Ulta Palta (1997 film)

Ulta Palta (transl. Topsy-turvy) is a 1997 Indian Kannada film directed by N. S. Shankar and starring Ramesh Aravind, Kashi and Sushma Veer. It is based on Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.[2][3] The music of the film was composed by V. Manohar. The film was remade in Telugu language with the same name (1998) and in Tamil as Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu (2005) starring Ashok Kashyap who was one of the co-producers and cinematographer of the film.[4] The entire film was shot in Koppa, a town in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka.[5]

Ulta Palta
Directed byN.S. Shankar
Written byN. S. Shankar
Based onThe Comedy of Errors
by Shakespeare
Produced byN S Shankar
V. Manohar
Ashok Kashyap
Guna
Myna
Subrahmanya Thememane
Vijayaprasad
StarringRamesh Aravind
Kashi
Sushma Veer
Pooja Lokesh
Karibasavaiah[1]
CinematographyAshok Kashyap
Edited byGuna
Music byV. Manohar
Release date
  • 1997 (1997)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

Two sets of identical twins are lost in their childhood. None of them are aware of their twin being alive. One set of twins arrive to a town on work, which is where the other set of twins live and make their living. The people of the town confuse them for the latter, who is a famous industrialist in the town. A series of misunderstandings, misplacements and confusions about the characters turn into hilarious situations and chaos in their lives.

Cast
  • Ramesh Aravind as Devaraj-1 & Devaraj-2 and also the father of Devraj-1 & Devaraj-2
  • Sushma Veer as Sheela, Devaraj-1's wife
  • Pooja Lokesh as Meera, Sheela's younger sister
  • Pavitra Lokesh as Mohini, Devaraj-1's love interest
  • Kashi as Rama-1 & Rama-2
  • Karibasavaiah as Shivanandappa's lackey
  • Myna Chandru as Kumara, Mohini's admirer
  • Sunetra Pandit as Rama-1's wife, Chenni, Devaraj-1's housemaid
  • Girija Lokesh as the nun
  • H. G. Dattatreya as the police inspector
  • Ramesh Pandit as the school friend of Devaraj-1
  • Hulivana Gangadharaiah as Shivanandappa
  • Shankar Rao as Shettru, the jewellery shop owner
  • Ummatthal Sathya
  • Subramanya Thememane
  • Srishailan
  • Venkatachalam

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by V. Manohar except one poetry written by K. S. Narasimhaswamy.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chigali Ho Chigali"V. ManoharMaster Sagar, Shankar Shanbhag 
2."Jhal Gazal Sumne Ninna"V. ManoharB. Jayashree 
3."Nee Baruva Daariyali"K. S. NarasimhaswamyS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
4."Hucchara Santhe"V. ManoharRajesh Krishnan, V. Manohar 
5."Suggi Siri Suggi Siri"V. ManoharManjula Gururaj 
6."Nee Baruva Daariyali"K. S. NarasimhaswamyK. S. Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan 

Awards
  1. Best Dialogue - N. S. Shankar
  2. Best Acting (Special Jury Award) - Kashi

See also
  • Bhranti Bilas (Q114771210), 1869 play by Indian writer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, based on Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
    • Bhranti Bilas, 1963 Indian Bengali-language comedy film by Manu Sen, based on Vidyasagar's play
    • Do Dooni Chaar (1968 film), 1968 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Debu Sen, remake of the 1963 film; itself remade into the 1982 film Angoor
    • Angoor (1982 film), 1982 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Gulzar, remake of the 1968 film Do Dooni Chaar
    • Double Di Trouble, 2014 Indian Punjabi-language film by Smeep Kang remake of the 1982 film Angoor
    • Cirkus (film), 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Rohit Shetty, remake of the 1982 film Angoor
  • Angoor (disambiguation), title of various other Indian films based on the play
  • Oorantha Golanta (Q12991959), 1989 Indian Telugu-language comedy film by Mani Shankar, also based on The Comedy of Errors
  • Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998 film), 1989 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by David Dhawan, also based on the Shakespeare play
  • Dam Dama Dam, 1998 Indian TV show, also based on the Shakespeare play
  • Local Kung Fu 2, 2017 Indian kung-fu film by Kenny Basumatary, also based on the Shakespeare play

References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/UltaPultaPK
  2. Khajane, Muralidhara (23 April 2016). "Shakespeare influenced Kannada films too". The Hindu.
  3. "Ten Best Kannada Comedy Films Available for Streaming, Starring Dr Rajkumar, Anant Nag, Jaggesh…". 2 October 2020.
  4. "Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu". www.chennaionline.com:80. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. https://www.thefuc.in/newsfeed-ನನ್ನ-ಪುಟ್ಟ-ಕೈಗೆ-ದಕ್ಕಿದಷ-2/
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