Sakha Sakhi () is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language Romantic comedy 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.
Cast
Production
Rockline Venkatesh was briefly attached to this film as a producer. The film was made with little publicity.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Sadhu Kokila.
The film notably didn't feature the "Manmadha Raasa" song from the original, which was already reused by Sadhu Kokila in
Kalasipalya (2003).
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.
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".
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".
S. N. Deepak of
Deccan Herald wrote "A remake of a successful Tamil film Thiruda Thirudi, Sakha Sakhi is a romantic comedy about two friends. It comes across as another effort at engaging the teenaged audience for over 120 minutes with some measured ingredients. It is an amalgamation of love, sentiment and comedy".
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.
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