Habba (transl. Festival) is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by D. Rajendra Babu. The film has an ensemble cast including Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Devaraj, Jayapradha, Urvashi, Shashikumar, Ramkumar, Vijayalakshmi, Kasthuri and Charulatha.[1] The movie was produced by Bharathi Devi for Chinni Chitra productions. The movie became a blockbuster and ran for more than 25 weeks. The film was remade in Telugu in 2002 as Chandravamsam starring Krishna.[2] The movie was loosely based on the Pandavas's exile episode in the Virata Parva of Mahabharata.
| Habba | |
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| Directed by | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Written by | B. A. Madhu (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Story by | J. K. Bharavi |
| Produced by | Nara Bharathi Devi |
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| Cinematography | P. K. H. Das |
| Edited by | T. Shashikumar |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
Production company | Chinni Chitra |
| Distributed by | Ramu Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The music of the film was composed and lyrics were written by Hamsalekha. Popular playback singer Nanditha made her entry into film songs with this soundtrack.[3] The song "Habba Habba" is a slightly modified version of the song "Yele Hombisile" which Hamsalekha had composed for the film Halunda Thavaru. All the songs in the film become chartbusters.
| Habba | |
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| Released | February 1999 (1999-02) |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Anand Audio |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Channappa Channegowda" | Hamsalekha | Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra, Ramesh Chandra, Vishnu | 05:32 |
| 2. | "Aarathi Yettire" | Hamsalekha | Nanditha | 03:00 |
| 3. | "Dheem Takita" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 04:58 |
| 4. | "Habba Habba" | Hamsalekha | Rajesh Krishnan, Ramesh Chandra, Nanditha | 04:57 |
| 5. | "Jenina Goodu" | Hamsalekha | Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | 05:25 |
| 6. | "Koti Koti Devaru" | Hamsalekha | Nanditha | 01:52 |
| 7. | "Mama Mama Masti" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 05:04 |
| 8. | "Mai Tholiyo Shastra" | Hamsalekha | Nanditha | 01:26 |
| 9. | "Yaale Yaale" | Hamsalekha | Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | 05:15 |
The movie is remade in Telugu as Chandra Vamsam in 2002.
The Indian Express called the film "a beautiful mansion without proper foundation".[4] Deccan Herald wrote "this film stands out for its effort to infuse new life into the narration and proceedings."[5]
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