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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name        = Yarigu Helbedi
| image      = Yarigu Helbedi.jpg
| image      = Yarigu Helbedi poster.jpg
| caption    = Title card
| caption    = Film poster
| director    = [[Kodlu Ramakrishna]]
| director    = [[Kodlu Ramakrishna]]
| producer    = Asha Gunashekhar<br/>J. Padmalatha
| producer    = Asha Gunashekhar<br/>J. Padmalatha
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| editing    = [[Suresh Urs]]  
| editing    = [[Suresh Urs]]  
| studio      = Sri Banashankari Combines
| studio      = Sri Banashankari Combines
| distributor =
| released    = {{Film date|df=yes|1994}}
| released    = {{Film date|df=yes|1994}}
| runtime    = 139 minutes
| runtime    = 139 minutes
| country    = India
| country    = India
| language    = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| language    = Kannada
| budget      =
| gross      =
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'''''Yarigu Helbedi''''' (transl. Don't Tell Anyone) is a 1994 [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Kodlu Ramakrishna]]. It stars [[Anant Nag]], [[Vinaya Prasad]], [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]] and [[Vaishali Kasaravalli]] among others. The movie has become a [[cult film]] among Kannada film viewers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/yarigu-helbedi/cast-crew.html|title = Yarigu Helbedi Cast & Crew, Yarigu Helbedi Kannada Movie Cast, Actor, Actress, Director}}</ref> The movie was remade in Tulu in 2015 by the same director as ''[[Eregla Panodchi]]''.
'''''Yarigu Helbedi''''' ({{translation|Don't Tell Anyone}}) is a 1994 [[Kannada language]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Kodlu Ramakrishna]]. It stars [[Anant Nag]], [[Vinaya Prasad]], [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]] and [[Vaishali Kasaravalli]] among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yarigu Helbedi Cast & Crew, Yarigu Helbedi Kannada Movie Cast, Actor, Actress, Director |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/yarigu-helbedi/cast-crew.html }}</ref> The film turned out to be a [[box-office bomb]] at the time of release but later attained a [[cult following]] among Kannada film viewers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-09 |title=5 Kannada Comedy Classics To Enjoy On A Sunday |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/5-kannada-comedy-classics-to-enjoy-on-a-sunday/photostory/99353054.cms |access-date=2024-11-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The movie was remade in Tulu in 2015 by the same director as ''[[Eregla Panodchi]]''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Anant Nag, the protagonist  plays a fraud who cheats gullible housewives and builds a house on a site allotted to him.
Govinda ([[Anant Nag]]) is a con artist who is always on the lookout for gullible people to extract money or some form of benefit from. Govinda is in love with Champa ([[Vanitha Vasu]]) whom he intends to marry much to the dissatisfaction of Champa's father ([[Shivaram]]) who considers Govinda as a no good fellow loafing around without a job.
 
Sarojamma ([[Vinaya Prasad]]), Subbamma ([[Sathyabhama (actress)|Satyabhama]]), Jalajamma ([[Vaishali Kasaravalli]]) and Susheelamma ([[Girija Lokesh]]) are very close friends and neighbours who live in the same housing complex owned by Obaliah ([[Mukhyamantri Chandru]]). Jalajamma's husband lives and works in Dubai and visits her once in a year. The ladies always get together in the common place in the housing complex and share details about their lives and gossip. Sarojamma's husband Ramaraya ([[Lokesh]]), Susheelamma's husband Doddanna ([[Doddanna]]) are close friends who usually get together in a bar, drink and share their troubles in their lives. Sheela ([[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]]) also lives in the same apartment complex, but is always taunted by the other ladies as she is a widow. She lives with her young daughter. The neighbours even make up stories that she is a woman of bad character and has relationships with other men while this is absolutely untrue. They suspect Naveen ([[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]]) to be Sheela's lover, but he happens to be a decent gentleman and a good friend to Sheela.
 
The wives always dream of owning a home, but their husband's never approve of this, citing insufficient funds or high interest rate on loans. Govinda takes advantage of this desperation and contacts the wives while their husband's are at work. He promises the ladies that if they keep this a secret and can arrange some money he will get them housing plots allotted. The wives fall victim to the scam and end up selling their jewellery, some sink into their life long savings and give all the money to Govinda. Meanwhile, Govinda uses this money to buy himself a plot of land and starts constructing a house.
 
One day, Ramaraya who happens to be passing by notices that Govinda is supervising housing construction and inquiries about the same. Govinda tells him that he is getting married and wants to have a home before that. Ramaraya volunteers to oversee the construction and provide insights to better the home to which Govinda agrees.
 
The husband's eventually come to know that their wives have been deceived by Govinda and all the money is gone. Sheela attempts suicide but survives. Naveen proposes to her and she agrees to marry him. On the day of Govinda's house warming ceremony, all the husband and wives go and confront Govinda. Govinda tries playing around but he is completely trapped when the husbands reveal that they know everything. Ramaraya reveals that the reason why he volunteered to oversee Govinda's house construction and was so helpful was because he was completely aware that Govinda, by mistake, is constructing a house on the plot which Ramaraya has secretly purchased without his wife's knowledge. Co-incidentally it was the same plot which Govinda mistook for his plot and constructed the house.
 
