Ammavra Ganda

Ammavra Ganda (transl. Henpecked) is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Phani Ramachandra and produced by M. K. Srinivasamurthy. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Bhagyashree of Maine Pyar Kiya fame in her debut Kannada film and Suman Nagarkar in lead roles.

Ammavra Ganda
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Phani Ramachandra
Story by	Gayathri P. Ramachandra
Produced by	M. K. Srinivasa Murthy
Starring	Shiva Rajkumar Bhagyashree
Cinematography	D. V. Rajaram
Edited by	Basavaraj Urs
Music by	Raj
Production company	Akshaya Enterprises
Release date	11 July 1997 (1997-07-11)
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Shiva Rajkumar as Raju
• Bhagyashree as Rani
• Suman Nagarkar as Bindu
• Balaraj
• Vijay Kashi
• Loknath
• Mukhyamantri Chandru
• Shivaram
• Sihi Kahi Chandru
• Girija Lokesh
• Rekha Das
• Sithara in Cameo

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Raj.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Hennu Gandige Gulamalalla"	Shyamsundar Kulkarni	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj
2.	"Uma Rama Shama Suma"	M. N. Vyasa Rao	Rajesh Krishnan, Manjula Gururaj, Chandrika Gururaj
3.	"Love Mado Reethiyanu"	Shyamsundar Kulkarni	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj
4.	"Jolly Jolly Picnic"	M. N. Vyasa Rao	Manjula Gururaj
5.	"Neeli Meghagalu"	Su. Rudramurthy Shastry	Shivarajkumar
6.	"Sri Krishnanu Nodalu"	Su. Rudramurthy Shastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
7.	"Hendathiginta Munchene"	Shyamsundar Kulkarni	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Reception

Times of India wrote "Whatever has happened to Phani Ramachandra? Of course, he was never the master of the large canvas, never had artistic pretensions, never made a great film. But he had his ear to the pulse of the average cinemagoer he could twist formula quite cleverly to make us laugh. Each time you came out of a Phani film, you thought, not bad, but let’s hope he betters himself next time. His Gowri Ganesha, for instance, was hugely popular. Ammavara Ganda had immense promise as a rib-tickle".^[1] The Hindu wrote "Overall, although “Ammavra Ganda” is a comedy in patches, thanks only to Shiva Rajkumar, it is not a film with a definite social message as it is made to believe by the director; if anything, it is a bit of a spoof on women's clamour for equality. Unwittingly, Phani Ramachandra also reveals the sad state of a woman's world which is confined to a stereotyped, limited role."^[2]