''Naa Rani Nee Maharani'' ( kn, ನಾ ರಾಣಿ ನೀ ಮಹರಾಣಿ) () is a 2010 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 film directed by

B. Ramamurthy B. Ramamurthy is an Indian director who works in Kannada films. He wrote and directed numerous blockbuster films. He is known for giving chances to youngsters who have made names in Kannada Film Industry and beyond. He is known to have an excepti ...

starring

Pooja Gandhi Pooja Gandhi (born Sanjana Gandhi in 1983) is an Indian actress, who mainly works in Kannada, Hindi language, Hindi and Tamil language, Tamil films. Pooja Gandhi after starring in the commercially successful 2006 film ''Mungaru Male'', became ...

and Akshay Shashwath in the lead roles. The film has a similar storyline to ''

Rani Maharani ''Rani Maharani'' is a 1990 Indian Kannada language film directed by B. Ramamurthy, starring Malashri, Ambarish and Shashikumar in lead roles. The supporting cast features Jaggesh, Umashree, Doddanna, Mysore Lokesh, Umesh, Tennis Krishna. The ...

'' (1990).

Cast

as Rani and Pooja * Akshay Shashwath *

Pramila Joshai Pramila Joshai is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the films of Pramila Joshai as an actor include '' Saheba'' (2017), '' Thayi'' (2008), ''Apthamitra'' (2004). She was credited as Parimalam in her debut Tamil film ''Vaid ...

* Sundar Raj *

Ramesh Bhat Ramesh Bhat is a multiple-award–winning Indian actor. He has worked predominantly in Kannada films and television serials. Early life Ramesh Bhat was born in Kundapur. He completed his primary education at Manki and portrayed national leader ...

* Anilkumar * Dingri Nagaraj * Mohan Juneja * Honnavalli Krishna * Harish Roy

Music

Reception

Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana from ''

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'' scored the film at 1.5 out of 5 stars and says "Vinaychandra's music is soothing. The song Kugo kolige khara masala from the original has been retained. But the original composition remains unmatched, and so does the original Rani Maharani". A critic from ''

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'' wrote "At this juncture, the director introduces a sequence explaining how Pooja’s relatives want to exploit her for the sake of money. Pooja has tried her level best to perform well, but has failed. The movie is worth watching if you want to see how Pooja manages to play the dual character". B. S. Srivani from ''

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'' wrote "The music director is one to watch out for. The same cannot be said of Mallikarjun’s camerawork which complements Ramamurthy’s old habits. Only the bunch of kids and Pooja’s dhishoom-dhishoom in a lovely pink saree in the climax manage to linger. A wasted opportunity". A critic from '' DNA'' wrote "This is just one of the many uncertainties. In the acting department, Pooja seems to have the plum and does a good job. The two heroes remain mere props. Skip this one, opt for the DVD of the older version, we'd say". A critic from ''

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'' scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Full marks to Pooja Gandhi for her brilliant performance. Sundarraj, Pramila Joshai and Ramesh Bhat excel. Debut music director Vinaya Chandra has given a couple of catchy tunes".

References

{{reflist 2010s Kannada-language films 2010 films Films directed by B. Ramamurthy