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{{Short description|2001 film by Om Prakash Rao}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Huchcha
| image          = Huchcha poster.jpg
| director       = [[Om Prakash Rao]]
| writer         = M. S. Ramesh<br />R. Rajashekhar (Dialogues)
| based_on       = {{based on|''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]''|[[Bala (director)|Bala]]}}
| producer       = K. Mustafa<br /> Smt. A. Meharunnisa Rehman
| starring       = [[Sudeep]] <br /> [[Rekha Vedavyas]]
| cinematography = Anaji Nagaraj
| editing        = S. Manohar
| music          = [[Rajesh Ramanath]]
| studio         = Oscar Films
| released       = {{Film date|2001|07|06|df=y}}
| runtime        = 142 minutes
| country        = India
| language       = Kannada
}}
'''''Huchcha''''' ({{Translation|Mad}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[romantic action film|romantic]] [[action drama]] film directed by [[Om Prakash Rao]], starring [[Sudeep]] and [[Rekha Vedavyas]]. The film, a remake of the 1999 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'', released to positive reviews and brought lot of fame to Sudeep.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vijayasarathy |first=R. G. |date=9 March 2006 |title=Sudeep: Back with My Autograph |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/09sudeep.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504074411/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/09sudeep.htm |archive-date=4 May 2022 |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Earlier the script was rejected by [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] and [[Shiva Rajkumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 August 2020 |title=Did you know? Kiccha Sudeep was not the first choice for 'Huccha' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/did-you-know-kiccha-sudeep-was-not-the-first-choice-for-huccha/articleshow/77506134.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212231742/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/did-you-know-kiccha-sudeep-was-not-the-first-choice-for-huccha/articleshow/77506134.cms |archive-date=12 February 2023 |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film ''[[Huccha 2]]'' is not a continuation of this film but has a similar theme.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suresh |first=Sunayana |title=Huccha 2 Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/huccha-2/movie-review/63644034.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504065854/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/huccha-2/movie-review/63644034.cms |archive-date=4 May 2022 |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
== Plot ==
Sachidananda aka Kiccha ([[Sudeep]]) is a rough and [[macho]] college rowdy and also The Students Union Chairman of the college, who uses violence as the only way to deal with people. He lives with his brother, a Magistrate ([[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]]), and his sister-in-law, who is the only person who seems to understand him properly.
The movie opens with Kiccha winning the elections to the office bearers of the college's Students Union followed by celebrations and in-campus fight between the rival candidates.
Kiccha has a staple diet of yes-sir friends surrounding him. He comes across a timid girl, Abishta ([[Rekha Vedavyas]]), who is the daughter of a poor temple priest, and starts to woo her. When she initially rejects him, he kidnaps her and forces her to fall in love with him.
After Abishta falls in love with him, Kiccha is attacked by brothel goons who take revenge on him for interfering with their business. Kiccha suffers from brain damage as a result and ends up in a swamiji ashram. With no memory of his past and having developed an unusual behaviour, he starts to recollect memories. At one point, he is completely back to his normal self and tries to convince the wardens and Swamiji that he's back to normal and can be released. However, the Swamiji ignores him and the wardens beat him up. Desperate, Kiccha tries to escape by climbing over the gates. Unfortunately, he fails and ends up with serious injuries.
Whilst sleeping with his injury, Abishta makes a surprise visit. However Kiccha is asleep and she leaves with this woeful memory of him. As she is about to leave the institution, he wakes up and realises that she had come to see him. As he calls out, she leaves unable to hear him.
Persistent to meet her, Kiccha makes another attempt to leave the institution and this time he is successful. When he arrives at Abishta's house however, he is presented with Abishta unfortunately dead. He then realises that she had committed suicide.
Distraught after what he saw, Kiccha just walks out and his previous friends and family try to help him remember who he is. Despite being aware of what's happening around him, Kiccha pretends to be unconscious. At that point he is met with the mental institution wardens who came chasing after him. The film ends with Kiccha leaving with them as he has nothing to live for after his true love's death.
