Mr. Theertha

Mr. Theertha
Mr. Theertha
Soundtrack album by Gurukiran
Released	2010
Length	18:41
Language	Kannada
Label	Anand Audio
Producer	Gurukiran
Gurukiran chronology

Mr. Theertha
Mr. Theertha
	Film poster
Directed by	Sadhu Kokila
Written by	Sadhu Kokila
Based on	Spadikam (1995)
Produced by	Sriram; M. Kumar
Starring	Sudeep; Saloni Aswani; Anant Nag; Doddanna
Cinematography	Dasari Srinivas Rao
Edited by	Joni Harsha
Music by	Gurukiran
Release date	25 June 2010;
Running time	129 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Mr. Theertha is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sadhu Kokila. It is a remake of the 1995 Malayalam film Spadikam. The film stars Sudeep, Saloni Aswani and Anant Nag in the lead roles.^[1] The music was composed by Gurukiran. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Rowdy Simha and into Hindi as Rowdy Shankar in 2013.

It is a story of young man, estranged from his narcissistic father, upon failing to meet the latter's high expectations for intellectual pursuits.

Plot

Narayana Shastri, a school headmaster (Anant Nag), is never happy with his son, Theertha (Sudeep), and always degrades him. However, having had enough of him, Theertha runs away from home only to return as a gangster after long.

Cast

Sudeep as Tiger Theertha
Saloni Aswani as Nayana, Theertha's love interest
Anant Nag as Master Narayana Shastri, Theertha's father
Geetha as Annapoorna, Theertha's mother
Doddanna as Theertha's maternal uncle
Avinash
Sadhu Kokila as Theertha's friend
Rekha
Neenasam Ashwath
Kuri Prathap as Theertha's sidekick
Vidya Venkataram
Shobharaj as Sub Inspector
Venki
R. G. Vijayasarathy
Prashanth Parthasarathi
Bank Suresh
Rashmi

Production

Title name change

On 12 November 2009, director Sadhu Kokila has quietly changed the title of his film Teertha to Mr Teertha.^[2]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Gurukiran with lyrics penned by Hrudaya Shiva and Kaviraj.

Track#	Song	Singer(s)
1	"Machchi Machchi"	Gurukiran
2	"Kichcha Ninage"	Gurukiran, Apoorva
3	"Olave Olave"	Chetan Sosca, Shamitha Malnad
4	"Hudugi Hudugi "	Karthik, Chaitra H. G.

Reception

Critical response

A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "Sudeep plays a remarkable role with brilliant expressions. Soumya overtakes Saloni with her performance. Anant Nag is simply superb. While Dasari Srinivasa Rao has handled the camera well, the music by Gurukiran is good but fails to register".^[3] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "Sudeep has also acted well. It is pleasant to see beautiful Saloni who played one of the heroines in Upendra’s ‘Budhivantha’. Geetha and Avinash provide good support and Rekha proves her mettle as a villain".^[4] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote "The film has a quick narrative and is a good watch overall. Sonali, who returns after her small role in Buddivantha, has a pleasing presence. The songs and camerawork are pleasant.Nanjangud as the backdrop, though not acknowledged in the story, is a welcome change. Teertha is a film you can without doubt, enjoy".^[5]