'Odahuttidavalu' - new film of Ravichandran having Radhika and Rakshita in the female lead

Tamil's ace director Cheran seems to be a hot favorite among Kannada producers and directors these days. First, Sudeep bought the rights of 'Autograph' and remade it here. It was a huge success with the audience. Again Sudeep bought the rights of Cheran's latest venture 'Thavamai Thavamirindu' which is yet to be remade here. Meanwhile, producer K. Manju has silently bought the rights of Cheran's 'Porkalam' and is called 'Odahuttidavalu' in Kannada.

This film is directed by 'sentiment specialist' Sai Prakash. The film boasts of a huge starcast comprising of Crazystar Ravichandran, Rakshitha, Radhika etc. Ravichandran himself has penned the lyrics for this film and will score the music. This film went to floors on Thursday morning (Mar 9) amidst a huge fanfare at the Kanteerava studio.

Speaking about the film, Ravichandran said, "This is my second venture with producer K. Manju. Our previous film 'Sahukara' too was a remake. It wasn't a great hit because of Manju's 'as it is' attitude. He insisted on retain the film as in Tamil and we followed him. He has changed his stand now and wants the film to be done 'as I say'. He is now flexible enough to listen to us..."

"That's good for the film as well as the film industry because it is not a blind frame-to-frame distillation. A film must be adapted to its nativity. For instance, the original film was made almost nine years back. Murali was the hero then. A lot has been changed since then and if we are taking that subject today, it's inevitable to make adequate changes so that we talk today's language and at the same time, our fans are not disappointed. Since I myself is a technician, I know what works and what doesn't, added Ravichandran.

Rakshita and Radhika

K. Manju took the complaint and compliments with great respect. "During our previous venture, I didn't hear to what Ravi said about the adaptability. So, the film bombed. If I listened to him then, the film would have been another 'Malla'. I have learnt a lesson and given him the entire responsibility. I trust him" said Manju.

Director Sai Prakash was also present at the occasion."I am very comfortable with sentiment subjects. This is a perfect script for Ravichandran. His fans will definitely enjoy this film. It was a great hit there (Tamil) too and bagged a national award. Rakshitha will be playing Meena's character and Radhika plays that of Sanghavi," he concluded.