''Software Ganda'' ( kn, ಸಾಫ್ಟ್ ವರ್ ಗಂಡ) is a 2014 Indian

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-language

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film directed and co-produced by Venkatesh. The film features

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and

Nikita Thukral Nikita Thukral is an Indian actress and model, who has acted in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Early life Thukral was born into a Punjabi Hindu family and was raised in Mumbai. She completed her M.A in Economics from Kishinchand ...

in the lead roles besides

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in other pivotal role. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Veer Samarth while the cinematography is by Nagesh Acharya. The film released on 5 December 2014 worldwide. The satellite rights for the film was sold for 16

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to a leading television channel. The film is a

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of the 2012

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'' which itself was based on the 2009 American film '' The Proposal''.

Premise

Manu, a software engineer, faces difficulty working under Priya, his short-tempered NRI boss. Priya is forced to leave India due to visa issues and she decides to marry Manu for her selfish needs.

Cast

as Manu *

as Priya S Rao *

as Manu's father *

as Nancy * Kuri Prathap * R. T. Rama

Music

The

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and

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has been composed by Veer Samarth and the audio has been brought out by Anand Audio label.Soundtrack playlist
/ref> The lyrics are written by Dr. Nagendra Prasad and Hrudaya Shiva. An Atlanta-based singer, Rekha Pallath, made her debut in playback singing with this film.

References

External links

Jaggesh Washes His Hands of Software Ganda

Jaggesh and Nikita Thukral attend audio release of Software Ganda in Bangalore

Atlanta singer Rekha Pallath makes playback debut with 'Software Ganda'
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