''Make-up'' is a 2002 Indian
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 ...
-language
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (born 21 September 1931), commonly known as Singeetam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, composer, and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the most versatile directors of India. He is credited with hav ...
and starring
Jaggesh
Jaggesh is an Indian politician, actor, director and producer, who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2022 and the spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnata ...
in dual getups and
Laila Patel. It was released on 3 October 2002.
Plot
Cast
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Jaggesh
Jaggesh is an Indian politician, actor, director and producer, who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2022 and the spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnata ...
as K.D. Roy and Doddamma
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Laila Patel as Pooja
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Bank Janardhan
Janardhan, known by his stage name Bank Janardhan is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He is well-known for his comedy and drama roles in various Kannada films and television series. Some of the notable films of Janardhan as an actor ...
as a police commissioner
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Mimicry Dayanand
Mimicry Dayanand is an Indian Impressionist (entertainment), impressionist, Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, actor and television presenter from the Karnataka state of India. He is renowned for his impression of politicians and film actors of K ...
as Bobby
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Tennis Krishna
Tennis Krishna is a popular Kannada actor and comedian. Tennis Krishna has acted in over 600 movies and has a record of acting in 100 movies with comedy actress Rekha Das.
Life
His background is from Kannada theatre.
He acted with Kannada act ...
as Saridon
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Komal as a karate master
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Pavitra Lokesh
Pavitra Lokesh is an Indian film and television actress. She appears primarily in Kannada and Telugu films playing supporting roles. The daughter of stage and film actor Mysore Lokesh, she made her film debut at the age of 16 and has since ap ...
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Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teame ...
*Yatiraj Jaggesh
*Master Raghavendra
*Jayaram
Production
The make up for Jaggesh's grandmother getup in the film took four hours to apply.
Newcomer Laila Patel from Mumbai was cast as the heroine.
The film was produced by Jaggesh and his wife, Parimala, and was written by his son
Gururaj
Gururaj is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his 2009 film '' Gilli,'' the remake of Tamil-Telugu film ''7G Rainbow Colony
''7G Rainbow Colony'' is a 2004 Indian romantic drama film written and direc ...
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Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teame ...
and Jaggesh's son, Yathiraj, play supporting roles.
Soundtrack
Debutante John composed the music.
Release
A critic from ''Chitraloka'' gave a favourable review and opined that "Director Singeetham Srinivasarao has shown his diligence and proves that comedy is his hot favorite" and stated that "Jaggesh's effort and his dialogue delivery is a treat to watch". A critic from ''Viggy'' opined that "Jaggesh as Doddamma has done an excellent job" and called the film "A sheer pleasure for Jaggesh fans".
Box office
Despite the positive reviews and a good run at the box office, the film was a box office failure and lost seventy five lakhs due to the film's high budget.
Jaggesh had to sell his house to compensate for the loss. Jaggesh cites the reason for the film's failure is that the film released at the "wrong time".
Despite the film's failure, Jaggesh garnered appreciation for his role.
References
External links
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{{Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
2000s Kannada-language films
2002 comedy films
Films directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Indian comedy films