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Sudeep]] as Sachidananda aka Kiccha
* [[Rekha Vedavyas]] as Abishta Shobhite Prasannakshi
* [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]] as Kiccha's brother
* [[Pavitra Lokesh]]
* Shailaja Joshi
* [[Shanoor Sana|Sana]] as Kiccha's sister-in-law
* [[M. N. Lakshmi Devi]]
* [[Shivaram]]
* [[Sridhar (actor)|Sridhar]]
* Tarakesh Patel as Kiccha's friend
* Anju Mahendra as Kiccha's friend
}}
== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by Rajesh Ramanath.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2001 |title=Huchcha |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/huchcha/KpKp2XLVLKo_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205181735/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/huchcha/KpKp2XLVLKo_ |archive-date=5 December 2022 |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> The songs "Enge Sellum" and "Vaarthai Thavari Vittai" from the original film were retained here as "Yaaro Yaaro" and "Maathu Thappidalu" respectively. Sudeep was dissatisfied with Sonu Nigam's, a non-Kannadiga, rendition of "Usire Usire" and asked Rajesh Ramanath if Rajesh Krishnan could sing the song.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chakre |first=Sushma |date=8 August 2021 |title='ಸೋನು ನಿಗಂ ಹಾಡಿಗೆ ಕತ್ತರಿ ಹಾಕಿಸಿದ್ದೆ'; ಹುಚ್ಚ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ 'ಉಸಿರೆ ಉಸಿರೆ' ಹಾಡಿನ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಚ್ಚರಿ ಸಂಗತಿ ಬಿಚ್ಚಿಟ್ಟ ಸುದೀಪ್ |url=https://tv9kannada.com/entertainment/kiccha-sudeep-revealed-interesting-story-behind-huccha-movie-usire-song-in-bigg-boss-kannada-finale-episode-sct-253382.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414215538/https://tv9kannada.com/entertainment/kiccha-sudeep-revealed-interesting-story-behind-huccha-movie-usire-song-in-bigg-boss-kannada-finale-episode-sct-253382.html |archive-date=14 April 2023 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=[[TV9 Kannada]] |language=kn}}</ref>
{{tracklist
| all_lyrics = [[K. Kalyan]]
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Yaaro Yaaro
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length1 = 05:23
| title2 = Hudgiro Hudgiro
| note2 =
| extra2 = [[Sonu Nigam]], chorus
| length2 = 05:17
| title3 = Namma Kichchanige
| note3 =
| extra3 = Badri Prasad, [[Sadhu Kokila]]
| length3 = 02:36
| title4 = Jakkanakka Jakkanakka
| note4 =
| extra4 = [[Malgudi Subha]]
| length4 = 04:52
| title5 = Maathu Thappidalu
| note5 =
| extra5 = K. J. Yesudas
| length5 = 02:44
| title6 = Usire Usire
| note6 =
| extra6 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Nanditha (singer)|Nanditha]]
| length6 = 05:40
| title7 = Usire Usire
| note7 = Repeat
| extra7 = [[Sonu Nigam]]
| length7 = 05:40
| all_writing =
| total_length =
}}
== Reception and legacy==
A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' gave the film a verdict of above average and wrote that "The newcomer Sudeep is promising as Kicha, Rekha as Shobita is not impressive".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moviebiz |title=Review: Huchcha |url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=6009408&ctid=5&cid=2427 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041225145327/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=6009408&ctid=5&cid=2427 |archive-date=25 December 2004 |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> A critic from ''Online Bangalore'' wrote that "Overall, ''Huchcha'' can be termed to be a nicely made movie and one can go for it without second thoughts".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Huchcha... |url=https://www.onlinebangalore.com/movi/huch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827215808/https://www.onlinebangalore.com/movi/huch/ |archive-date=27 August 2022 |access-date=27 August 2022 |website=onlinebangalore.com}}</ref> A critic from ''Indiainfo'' wrote that "Overall, the remake is good work by the whole team".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Huccha: Love Huccha |url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010813120259/http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/index.html |archive-date=13 August 2001 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=Indiainfo}}</ref>
Following the film's release, Sudeep earned the fan-given sobriquet "Kiccha" Sudeep after the nickname of his character.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2016 |title=From "Rebel star" to "Kanasina Rani", how Sandalwood actors get their names |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rebel-star-kanasina-rani-how-sandalwood-actors-get-their-names-40574 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727084040/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rebel-star-kanasina-rani-how-sandalwood-actors-get-their-names-40574 |archive-date=27 July 2023 |access-date=27 July 2023 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
== Accolades ==
At the [[49th Filmfare Awards South]], ''Huchcha'' received nominations for [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director]] (Om Prakash Rao), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best Actress]] (Rekha Vedavyas) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada|Best Music Director]] (Rajesh Ramanath)<ref name="49th FFASN">{{Cite web |title=The 49th Annual Filmfare Awards&nbsp;— South {{!}} Nominees |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/kann_nom.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116125129/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/kann_nom.html |archive-date=16 January 2014 |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=[[Indiatimes]]}}</ref> and Sudeep won for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Best Actor]].<ref name="49th FFASW">{{Cite web |title=The 49th Annual Filmfare Awards&nbsp;— South {{!}} Winners |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/winners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130710024450/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/winners.html |archive-date=10 July 2013 |access-date=16 January 2014 |website=[[Indiatimes]]}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|2914444}}
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