''Ulta Palta'' () is a 1997 Indian Kannada film directed by N. S. Shankar and starring

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, Kashi and Sushma Veer. It is based on

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's ''

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''. The music of the film was composed by V. Manohar. The film was remade in

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with the same name (1998) and in

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as '' Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu'' (2005) starring Ashok Kashyap who was one of the co-producers and cinematographer of the film. The entire film was shot in Koppa, a town in

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Plot

Two sets of identical twins are lost in their childhood. None of them are aware of their twin being alive. One set of twins arrive to a town on work, which is where the other set of twins live and make their living. The people of the town confuse them for the latter, who is a famous industrialist in the town. A series of misunderstandings, misplacements and confusions about the characters turn into hilarious situations and chaos in their lives.

Cast

as Devaraj-1 & Devaraj-2 and also the father of Devraj-1 & Devaraj-2 * Sushma Veer as Sheela, Devaraj-1's wife *

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as Meera, Sheela's younger sister *

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as Mohini, Devaraj-1's love interest *

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as Rama-1 & Rama-2 *

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as Shivanandappa's lackey * Myna Chandru as Kumara, Mohini's admirer * Sunetra Pandit as Rama-1's wife, Chenni, Devaraj-1's housemaid *

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as the nun *

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as the police inspector * Ramesh Pandit as the school friend of Devaraj-1 * Hulivana Gangadharaiah as Shivanandappa * Shankar Rao as Shettru, the jewellery shop owner * Ummatthal Sathya * Subramanya Thememane * Srishailan * Venkatachalam

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by V. Manohar except one poetry written by K. S. Narasimhaswamy.

Awards

* 1997-98 :

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

# Best Dialogue - N. S. Shankar # Best Acting (Special Jury Award) -

References

1997 films 1990s Kannada-language films Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare Films based on The Comedy of Errors Twins in Indian films Indian comedy films Kannada films remade in other languages Films scored by V. Manohar 1997 comedy films {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub