. M. Prahlad and Shyamsundar Kulkarni penned the lyrics. # "Sundaraangi" by

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# "Musukeththabeda" by S. P. B.,

Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram (born 9 July 1970) is an Indian carnatic and playback singer and child actress who hails from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung more than 700 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi f ...

# "Jokumara Jodiyagi" by S. P. B., Anuradha Sriram # "I Love for you" by

, Anuradha Sriram

Release

The film was released in 1998 to positive reviews. The film received a U Certificate after 3 cuts from the

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regional office of

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with the certificate dated 22 June 1998.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 14176904 1998 films Indian action comedy films Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra Kannada remakes of Tamil films 1990s Kannada-language films 1998 action comedy films