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Dattha (2006)

Dattha poster
Directed by
Chi. Guru Dutt
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 26m
Rated
U
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a Kannada comedy drama from 2006. It follows the story of a man and the people around him, with humor adapted from an earlier Telugu film. The movie got a mixed reaction from viewers and critics.

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What happens

Dattha is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Chi Guru Dutt and written by Janardhana Maharshi. The film stars Darshan and Ramya whilst Keerthi Chawla, Srinath, and Vinaya Prasad play other pivotal roles. The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed by R. P. Patnaik. It received an average response from both critics and the audience. A few comedy sequences were based on the 2003 Telugu movie, Maa Alludu Very Good, for which dialogues were penned by the story writer, Janardhana Maharshi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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