''Kidi'' () is a 2017 Indian

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-language action

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film starring Bhuvan Chandra,

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, Danny Kuttappa and Ugrham Manju. It was directed by S. Raghu and produced by Master's Choice Creations. It is a remake of the 2016

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-language film ''Kali''.

Plot

Bhuvan (R Bhuvan Chandra), a man with anger management issues, tries to control his temper for the sake of his wife, Nandhini(Pallavi Gowda). However, things take a turn when they drive on a highway one night.

Cast

*R.Bhuvan Chandra as Bhuvan *

as Nandini *Danny Kuttappa as Chuli *Manmohan Roy as Shetty *Ugramm Manju as Nagaanna *Pavan K as Pavan *Dakshaya as Young Bhuvan

Music

The music is composed by Emil Mohammad, and the soundtrack was released on 3 June 2017 by Anand Audio.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "A remake doesn’t work with an extra song (shot in Thailand), or giving more muscles to the hero. It works in keeping its aesthetics intact. Raghu’s Kidi fails to do that. Furthermore, the leads don’t recreate the magic of togetherness that Dulquer Salmaan and Sai Pallavi did". Critics from ''Indiaglitz'' and ''Chitraloka'' gave a more positive review.

References

External links

* * 2017 films Kannada remakes of Malayalam films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian action thriller films Films set in Karnataka 2017 action thriller films {{action-thriller-film-stub