Hatavadi

Hatavadi
Directed by	Ravichandran
Produced by	Sandesh Nagaraj
Screenplay by	Ravichandran
Story by	Ravichandran
Starring	Ravichandran Radhika
Music by	Ravichandran
Cinematography	G. S. V. Seetharam
Edited by	Ravichandran
Production company	Sandesh Combines
Release dates	24 March 2006 (2006-03-24)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Hatavadi (Kannada: ಹಠವಾದಿ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada language film directed by V. Ravichandran. He stars in the lead role opposite Radhika. In addition to directing the film and acting, Ravichandran also took roles of the film's screenwriter, dialogue-writer, composer, lyricist and editor. The supporting cast features Sharan, Doddanna, Lakshman, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Chitra Shenoy.

Cast

• Ravichandran as Balu
• Radhika as Anisha
• Sharan
• Doddanna
• Lakshman
• K. S. L. Swamy
• Vinaya Prasad
• Padmaja Rao
• Ramesh Bhat
• Sadashiva Bramhavar
• Mukhyamantri Chandru
• Avinash
• Chitra Shenoy
• Bank Janardhan
• Rekha Das
• M. N. Lakshmidevi
• Om Prakash Rao
• Damini
• B. V. Radha
• Dayanand

Production

Following the failure of his 2005 film, Aham Premasmi, Ravichandran announced that he would be directing Hatavadi, though the formal announcement of the film came seven months after its launch. The film was his second directorial under the banner Sandesh Combines, after Mommaga (1997).

Soundtrack

Hatavadi
Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by Ravichandran
Released	26 June 2006
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	42:18
Label	Sri Eswari Entertainment
Producer	Ravichandran
Ravichandran chronology
Pandu Ranga Vittala (2005)Pandu Ranga Vittala2005 Hatavadi (2006) Neelakanta (2006)

Ravichandran composed the music for the soundtracks also writing its lyrics. The album consists of eight soundtracks.

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aata Hudugatavo"	Ravichandran	Shankar Mahadevan	5:50
2.	"Chali Chali"	Ravichandran	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chithra	4:27
3.	"Ee Preethigagi"	Ravichandran	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:41
4.	"Mukhadalli Yenide"	Ravichandran	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:36
5.	"Oorella Suthi"	Ravichandran	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:51
6.	"Thai Thai"	Ravichandran	Udit Narayan, Malathi	4:29
7.	"Yaaru Yaaru"	Ravichandran	Shankar Mahadevan, C. Aswath, B. Jayashree	6:37
8.	"Yaramma Ivalu"	Ravichandran	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:47
Total length:				42:18

Critical reception

Reviewing the film, The Hindu called Hatavadi a "surprise package of entertainment" and added, "Supported by brilliant photography by G.V.S. Sitaram, imposing shot composition, clever screenplay, sharp editing, insightful dialogues at places and simple narration, the film challenges the orthodox method of commercial film making." S. N. Deepak of Deccan Herald calls the film "a simple story of friendship, love, affection and hatred." and adds, "It is also about a man’s determination which makes him achieve what he wished despite obstacles, both societal and physical. There are not many surprises or turns. But Ravichandran has included all elements to please his fans." Writing for Rediff, R. G. Vijayasarathy gave the film a 2/5 rating and said, "[the film] has strong emotional content. The music also plays a major role in elevating the quality of the film." He concluded praising the performance of Radhika and writes, "... it is to Radhika's credit that she stands up to a superb performance. Her emotions are perfect and she is presented very well on screen."