''Kiladi Kitty'' ( kan, ಕಿಲಾಡಿ ಕಿಟ್ಟಿ) is a 2012

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 ...

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film directed by Anantha Raju and produced by Shivakumar under Sangama Films banner. It stars

Srinagar Kitty Krishna (born 8 July 1977) known by his stage name Srinagara Kitty, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Kannada television series and films. He started off as a child artist working in a host of television serialized dramas before making ...

and

Haripriya Shruthi Chandrasena, known professionally as Haripriya, is an Indian actress and model who chiefly works in Kannada films, in addition to a few Tamil and Telugu films. Haripriya is currently engaged to Kannada actor Vasista.N. Simha. Early life ...

in the lead roles while

Nivedhitha Niveditha, formerly known and credited as Smitha, is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films. She attracted notable attention with her performance in the film '' Avva'' (2008) that fetched her the Karnataka State Film Awar ...

makes a special appearance.

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 ...

is the music director and Krishna Kumar is the cinematographer of the film. The film is a remake of 2008 Telugu film ''

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'' starring Allari Naresh and

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in the lead roles, which itself was a remake of Hollywood movie ''

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''.

Plot

Kitty is a pickpocket who takes up the mission of earning 4 crores to rescue the slum dwellers in his area from a builder. He and his gang rob a bank. And they hide the loot in a building under construction. However, by accident they land on a boat to the Andaman Islands which forces them to go away for a month. When they return, they find a police control room at the spot where they hidden their loot. The rest of the story is all about the comedy of errors that follow.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

. It was released by Jamaican cricketer

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Reception

Critical response

A critic from ''

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'' scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says "Haripriya is amazing with her beauty and expressions. Nivedita impresses you with her charming looks. Rangayana Raghu, Sharan and Dilip Raj keep you entertained throughout. Jessie Gift has a couple of foot-tapping numbers for you. Cinematography by Ravikumar Sana is okay". A critic from

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wrote "Jessie Gift, though not at his best, has been able to provide good tunes for two songs. Ravi Kumar Sana, the cinematographer, showcases his talent again through this film. 'Kiladi Kitty' has some shortcomings, but is worth a one-time watch". Y Maheswara Reddy from DNA wrote "Even the heroines, Haripriya and Smitha play their parts out quite well. Cinematographer Ravikumar Sanara has done a neat job behind the camera with Jassy Gift providing some lilting music". A critic from

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wrote "Despite the flaws, that can fill the page, Kiladi Kitty is the cliched time-pass. You will enjoy it for what it is. Even if you won’t ROFLOL, the flick will make you LOL in some places. Talk about small mercies".

References

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