Triple Riding

Triple Riding (also known as Tribble Riding) is a 2022 Indian Kannada-romantic comedy film directed by Mahesh Gowda and produced by Ramgopal Y. M. under Krupalu Entertainments. The film stars Ganesh, Aditi Prabhudeva, Megha Shetty and Rachana Inder in the lead roles.

Triple Riding was released on 25 November 2022 after a three year delay and received mixed reviews from critics, where it became a success at the box office.

Plot
Ram is a vagabond, who works in various job fields and lives a happy life with his father, an advocate. One day, Ram meets Ramya, the daughter of a rich businessman Devendra Shetty. The two gradually fall in love with each other. Later, Ramya ask Ram to help Dr. Rakshitha elope from her father MLA Soorappa, who is fixing a wedding alliance with Home Minister's son Rahul.

Ram relucantly agrees and masquerades as Dr. Mahesh and joins a hospital, where Rakshitha is working. Having helped Rakshitha escape from her family, Ram learns that Ramya never loved him and used him to help her reunite with Rahul, as both of them are in love with each other. Rakshitha also elopes with her boyfriend Dr. Prem, a surgeon.

Thrown in a fix, Ram escapes to Chikmaglur to stay with his father's friend Suryanarayana, where he meets Radhika, Suryanarayana's daughter. Radhika becomes friends with Ram and learns about his problems. When Radhika proposes to Ram, he rejects her, but later accepts after seeing her willingness to sacrifice herself for him. Later, a comedic sequences ensues where Ram and Radhika clears Soorappa and Shetty's misunderstandings and happily get married.

Production
The film began production in December 2019. Aditi Prabhudeva, Megha Shetty and Rachana Inder were announced as the three heroines. The first schedule was held at Mysuru in October 2020. The film was shot in three schedules and was also shot in Bangalore, Sakaleshpur and Chikkamagalore.

Soundtrack
The songs are composed by Sai Karthik.
 * "Yatta Yatta" - Chandan Shetty, Mangli
 * "Sotheya Hrudaya" - Anuradha Bhat
 * "Ee Hosa Sudina" - Anuradha Bhat
 * "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" - Vijay Prakash
 * "Nijave Athava" - Sonu Nigam
 * "Triple Riding Theme Music 1" - N/A
 * "Triple Riding Theme Music 2" - Sai Karthik

Critical response
M. V. Vivek of Deccan Herald gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Triple Riding is a film that makes you go numb with its sheer lack of freshness". Muralidhara Khajane of The Hindu wrote "Triple Riding has nothing new to offer. There is an overdose of comedy and the story is just another take on love and heartbreak. It is unfortunate that in the name of appeasing fans, filmmakers write scripts like these that offer stars nothing new to experiment with." Prathibha Joy of OTT Play gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "This is a ride that you may want to miss. Triple Riding is an offence, you see!"

Y. Maheswara Reddy of Bangalore Mirror gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Triple Riding would have been better had the director reduced the duration of the movie by at least 15 minutes." Harish Basavarajaiah of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "For those who love comedy films, this would be a perfect weekend treat". A. Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Overall, Tribble Riding is a tasteful comedy entertainer and an equally good romance. Interestingly this fun film has an underline message too".