Siddhu (film)

Siddhu is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Mahesh Sukhadhare and starring Murali and Deepu. The film was a box office failure. The film is inspired by the German film Run Lola Run (1998).

Cast

 * Murali as Siddhu
 * Deepu as Anjali
 * Akhilendra Mishra as Range Gowda
 * H. G. Dattatreya as Siddu's teacher
 * Tara
 * Kudavalli Chandrashekhar
 * Avinash
 * Sharan

Production
Murali signed the film before completing his previous film Yashwanth (2003). He did all the stunts himself. A chase sequence was shot in Bangalore. Hindi actor Akhilendra Mishra stars in the film. In the climax, Deepu carries a bag containing 1000-rupee notes amounting up to three crore rupees. The makers of the film received backlash since the 1000-rupee note was worth only 2 rupees in the black market.

Soundtrack
The music is composed by R. P. Patnaik.

Reception
A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "For Murali fans, this is good stuff. For others, still very well presented fare". A critic from Viggy wrote that "In a nutshell, Siddu is a film that doesn't test your patience for sure and lives up to the expectations". A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "Siddhu is well narrated film. You will enjoy seeing this film. For Murali fans it is a bonanza".