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{{Infobox film
| name = Ulta Palta
| image =
| director = N.S. Shankar
| writer = N. S. Shankar
| based_on =''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' by [[Shakespeare]]
| starring = [[Ramesh Aravind]] Kashi Sushma Veer Pooja Lokesh [[Karibasavaiah]]<ref>https://www.facebook.com/UltaPultaPK</ref>
| producer = N S Shankar [[V. Manohar]] Ashok Kashyap Guna Myna Subrahmanya Thememane Vijayaprasad
| cinematography = Ashok Kashyap
| music = [[V. Manohar]]
| editing = Guna
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1997}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
}}

'''''Ulta Palta''''' ({{translation |Topsy-turvy}}) is a 1997 Indian Kannada film directed by N. S. Shankar and starring [[Ramesh Aravind]], Kashi and Sushma Veer. It is based on [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]''.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/shakespeare-influenced-kannada-films-too/article8510212.ece | title=Shakespeare influenced Kannada films too| newspaper=The Hindu| date=23 April 2016| last1=Khajane| first1=Muralidhara}}</ref><ref>https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/kannada-features/best-kannada-comedy-movies-on-amazon-prime-video-youtube-sun-nxt-mx-player-zee5-ganeshana-maduve-gowri-ganesha-mata-anant-nag-jaggesh-dr-rajkumar/amp/</ref> The music of the film was composed by [[V. Manohar]]. The film was remade in [[Telugu language]] [[Ulta Palta (1998 film)|with the same name]] (1998) and in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu]]'' (2005) starring Ashok Kashyap who was one of the co-producers and cinematographer of the film.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20061015213917/http://www.chennaionline.com:80/film/Moviereviews/2005/10aie.asp</ref> The entire film was shot in [[Koppa, India|Koppa]], a town in [[Chikmagalur]] district of Karnataka.<ref>https://www.thefuc.in/newsfeed-ನನ್ನ-ಪುಟ್ಟ-ಕೈಗೆ-ದಕ್ಕಿದಷ-2/</ref>

==Plot==
Two sets of identical twins are lost in their childhood. None of them are aware of their twin being alive. One set of twins arrive to a town on work, which is where the other set of twins live and make their living. The people of the town confuse them for the latter, who is a famous industrialist in the town. A series of misunderstandings, misplacements and confusions about the characters turn into hilarious situations and chaos in their lives.

==Cast==
* [[Ramesh Aravind]] as Devaraj-1 & Devaraj-2 and also the father of Devraj-1 & Devaraj-2
* Sushma Veer as Sheela, Devaraj-1's wife
* [[Pooja Lokesh]] as Meera, Sheela's younger sister
* [[Pavitra Lokesh]] as Mohini, Devaraj-1's love interest
* [[Sanketh Kashi|Kashi]] as Rama-1 & Rama-2
* [[Karibasavaiah]] as Shivanandappa's lackey
* Myna Chandru as Kumara, Mohini's admirer
* Sunetra Pandit as Rama-1's wife, Chenni, Devaraj-1's housemaid
* [[Girija Lokesh]] as the nun
* [[H. G. Dattatreya]] as the police inspector
* Ramesh Pandit as the school friend of Devaraj-1
* Hulivana Gangadharaiah as Shivanandappa
* Shankar Rao as Shettru, the jewellery shop owner
* Ummatthal Sathya
* Subramanya Thememane
* Srishailan
* Venkatachalam

==Soundtrack==
The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by [[V. Manohar]] except one poetry written by [[K. S. Narasimhaswamy]].

{{Track listing
| total_length =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = [[Chigali]] Ho [[Chigali]]
| lyrics1 = [[V. Manohar]]
| extra1 = Master Sagar, Shankar Shanbhag
| length1 =
| title2 = Jhal Gazal Sumne Ninna
| lyrics2 = V. Manohar
| extra2 = [[B. Jayashree]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Nee Baruva Daariyali
| lyrics3 = [[K. S. Narasimhaswamy]]
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Hucchara Santhe
| extra4 = [[Rajesh Krishnan]], [[V. Manohar]]
| lyrics4 = V. Manohar
| length4 =
| title5 = Suggi Siri Suggi Siri
| extra5 = [[Manjula Gururaj]]
| lyrics5 = V. Manohar
| length5 =
| title6 = Nee Baruva Daariyali
| lyrics6 = K. S. Narasimhaswamy
| extra6 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Rajesh Krishnan]]
| length6 =
}}

==Awards==
* 1997-98 : [[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
# [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]] - N. S. Shankar
# [[Karnataka State Film Award (Special Jury Award)|Best Acting (Special Jury Award)]] - [[Sanketh Kashi|Kashi]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{The Comedy of Errors}}

[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare]]
[[Category:Films based on The Comedy of Errors]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Kannada films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films scored by V. Manohar]]
[[Category:1997 comedy films]]

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