Hollywood (2002)
- Directed by
- Dinesh Baboo
- Genre
- science fiction comedy
- Country
- India
- Rated
- UA
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A scientist creates a human-like robot to help him attract a woman. The robot ends up falling for the same woman and competes with its creator.
quirkylightheartedwhimsicalromanticcomedicsci-fiplayfulcheesy
What happens
Hollywood is a 2002 Indian Kannada science fiction film written by Upendra and directed by Dinesh Babu. It stars Upendra in a triple role as Surendra, Upendra and US 47 (a robot) along with the Australian actress Felicity Mason as Manisha and Anant Nag. The film was shot entirely in Gold Coast, Australia with few supporting actors and a monkey named Lakshmi, voiced by Ramesh Bhat. The film was also dubbed into Telugu in 2003, retaining the same title. Upendra became the first Indian actor to portray the role of an android robot in a lead role. The same story of this film that a scientist who creates an android resembling himself to help him win over a girl. But, the android falls in love with the girl and tries to eliminate his creator. The film failed to perform commercially at the box office. The 2010 Tamil movie Enthiran was reported to be thematically similar to this movie. However, the Tamil film was announced in 1999 with stills featuring the lead pair and a Robot released officially. Kamal Haasan and Preity Zinta were announced as the lead in Shankar's Tamil film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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