Sakha Sakhi

Sakha Sakhi
Poster
Directed byDayal Padmanabhan
Screenplay byDayal Padmanabhan
Based onThiruda Thirudi (2003)
by Subramaniam Siva
Produced byYathish Babu
StarringSunil Raoh
Chaya Singh
CinematographyChandru D
Edited byVinod Manohar
Music bySadhu Kokila
Production
company
Sri Annapoorneshwari Creations
Release date
  • 14 December 2005 (2005-12-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Sakha Sakhi (transl. Male friend, female friend) is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Dayal Padmanabhan. A remake of the Tamil film Thiruda Thirudi (2003), the film stars Sunil Raoh and Chaya Singh, who reprises her role from the original.[1]

Cast

Production

Rockline Venkatesh was briefly attached to this film as a producer. The film was made with little publicity.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sadhu Kokila.[3] The film notably didn't feature the "Manmadha Raasa" song from the original, which was already reused by Sadhu Kokila in Suntaragaali (2003).[1] Nonetheless, the song "Mast Kudure" was partially inspired by that song. The song "Ammani Ammani" is based on "Kannamma Kannamma" from Tamil film Dum (2003). The songs "Chanda Kanthare" and "Ninna Nodidetige" were based on "Azhaga Irukkanga" and "Unnai Paartha Piragu" from Thiruda Thirudi.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ammanni Ammanni"Rajesh Krishnan, Latha, Malathi4:49
2."Bandaalapo Bandalo"Karthik, Nanditha, Archana4:57
3."Chana Kathare Hudgeeru"Gurukiran, Chaitra H. G.4:12
4."Mast Kudure"Manikka Vinayagam, Sunitha4:52
5."Ninna Noididtige"Hemanth, Nanditha2:46
Total length:21:36

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote, "With the main attractive point missing out in the film,Sakha Sakhi falls flat down the ground with a bad handling of the project and poor taste of the director [...] and its below the belt dialogues" and added that "Sadhu Kokila's comedy is in poor taste. His music is also just ordinary".[4] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Chaya Singh in the lead is Saka Saki's only redeeming feature. Sunil Rao tries to look natural as a street smart boy, but his body language and emoting fail to satisfy. An eminently forgettable film".[5]

Box office

The film was a box office failure, which was attributed to the lack of publicity and the "Manmadha Raasa" song. Regarding the film's failure, Chaya Singh said she was not bothered about her image and how she is focusing on the quality of films and not the quantity.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tiruda Tirudi as Sakha Sakhi in Kannada!". Viggy.com. 2005. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  2. ^ "No news but still in news!". Viggy.com. 2005. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Sakha Sakhi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 22 July 2005. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (16 December 2006). "Sakha Sakhi Kannada Movie Review". IANS. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2025 – via Nowrunning.
  5. ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (19 December 2006). "Saka Sakhi: An apology of a film". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  6. ^ Daithota, Madhu (31 October 2006). "'I'm not bothered about my image'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2025.