''Namo Bhootatma'' is a 2014 Indian

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horror comedy film directed by Murali in his debut. The film was a remake of the 2014 Tamil film ''

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'', which itself was based on the Korean movie '' The Quiet Family''. It stars

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, Gayathri Iyer, and

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in the lead roles. Telugu comedian Ali made his second Kannada movie with this film. It's also dubbed in Hindi with the same name. A sequel '' Namo Bhoothathma 2'' released in 2023.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Farhaan Roshan and S. N. Prasad and released by

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. Prasad, who composed the original film, retained his tunes from it.

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sang a song in the film.

Reception

Critical response

Shyam Prasad S from

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Wrote "Komal does his job well.There are no histrionics with everything cut to the point. But also being the producer seems to have burdened him a bit.Harish Raj never gets stranded in any character. He proves he can do any kind of role". A reviewer of

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Wrote "A pacy movie with good sound effects. Telugu comedian Ali as ghostbuster is perhaps the highlight of the movie. He was last seen in Upendra's Super. Horror with comedy is more experimented in Telugu movies, this attempt in Kannada is commendable. A must watch for all Komal fans".

References

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