Huchcha (transl. Mad) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic action drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao, starring Sudeep and Rekha Vedavyas. The film, a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Sethu, released to positive reviews and brought lot of fame to Sudeep.[1] Earlier the script was rejected by Upendra and Shiva Rajkumar.[2] The film Huccha 2 is not a continuation of this film but has a similar theme.[3]
| Huchcha | |
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| Directed by | Om Prakash Rao |
| Written by | M. S. Ramesh R. Rajashekhar (Dialogues) |
| Based on | Sethu by Bala |
| Produced by | K. Mustafa Smt. A. Meharunnisa Rehman |
| Starring | Sudeep Rekha Vedavyas |
| Cinematography | Anaji Nagaraj |
| Edited by | S. Manohar |
| Music by | Rajesh Ramanath |
Production company | Oscar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
editSachidananda aka Kiccha (Sudeep) is a rough and macho college rowdy and also The Students Union Chairman of the college, who uses violence as the only way to deal with people. He lives with his brother, a Magistrate (Avinash), and his sister-in-law, who is the only person who seems to understand him properly.
The movie opens with Kiccha winning the elections to the office bearers of the college's Students Union followed by celebrations and in-campus fight between the rival candidates.
Kiccha has a staple diet of yes-sir friends surrounding him. He comes across a timid girl, Abishta (Rekha Vedavyas), who is the daughter of a poor temple priest, and starts to woo her. When she initially rejects him, he kidnaps her and forces her to fall in love with him.
After Abishta falls in love with him, Kiccha is attacked by brothel goons who take revenge on him for interfering with their business. Kiccha suffers from brain damage as a result and ends up in a swamiji ashram. With no memory of his past and having developed an unusual behaviour, he starts to recollect memories. At one point, he is completely back to his normal self and tries to convince the wardens and Swamiji that he's back to normal and can be released. However, the Swamiji ignores him and the wardens beat him up. Desperate, Kiccha tries to escape by climbing over the gates. Unfortunately, he fails and ends up with serious injuries.
Whilst sleeping with his injury, Abishta makes a surprise visit. However Kiccha is asleep and she leaves with this woeful memory of him. As she is about to leave the institution, he wakes up and realises that she had come to see him. As he calls out, she leaves unable to hear him.
Persistent to meet her, Kiccha makes another attempt to leave the institution and this time he is successful. When he arrives at Abishta's house however, he is presented with Abishta unfortunately dead. He then realises that she had committed suicide.
Distraught after what he saw, Kiccha just walks out and his previous friends and family try to help him remember who he is. Despite being aware of what's happening around him, Kiccha pretends to be unconscious. At that point he is met with the mental institution wardens who came chasing after him. The film ends with Kiccha leaving with them as he has nothing to live for after his true love's death.
Cast
edit- Sudeep as Sachidananda aka Kiccha
- Rekha Vedavyas as Abishta Shobhite Prasannakshi
- Avinash as Kiccha's brother
- Pavitra Lokesh
- Shailaja Joshi
- Sana as Kiccha's sister-in-law
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
- Shivaram
- Sridhar
- Tarakesh Patel as Kiccha's friend
- Anju Mahendra as Kiccha's friend
Soundtrack
editSoundtrack was composed by Rajesh Ramanath.[4] The songs "Enge Sellum" and "Vaarthai Thavari Vittai" from the original film were retained here as "Yaaro Yaaro" and "Maathu Thappidalu" respectively. Sudeep was dissatisfied with Sonu Nigam's, a non-Kannadiga, rendition of "Usire Usire" and asked Rajesh Ramanath if Rajesh Krishnan could sing the song.[5]
All lyrics are written by K. Kalyan
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yaaro Yaaro" | K. J. Yesudas | 05:23 |
| 2. | "Hudgiro Hudgiro" | Sonu Nigam, chorus | 05:17 |
| 3. | "Namma Kichchanige" | Badri Prasad, Sadhu Kokila | 02:36 |
| 4. | "Jakkanakka Jakkanakka" | Malgudi Subha | 04:52 |
| 5. | "Maathu Thappidalu" | K. J. Yesudas | 02:44 |
| 6. | "Usire Usire" | Sonu Nigam, Nanditha | 05:40 |
| 7. | "Usire Usire" (Repeat) | Sonu Nigam | 05:40 |
Reception and legacy
editA critic from Sify gave the film a verdict of above average and wrote that "The newcomer Sudeep is promising as Kicha, Rekha as Shobita is not impressive".[6] A critic from Online Bangalore wrote that "Overall, Huchcha can be termed to be a nicely made movie and one can go for it without second thoughts".[7] A critic from Indiainfo wrote that "Overall, the remake is good work by the whole team".[8]
Following the film's release, Sudeep earned the fan-given sobriquet "Kiccha" Sudeep after the nickname of his character.[9]
Accolades
editAt the 49th Filmfare Awards South, Huchcha received nominations for Best Film, Best Director (Om Prakash Rao), Best Actress (Rekha Vedavyas) and Best Music Director (Rajesh Ramanath)[10] and Sudeep won for Best Actor.[11]
References
edit- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (9 March 2006). "Sudeep: Back with My Autograph". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Did you know? Kiccha Sudeep was not the first choice for 'Huccha'". The Times of India. 12 August 2020. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Suresh, Sunayana. "Huccha 2 Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Huchcha". JioSaavn. 28 October 2001. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Chakre, Sushma (8 August 2021). "'ಸೋನು ನಿಗಂ ಹಾಡಿಗೆ ಕತ್ತರಿ ಹಾಕಿಸಿದ್ದೆ'; ಹುಚ್ಚ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ 'ಉಸಿರೆ ಉಸಿರೆ' ಹಾಡಿನ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಚ್ಚರಿ ಸಂಗತಿ ಬಿಚ್ಚಿಟ್ಟ ಸುದೀಪ್". TV9 Kannada (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Moviebiz. "Review: Huchcha". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 December 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Huchcha..." onlinebangalore.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Huccha: Love Huccha". Indiainfo. Archived from the original on 13 August 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "From "Rebel star" to "Kanasina Rani", how Sandalwood actors get their names". The News Minute. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "The 49th Annual Filmfare Awards — South | Nominees". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "The 49th Annual Filmfare Awards — South | Winners". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.