Hendthighelbedi

Hendthighelbedi is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language comedy thriller film, written and directed by Dinesh Babu. It stars Anant Nag and Mahalakshmi. The supporting cast features Sundar Krishna Urs, Devaraj, Tara and Bangalore Nagesh. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Vijayanand.

Set in Murnad, in the Kodagu region of Karnataka, the film tells the story of how Anand (Nag), a businessman and a meek husband of Chitra (Mahalakshmi), goes about tackling with double murder that he is wrongly accused of, by his friend and the culprit Srinivas (Urs). The film, upon release, received favorable reviews. At the 37th Filmfare Awards South, Nag was awarded the Best Actor.

Cast

 * Anant Nag as Anand Somashekhar Somavarpet
 * Mahalakshmi as Chitra
 * Sundar Krishna Urs as Inspector Srinivas
 * Devaraj as CID Inspector Prathap
 * Bangalore Nagesh as Thimma
 * Tara as Inspector Srinivas's wife
 * Anjali Sudhakar as Thimma's wife
 * Disco Shanti as Shanti
 * Sihi Kahi Geetha as Sarala
 * Sarvamangala
 * Roopa Prabhakar (credited as Baby Roopa) as Roopa
 * Keerthi (credited Baby Keerthi) as Putti

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijayanand and the audio was released on Lahari Music label.

Awards

 * 37th Filmfare Awards South
 * Best Actor — Anant Nag