Huchchi

Huchchi (transl. Mad girl) is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language psychological drama film directed by Venkatesh Panchangam and starring Pooja Gandhi in the titular role, Anant Nag and Soundarya. The film was released to negative reviews.

Huchchi
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Directed by	Venkatesh Panchangam
Written by	Giri Panchangam (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Giri Panchangam
Story by	Venkatesh Panchangam
Produced by	Smt Kavitha Kumaraswamy
Starring	Pooja Gandhi Anant Nag Soundarya
Cinematography	Naveen Suvarna
Edited by	S Soundar Raj
Music by	Giri Panchangam
Production company	Sri Kavithalaya Films
Release date	10 October 2009 (2009-10-10)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

Chinnu's babysitter Preethi has acute psychosis after being abused by a rowdy along with her mother, as a child. While staying with Chinnu, Preethi imagines the rowdy and tries to protect Chinnu. Preeti's confused parents think that there actually is a rowdy harming their child. How a psychiatrist fixes the issue in Preethi's mind forms the rest of the story.^[1]

Cast

• Pooja Gandhi as Preethi
• Anant Nag as the psychiatrist
• Sudha Rani
• Dharma
• Jayashree
• Baby Pooja
• Thilak Shekar
• Mandeep Roy
• Baby Soundarya as Chinnu

Production

According to Pooja Gandhi, she "realized her dream of acting in the role of a mentally retarded girl".^[2] She finished dubbing for her role in four days.^[1]

Reception

A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "If you want to watch a scary movie without getting scared, Huchchi is the perfect choice".^[3] R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "All in all Huchchi is an average fare".^[4]