Habba

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Habba

1999 Indian film

Habba (transl. Festival) is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by D. Rajendra Babu. The film has an ensemble cast including Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Devaraj, Jayapradha, Urvashi, Shashikumar, Ramkumar, Vijayalakshmi, Kasthuri and Charulatha.[1] The movie was produced by Bharathi Devi for Chinni Chitra productions. The movie became a blockbuster and ran for more than 25 weeks. The film was remade in Telugu in 2002 as Chandravamsam starring Krishna.[2] The movie was loosely based on the Pandavas's exile episode in the Virata Parva of Mahabharata.

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Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics were written by Hamsalekha. Popular playback singer Nanditha made her entry into film songs with this soundtrack.[3] The song "Habba Habba" is a slightly modified version of the song "Yele Hombisile" which Hamsalekha had composed for the film Halunda Thavaru. All the songs in the film become chartbusters.

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Remake

The movie is remade in Telugu as Chandra Vamsam in 2002.

Reception

The New Indian Express called the film "a beautiful mansion without proper foundation".[4] Deccan Herald wrote "this film stands out for its effort to infuse new life into the narration and proceedings."[5]

Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards 1999-00

References

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    Habba cast
  2. [2]
    "Telugu Cinema - Review - Chandravansam - Krishna, Suman, Naresh, Sivaji, Rohit, Roopa, Jaya Prada, Radhika Varma".
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    Habba Songs at Raaga
  4. [4]
    "Film Review - the New Indian Express". Archived from the original on 9 June 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Reviews - Deccan Herald". www.cscsarchive.org:8081. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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