Kodanda Rama

Kodanda Rama is a 2002 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film directed, scripted and composed by V. Ravichandran. Besides Ravichandran, the film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Sakshi Shivanand, Asha Saini and Mohan Shankar. The film was a remake of Malayalam film Thenkasipattanam (2000) directed by Rafi Mecartin. However, the Kannada version did not match the success of the original.^[1]

Kodanda Rama
VCD cover
Directed by	V. Ravichandran
Written by	Rafi Mecartin
Screenplay by	V. Ravichandran
Based on	Thenkasipattanam by Rafi Mecartin
Produced by	V. Venkata Rao
Starring	V. Ravichandran Shiva Rajkumar Sakshi Shivanand Asha Saini
Cinematography	G. S. V. Seetharam
Edited by	Shyam Yadav
Music by	V. Ravichandran
Production company	Sri Lakshmi Pictures
Release date	17 May 2002 (2002-05-17)
Running time	137 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• V. Ravichandran as Kodanda
• Shiva Rajkumar as Rama
• Sakshi Shivanand as Meenakshi
• Asha Saini as Sangeetha
• Mohan Shankar
• Sadhu Kokila
• Ramesh Bhat
• Kishori Ballal
• Lakshman Rao
• K. D. Venkatesh
• Bank Suresh
• Shailaja Joshi
• Pailwaan Venu
• Bank Janardhan
• Mandeep Roy
• Mimicry Dayanand
• Ashalatha

Soundtrack

The music was composed and lyrics written by V. Ravichandran. A total of 5 tracks have been composed for the film and the audio rights brought by Jhankar Music.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Hungama"	V. Ravichandran	Suresh Peters, Sunidhi Chauhan
2.	"Manaseldange Kelu"	V. Ravichandran	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. N. Shastry
3.	"Baalangochi Illade"	V. Ravichandran	Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram
4.	"Dum Dola"	V. Ravichandran	Rajesh Krishnan, Hemanth Kumar, L. N. Shastry
5.	"Mallehoova Chendano"	V. Ravichandran	L. N. Shastry, K. S. Chithra

Reception

The reviewer for Screen called the film a "rib-tickling comedy besides being an action feast" and that it "consists of a rare subject that is refreshing and fits the prominent stars." Before concluding that it was a "movie worth watching", the reviewer wrote, "While Ravichandran deserves full credit for making this a wholesome entertainer, it is Shivrajkumar who steals the show with wonderful emotional performance. The team of Mohan, Sadhu Kokila, Mandip Rai and Mandya Ramesh sends the audience in peels of laughter in the theatre."^[2]