Abba Aa Hudugi
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Directed by	H. L. N. Simha
Written by	H. L. N. Simha
Produced by	H. L. N. Simha
Starring	Rajkumar Mynavathi Pandari Bai
Cinematography	B. Dorairaj
Edited by	R. Ramamurthy
Music by	P. Kalinga Rao
Distributed by	Sri Jamuna Productions
Release date	1959 (1959)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Abba Aa Hudugi (transl. Wow, that girl) is a 1959 Indian Kannada-language film written, directed and produced by H. L. N. Sinha based on his own play of the same name.^[1] It stars Rajashankar in his debut role, Rajkumar in an extended cameo along with Narasimharaju, Mynavathi and Pandari Bai. It is considered a landmark film in Kannada cinema.^[2] Critics have noted that the theme of the movie is loosely based on William Shakespeare 's The Taming of the Shrew.^[3] The film was dubbed in Tamil with the title Mangaikku Maangalyame Pradhaanam^[4] and was released in 1960. Dialogues were written by S. A. Subbaraman. Jeevan composed the music; while Puratchidasan wrote the lyrics. In short, this film also marked the only Kannada film for Malayalam actress Sukumari.^[5]

Plot

Mynavathi is the arrogant girl, who looks down on men. Rajashankar, plays the protagonist, who marries her, teaches her manners and educates her to behave well. Dr. Rajkumar, who costars, marries the younger sister of Mynavathi. The movie became a trend-setter. P. Kalinga Rao's song "Ba Chinna Mohana Nodenna" became a chart-buster.

Cast

Soundtrack

Music by P. Kalinga Rao. Lyrics were written by H. L. N. Simha. Playback singers are P. B. Sreenivas, P. Kalinga Rao, Jikki, S. Janaki, T. S. Bagavathi, Swarnalatha, Mohana Kumari & Sohana Kumari.

Tamil

For the Tamil-dubbed version Mangaikku Maangalyame Pradhaanam, the music was composed by Jeevan. Lyrics were by Puratchidasan & Solai Rasu. Playback singers are P. B. Sreenivas, A. M. Rajah, Jikki, A. P. Komala & K. Rani.