''Mr. Duplicate'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada film in the romance genre starring Diganth and Prajwal Devaraj in the lead roles. Sheetal Injudhan Khan, a newcomer is the main female lead. The film is directed by veteran Kodlu Ramakrishna. Mano Murthy is the music director of the film. Kashyap Dakoju has produced the film under the banner Real Wealth venture productions. The film is a remake of 2001 Tamil hit '' Minnale'' starring

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Plot

Nandu, has lost 114 jobs but leads a happy, lazy life, thanks to his doting father Devraj. Vikram, on the other hand, is a busy businessman who hardly has time for anything else. After a communication goof-up, Vikram misses his very first visit to meet the girl whom his parents want him to marry. Meanwhile Nandu who falls in love with the same girl impersonates Vikram to win her. Finally when Nandu and Vikram meet, they realize that they are old foes from their college days.

Cast

* Diganth as Vikram "Vicky" Raj *

Prajwal Devaraj Prajwal Devaraj (born 4 July 1987) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut with the Kannada film '' Sixer'' (2007) for which he won the Best Debut actor award at the Suvarna Film Awards. This was followed by t ...

as Nandakumar * Sheetal Injudhan Khan as Poornima *

Devaraj Devaraj (born 20 September 1953) is an Indian actor and theatre actor who works in Indian film industry. He has largely featured in Kannada films performing various roles as a lead character, supporting character and villainous character. He ha ...

as Ramu * Ramesh Bhat as Vicky's father * Swasthik Shankar * Anand (credited as Silli Lalli Anand) * Karisubbu * Mysore Prabhakar * Tulasi *

Sudha Belawadi Sudha Belawadi is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry, and a theatre artist in Karnataka, India. Some of the notable films of Sudha Belawadi as actress include ''Mathadana'' (2001), ''Mungaru Male'' (2006), ''Moggina Manasu'' (2008), ...

as Souparnika, Vicky's mother * Chandrakala Mohan

Music

Reception

Critical response

A critic from ''

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'' wrote "The film is not bad per se, but it brutally exposes the makers’ lack of creativity despite having a dazzling star cast.It's getting clear that most directors can't take Sandalwood forward". A critic from News18 India wrote "All the veteran actors like Ramesh Bhat, Thulasi and Sudha Belawadi have aptly fitted into their respective roles. 'Mr. Duplicate' is no match for 'Minnale' but it is good for a one-time watch". Sunayana Suresh from DNA wrote "Newcomer Sheetal shows promise and has a certain yesteryear heroine charm to her face. Mano Murthy’s music is melodious and reminds you of the retro Kannada songs of the 70s and 80s and the dialogues and cinematography are quite impressive". A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Prajwal is impressive with his mature acting, Diganth is simply superb, Sheetal plays her role very well, Ramesh Bhat and Devaraj are gracious. The music composer Mano Murthy has come up with some catchy tunes".

References

External links

* 2011 films 2010s Kannada-language films 2010s Indian films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films scored by Mano Murthy Films directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna {{2010s-Kannada-film-stub