''Makeup'' 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 8 November 2002.

Plot

To gather important information about a case, Jaggesh, a police officer, disguises himself as an old woman. During his investigation, he falls in love with a woman.

Cast

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 ...

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 and reception

A critic from '' Chitraloka.com'' 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". Srikanth of ''

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'' noted that the film was inspired from characters in ''

Mrs. Doubtfire ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus. It was written for the screen by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, based on the 1987 novel ''Alias Madame Doubtfire'' by Anne Fine. Robin Williams, who also s ...

'' (1993) and ''

Avvai Shanmugi ''Avvai Shanmugi'' is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and co-written by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Meena, with Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Heera, Manivannan, Nassar, Delhi Ganesh and Ann in su ...

'' (1996), "but with a Jaggesh punch." However, he felt that "Jaggesh has nothing new to offer to his fans except for his new makeup and 'get-up'. However, there are more laughs in the film that he is known to give the audience and his fans. Laila Patel has nothing much to do. Shakti Kapoor disappoints and so is Tennis Krishna".

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

* {{Singeetam Srinivasa Rao 2000s Kannada-language films 2002 comedy films 2002 films Films directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Indian comedy films