Tenali Rama (film)

Tenali Rama is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Magadi Pandu and starring Ramesh Aravind and Jaggesh as the titular characters. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Nadodikattu. The film released to positive reviews from critics and became a super hit.

Cast

 * Ramesh Aravind as Tenali
 * Jaggesh as Rama
 * Komal
 * Rangayana Raghu
 * Dharma
 * Deepu
 * Santhoshi
 * Manasi

Production
After the success of Honeymoon Express, director Magadi Pandu and producer SV Babu teamed up again for this film.

Soundtrack
Music by R. P. Patnaik.
 * "Hoye Mama" - Manu, Karthik
 * "Madaithe Madaithe" - Karthik, Sujatha
 * "Thenali Rama" - Malgudi Subha, R. P. Patnaik
 * "Neene Neene" - Kunal Ganjawala
 * "Oh Myna" - Manu, Karthik

Reception
R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com opined that "Tenali Rama could have been a continuous laugh riot like the Malayalam original, but the script lets the film down. Ramesh and Jaggesh have tried their best to salvage the film, complementing each other very well". A critic from Indiaglitz said that "This is a first class comedy in the first half".