''Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi'' is a 1999 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 written by Richard Louis. The film stars

Raghavendra Rajkumar Raghavendra Rajkumar (born 15 August 1965) is an Indian actor, singer and producer of Kannada cinema. He is the son of actor Dr. Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakar'' ...

and

Charulatha Charulatha is an Indian actress. She has acted mainly in Kannada films along with Tamil, Telugu, Odia and Malayalam films. Biography Born as Sonia Singh Walia in Punjab, and brought up in Kerala. She started as a model, then acted in advertis ...

. It was released on 5 February 1999.

Plot

Cast

as Kumar, Merchant Ship Officer *

as Leena, Kumar's Love Interest *

Doddanna Doddanna (born 11 November 1949) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry who has acted in about 800 films. He started his career as a theatre actor. During this time, he entered the Kannada film industry as a character actor. Early lif ...

as Peter Braganza, Leena's Father * Jayanthi as Maria, Leena's Mother and Braganza Wife * C. R. Simha as Mutthappa, Captain of the Ship *

Ramakrishna Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an In ...

as Shivu, Kumar's brother *

Vinaya Prasad Vinaya Prakash ( Bhat), also credited as Vinaya Prasad, is an Indian actress who has primarily featured in Kannada, and Malayalam films and TV series besides acting in Telugu language films. She has won the State Best Actress Award for her pe ...

as Geetha, Shivu's Wife * Richard Louis as Kempanna, A local bar owner * M. S. Umesh , Oorukoti, Captain Mutthappa's Assistant *

Mandya Ramesh Mandya Ramesh is an Indian actor, comedian, director and theatre personality who mainly works in the Kannada films and theatre. He is the founder secretary oNatanaRangashaale, Mysore, one of the eminent theatre training institutions of India. ...

Production

''Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi'' was directed by

, produced by

Parvathamma Rajkumar Dr.Parvathamma Rajkumar (6 December 1939 – 31 May 2017) was an Indian film producer and distributor. She was the wife of veteran Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar. She produced successful films featuring Rajkumar and their sons Shiva Rajkumar, Punee ...

under Dakshayani Cine Combines, and written by Richard Louis. Cinematography was handled by B. C. Gowrishankar and editing by S. Manohar.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Hamsalekha.

Release and reception

''Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi'' was released on 5 February 1999. Jyothi Raghuram of ''The Hindu'' said, "''Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi'' [...] might not mark the resurrection of Raghavendra Rajkumar, but it certainly is a boost to the Kannada cinema, Kannada industry for the clean entertainment it provides. The story is different and original. the casting is thoughtful, music is not a letdown; and on this has been built an attractive edifice by veteran Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. What more could one ask for in a day of remakes and "Masala film, masala" films." S. Shivakumar of ''The Times of India'' said, "''Tuvvi tuvvi tuvvi'' is not great cinema but when your nerves have been assaulted from 4 to Z, this film acts as an aspirin."

References

External links

* {{Singeetam Srinivasa Rao 1990s Kannada-language films 1999 comedy films 1999 films Films directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Indian comedy films