Ammavra Ganda (transl. Henpecked) is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language] romantic comedy film directed by Phani Ramachandra and produced by M. K. Srinivasamurthy. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Bhagyashree of Maine Pyar Kiya fame in her debut Kannada film and Suman Nagarkar in lead roles.

Ammavra Ganda
Directed byPhani Ramachandra
Story byGayathri P. Ramachandra
Produced byM. K. Srinivasa Murthy
StarringShiva Rajkumar
Bhagyashree
CinematographyD. V. Rajaram
Edited byBasavaraj Urs
Music byRaj
Production
company
Akshaya Enterprises
Release date
  • 11 July 1997 (1997-07-11)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack of the film was composed by Raj.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hennu Gandige Gulamalalla"Shyamsundar KulkarniS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj 
2."Uma Rama Shama Suma"M. N. Vyasa RaoRajesh Krishnan, Manjula Gururaj, Chandrika Gururaj 
3."Love Mado Reethiyanu"Shyamsundar KulkarniS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj 
4."Jolly Jolly Picnic"M. N. Vyasa RaoManjula Gururaj 
5."Neeli Meghagalu"Su. Rudramurthy ShastryShivarajkumar 
6."Sri Krishnanu Nodalu"Su. Rudramurthy ShastryS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
7."Hendathiginta Munchene"Shyamsundar KulkarniS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 

Reception

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Times of India wrote " Whatever has happened to Phani Ramachandra? Of course, he was never the master of the large canvas, never had artistic pretensions, never made a great film. But he had his ear to the pulse of the average cinemagoer he could twist formula quite cleverly to make us laugh. Each time you came out of a Phani film, you thought, not bad, but let’s hope he betters himself next time. His Gowri Ganesha, for instance, was hugely popular. Ammavara Ganda had immense promise as a rib-tickle".[1] The Hindu wrote "Overall, although “Ammavra Ganda” is a comedy in patches, thanks only to Shiva Rajkumar, it is not a film with a definite social message as it is made to believe by the director; if anything, it is a bit of a spoof on women's clamour for equality. Unwittingly, Phani Ramachandra also reveals the sad state of a woman's world which is confined to a stereotyped, limited role."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Of woman bondage - the Times of India". www.cscsarchive.org:8081. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ ""Ammavra Ganda" / Fighting for a cause - the Hindu". Archived from the original on 9 June 2020.
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