Kaddipudi

Kaddipudi
Directed byDuniya Soori
Written byDuniya Soori
Screenplay byDuniya Soori
Rajesh Nataranga
Story byDuniya Soori
Rajesh Nataranga
Produced byM. Chandru
StarringShiva Rajkumar
Radhika Pandit
Narrated byAnant Nag
CinematographyKrishna
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Sri Banashankari Chitralaya
Distributed byJayanna Films
Release date
  • 7 June 2013 (2013-06-07) (India)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget65 million (US$780,000)[1]

Kaddipudi is a 2013 Indian Kannada language crime drama film directed by Duniya Soori and produced by M. Chandru. The screenplay was written by Soori and Rajesh Nataranga and the film stars Shiva Rajkumar as Anand alias Kaddipudi, a rowdy in Bangalore who vows to relinquish his life of crime and lead a normal life. The film also features Radhika Pandit, Rangayana Raghu, Anant Nag, Rajesh Nataranga, Balu Nagendra, Sharath Lohitashwa, Renuka Prasad and Avinash in pivotal roles.

The music of the film was composed by V. Harikrishna with lyrics for the soundtracks written by Yogaraj Bhat and Jayant Kaikini. Hedarabyadri song sung by Shachina heggar also received a State award for best play back singer year 2013-14 .[2] The movie received mixed reviews from the critics. However, it was later hailed as a neo-noir experiment.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference budget was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Kaddipudi has no choreographers". The Times of India. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Tagaru teaser: Shivarajkumar's movie is all about crime and punishment". 8 November 2017.