Now Govinda is trapped because as per the contractual documents, the plot belongs to Ramaraya and the constructed house too. Govinda in the end makes amends and apologises. He is quickly forgiven and warned not to cheat in the future and to live an honest life.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Anant Nag]] as Govinda
* [[Anant Nag]] as Govinda
* [[Vinaya Prasad]] as Sarojamma
* [[Lokesh]] as Ramaraya
* [[Vinaya Prasad]] as Saroja
* [[Vanitha Vasu]] as Champa
* [[Vanitha Vasu]] as Champa
* [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]] as Obarayya (Guest Appearance)
* [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]] as Sheela
* [[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]] as Naveen (Guest Appearance)
* [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]] as Obaliah
* [[Shivaram]] as Champa's father
* [[Shivaram]] as Champa's father
* [[Sathyabhama (actress)|Satyabhama]] as Subbamma (Subbu)
* [[Vaishali Kasaravalli]] as Jalaja
* [[Vaishali Kasaravalli]] as Jalajamma
* [[Girija Lokesh]] as Susheela
* [[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]] as Naveen (Guest Appearance)
* [[Doddanna]] as Doddanna
* [[Doddanna]] as Doddanna
* [[Lokesh]] as Ramaraya
* [[Sathyabhama (actress)|Satyabhama]] as Subbu
* [[Girija Lokesh]] as Susheelamma
*Bangalore Nagesh
* [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]] as Sheela
*Bangalore Nagesh as Sommanna (Guest Appearance)


==References==
==References==
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Yarigu Helbedi
Title card
Directed byKodlu Ramakrishna
Produced byAsha Gunashekhar
J. Padmalatha
Screenplay byKodlu Ramakrishna
Story byGeetha Rao
StarringAnant Nag
Vinaya Prasad
Vanitha Vasu
Music byRajan–Nagendra
CinematographyS. Ramachandra
Edited bySuresh Urs
Production
company
Sri Banashankari Combines
Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Yarigu Helbedi (transl. Don't Tell Anyone) is a 1994 Kannada language comedy-drama film directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Vaishali Kasaravalli among others.[1] The film turned out to be a box-office bomb at the time of release but later attained a cult following among Kannada film viewers.[2] The movie was remade in Tulu in 2015 by the same director as Eregla Panodchi.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Govinda (Anant Nag) is a con artist who is always on the lookout for gullible people to extract money or some form of benefit from. Govinda is in love with Champa (Vanitha Vasu) whom he intends to marry much to the dissatisfaction of Champa's father (Shivaram) who considers Govinda as a no good fellow loafing around without a job.

Sarojamma (Vinaya Prasad), Subbamma (Satyabhama), Jalajamma (Vaishali Kasaravalli) and Susheelamma (Girija Lokesh) are very close friends and neighbours who live in the same housing complex owned by Obaliah (Mukhyamantri Chandru). Jalajamma's husband lives and works in Dubai and visits her once in a year. The ladies always get together in the common place in the housing complex and share details about their lives and gossip. Sarojamma's husband Ramaraya (Lokesh), Susheelamma's husband Doddanna (Doddanna) are close friends who usually get together in a bar, drink and share their troubles in their lives. Sheela (Tara) also lives in the same apartment complex, but is always taunted by the other ladies as she is a widow. She lives with her young daughter. The neighbours even make up stories that she is a woman of bad character and has relationships with other men while this is absolutely untrue. They suspect Naveen (Ramakrishna) to be Sheela's lover, but he happens to be a decent gentleman and a good friend to Sheela.

The wives always dream of owning a home, but their husband's never approve of this, citing insufficient funds or high interest rate on loans. Govinda takes advantage of this desperation and contacts the wives while their husband's are at work. He promises the ladies that if they keep this a secret and can arrange some money he will get them housing plots allotted. The wives fall victim to the scam and end up selling their jewellery, some sink into their life long savings and give all the money to Govinda. Meanwhile, Govinda uses this money to buy himself a plot of land and starts constructing a house.

One day, Ramaraya who happens to be passing by notices that Govinda is supervising housing construction and inquiries about the same. Govinda tells him that he is getting married and wants to have a home before that. Ramaraya volunteers to oversee the construction and provide insights to better the home to which Govinda agrees.

The husband's eventually come to know that their wives have been deceived by Govinda and all the money is gone. Sheela attempts suicide but survives. Naveen proposes to her and she agrees to marry him. On the day of Govinda's house warming ceremony, all the husband and wives go and confront Govinda. Govinda tries playing around but he is completely trapped when the husbands reveal that they know everything. Ramaraya reveals that the reason why he volunteered to oversee Govinda's house construction and was so helpful was because he was completely aware that Govinda, by mistake, is constructing a house on the plot which Ramaraya has secretly purchased without his wife's knowledge. Co-incidentally it was the same plot which Govinda mistook for his plot and constructed the house.

Now Govinda is trapped because as per the contractual documents, the plot belongs to Ramaraya and the constructed house too. Govinda in the end makes amends and apologises. He is quickly forgiven and warned not to cheat in the future and to live an honest life.

Cast[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Yarigu Helbedi Cast & Crew, Yarigu Helbedi Kannada Movie Cast, Actor, Actress, Director".
  2. "5 Kannada Comedy Classics To Enjoy On A Sunday". The Times of India. 9 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

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