| Heegu Unte | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Madan Patel |
| Produced by | Madan Patel |
| Written by | Madan Patel |
| Starring | Madan Patel Jai Akash |
| Music by | Adi (Mahesh Patel) |
| Cinematography | R. D. Ravi |
| Edited by | J. G. Krishna |
Production company | Media International |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Heegu Unte is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Madan Patel and starring himself and Jai Akash.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The film is about the problems faced by women in the garment industry.[citation needed]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Madan Patel as Annaiah
- Jai Akash
- Sushil Kumar
- Madhu Goumathi
- Ravi Teja
- Harshita
- Vanitha
- Satya Prakash
Release and reception[edit | edit source]
The film was released on 24 October 2008 coinciding with Sangama to negative reviews.[citation needed]
A critic from Bangalore Mirror rated the film one out of five stars and wrote that "It is doubtful if the audience will watch this film even at gunpoint. They will either doze off or run away disregarding the gun pointed by Madan Patel, who is the film’s leading man, director, script writer and a host of other things combined".[1] R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Heegu Unte is a film that should be avoided at any cost".[2]
Controversy[edit | edit source]
Madan Patel pointed his gun at a senior news photographer KN Nageshkumar for badmouthing the film and Nageshkumar subsequently filed a police complaint.[3][4][5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Heegu Unte: Nonsense". Bangalore Mirror. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (28 October 2008). "'Heegu Unte' fails on all counts". IANS. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via India Forums.
- ↑ "Film director patches up with photojournalist". Bangalore Mirror. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "Badmouth a film, face a gun!". Bangalore Mirror. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "PISTOLS AND WAR OF WORDS: CONTROVERSIES IN 2008". Chitratara.com. 25 December 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Heegu Unte on IMDb