Heegu Unte

Not to be confused with Heegu Unte, a TV9 Kannada program.

Heegu Unte is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Madan Patel and starring himself and Jai Akash.

Heegu Unte
Directed by	Madan Patel
Written by	Madan Patel
Produced by	Madan Patel
Starring	Madan Patel Jai Akash
Cinematography	R. D. Ravi
Edited by	J. G. Krishna
Music by	Adi (Mahesh Patel)
Production company	Media International
Release date	24 October 2008 (2008-10-24)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

The film is about the problems faced by women in the garment industry.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

• Madan Patel as Annaiah
• Jai Akash
• Sushil Kumar
• Madhu Goumathi
• Ravi Teja
• Harshita
• Vanitha
• Satya Prakash

Release and reception

The film was released on 24 October 2008 coinciding with Sangama to negative reviews.^{[citation needed]}

A critic from Bangalore Mirror rated the film one out of five stars and wrote that "It is doubtful if the audience will watch this film even at gunpoint. They will either doze off or run away disregarding the gun pointed by Madan Patel, who is the film’s leading man, director, script writer and a host of other things combined".^[1] R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Heegu Unte is a film that should be avoided at any cost".^[2]

Controversy

Madan Patel pointed his gun at a senior news photographer KN Nageshkumar for badmouthing the film and Nageshkumar subsequently filed a police complaint.^[3][4][5]