| Ondu Motteya Kathe | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Raj B. Shetty |
| Written by | Raj B. Shetty |
| Produced by | Suhan Prasad Pawan Kumar |
| Starring | Raj B. Shetty Usha Bhandary Amrutha Naik Deepak Rai Panaje |
| Cinematography | Praveen Shriyan |
| Edited by | Praveen Shriyan |
| Music by | Midhun Mukundan |
Production companies | Pawan Kumar Studios Mango Pickle Entertainment |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹ 30 lakhs |
| Box office | ₹ 2.5 crores [1] |
Ondu Motteya Kathe (transl. Story of an egg (a bald person)) is a 2017 Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Raj B. Shetty who also appears in the lead role, along with Usha Bhandary, Shailashree, Prakash Tuminadu, Amrutha Naik, Shreya Anchan, Vj Vineeth, Rahul Amin, Deepak Rai Panaje and Ramdas playing supporting roles. The movie was released on 7 July 2017 to positive reviews. The Hindu called it the "Kannada film of the year".[2] The film won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada. The budget of the film was estimated to be at 30 lakhs INR and the movie was a commercial success by collecting 2.5 crores.[3]
In 2019, the film was remade in Malayalam as Thamaasha[4][5][6] and in Hindi as Ujda Chaman.[7][8][9][10][11]
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- ^ Kumar, S. Shiva (4 January 2018). "Some memorable films from the south of India in 2017". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (27 December 2017). "Sandalwood 2017 Report Card: Raajakumara, Hebbuli, Bharjari emerge as big hits in a rather dull year for Kannada cinema". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Thamaasha movie review: Vinay Forrt lends grace and charm to an endearing Everyman". Firstpost. 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Vinay Forrt's 'Thamasha' from the Sudani team". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Thamasha (2019) Malayalam Movie Review - Veeyen". 8 June 2019.
- ^ Scroll Staff. "'Ujda Chaman' trailer: Another balding hero's saga of finding love". Scroll.in.
- ^ "'Ujda Chaman' director Abhishek Pathak in plans to slap 'Bala' makers with a legal notice". The Times of India.
- ^ "Trouble for Ayushman Khurana? Ujda Chaman director to send legal notice to Bala makers".
- ^ "Ujda Chaman director planning to send legal notice to Bala makers: This is a clear case of copyright violation".
- ^ "Akshay Kumar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sunny Singh's bald move".