Hello Yama

Hello Yama
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Directed by	A R Babu
Written by	Mohammed Ghouse (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Mohammed Ghouse
Story by	M S Ramesh
Produced by	D Raghu Balraj Anekal
Starring	Kashinath Doddanna Sadhu Kokila
Cinematography	Anaji Nagaraj
Edited by	K M Shankar
Music by	Sadhu Kokila
Production company	R & R Enterprises
Release date	27 July 1998 (1998-07-27)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Hello Yama is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by A R Babu and starring Kashinath and Doddanna in the titular role and Sadhu Kokila, who also composed the music.

Cast

• Kashinath as Suri
• Doddanna as Yama
• Sadhu Kokila as Chitragupta
• Harish Roy
• Tennis Krishna
• Pramod Chakravarthy
• Rinky
• Monisha
• Lavanya
• Ramya
• Pushpa Swamy
• Bhavyashree Rai
• M. S. Umesh
• M D Kaushik
• Vaijanath Biradar
• Yamuna
• Prem (uncredited)[1]

Production

Film publicist K. G. Nagendra clapped the muhurat shot by chance.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sadhu Kokila.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Damal Dumil"	Sadhu Kokila, Sujatha Dutt	4:13
2.	"Dingu Dongu Disco Dance"	Rajesh Krishnan, Mangala, Suma, Kusuma	4:38
3.	"Ee Rambhe Andha"	Rajesh Krishnan, Mangala, Suma, Kusuma	4:55
4.	"Rambha Beda Jamba"	Rajesh Krishnan, Sadhu Kokila, Doddanna, Sujatha Dutt, Mangala	3:27
5.	"Sooji Maalige Mele"	Doddanna, Sadhu Kokila, Sujatha Dutt, Mangala	4:40
Total length:			21:53

Release

The film was a box office success and inspired similar films such as Yamalokadalli Veerappan (1998).[4] The film was remade in Telugu under the same name in 1999.[5]

Legacy

The Tamil dialogue "Theriyathu Poda" (transl. I don't know, go) became popular.[6] After the film's success, Nagendra went on to clap for the muhurat shot of other films.[2] A sequel titled Yama in Bangkok was planned in 2011 with Namitha, Jaggesh reprising the role of Yama and Sadhu Kokila reprising his role as Chitragupta.[7][8]

References

1. Syed, Farhan (4 June 2020). "Shankar Nag to Kashinath: FIVE hit directors-turned-actors of Kannada film industry". The Times of India.
2. "A '˜lucky priest' is the ideal mantra for a hit film". Bangalore Mirror. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
3. "Hello Yama (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. 2014.
4. Srinivasa, Srikanth (20 December 1998). "Yamatokadalli Veerappan (Kannada)". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
5. "Hello Yama". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 January 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
6. Ms, Naveen (4 November 2018). "'ಜೋಗಿ' ಪ್ರೇಮ್ ಗುರು ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಎ ಆರ್ ಬಾಬು ಇನ್ನಿಲ್ಲ" ['Jogi' Prem director AR Babu is no more]. Filmibeat (in Kannada). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
7. "Namitha bags lead role in 'Yama in Bangkok'". Bollywood Life. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
8. Sriram (20 October 2011). "ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್ ಯಮ ಆಗೊಲ್ವಂತೆ: ಯಾರಾಗ್ತಾರೆ ಗೊತ್ತೇ?" [Ravichandran is not Yama. Do you know who is?]. Filmibeat. Retrieved 6 October 2024.