''Gadibidi Aliya'' is a 1995 Indian

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film, directed by

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and produced by K. Raghava Rao. This film stars

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in a dual role,

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and

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whilst

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and

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play other pivotal roles. The original score and soundtrack was composed by Koti for the lyrics of

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.Gadibidi Aliya on TV
/ref> The film is a remake of Telugu film ''

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'' (1993), starring

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and

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Cast

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

as Shivu and Raj (Double Role) *

* M N Lakshmi Devi *

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* Sathyabhama * Manju Malini * Rajesh * Bank suresh * Narasimha murthy * M. S. Karanth * Ananthrao maccheri * Agro Chikkanna * Mysore Ramanand * Adugodi srinivas * Bharath kumar * Honnavalli krishna

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Raj-Koti. The song "Umma Beku Sai" was remade from Raj-Koti's own composition "Bavalu Sayya" they composed for Telugu film ''Bava Bavamaridi''. Raj-Koti later adapted "Jama Jama Jamaisi" as "Daayi Daayi" for Telugu film ''Rajasimham''.

References

1995 films 1990s Kannada-language films Kannada remakes of Telugu films Indian comedy-drama films Twins in Indian films Films scored by Koti Films directed by Sai Prakash 1995 comedy-drama films {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub