''Naanalla'' () is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language murder mystery film directed by

Dinesh Baboo Dinesh Baboo (also known as Dinesh Babu) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, actor and screenwriter who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 40 films, filmed more than 20 fil ...

and starring

Tarun Chandra Taarun Chandrra (born 27 April 1983) is an Indian actor based in Kannada Film Industry. He made his film debut in the multi-starrer '' Khushi'' (2003) and has since then acted in various films, notably being, ''Geleya'' (2007), '' Love Guru'' ( ...

Shubha Poonja Shubha Poonja is an Indian actress and former model. She has mostly appeared in Kannada films and Tamil. She is best known for her role in the movie Moggina Manasu for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada. R ...

and

Ananth Nag Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and Eng ...

. The film is inspired by the Hindi film ''

Deewangee ''Deewangee'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Nitin Manmohan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna and Urmila Matondkar. The music was composed by Ismail Darbar, with ...

'' (2002), which itself was based on the English film '' Primal Fear'' (1996).

Cast

as Siddharth *

as Bhavya *

Anant Nag Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and Eng ...

as Subhash Chandra Prasad *

Kushboo Khushbu Sundar (born Nakhat Khan; 29 September 1970) is an Indian actress, politician, film producer and television presenter. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, besides Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is a rec ...

as Subhash Chandra Prasad's wife *

Rangayana Raghu Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared ...

as Prathap *

Sihi Kahi Chandru Chandrashekar (born 1962 23 July), known by his stage name Sihi Kahi Chandru, which literally means "sweet and bitter" Chandru, is an Indian Kannada film and television actor. Career His wife ''Sihi Kahi Geetha'' and he were the main protagoni ...

as Melmane

Production

Tarun Chandra took a break from his romantic films with this thriller film.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Director Dinesh Baboo has done a marvelous job with the script. He’s set an example of how best a thriller can be made without spoiling the story — a rarity in Kannada cinema". A critic from the ''

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'' wrote that "It is an engaging tale with a brilliant narration coupled with finely tuned performances". A critic from ''

Bangalore Mirror ''Bangalore Mirror'' is a daily English-language newspaper published in Bangalore, India. It is a deputed newspaper and is the second-largest circulating English newspaper in the city ''Vijay Times'' ''Vijay Times'' was an English newspaper st ...

'' wrote that the film "is an engrossing watch for all kinds of audience".

References

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* Indian remakes of American films {{Mystery-film-stub