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{{Infobox film
| name = Habba
| image =
| director = [[D. Rajendra Babu]]
| producer = Nara Bharathi Devi
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]|[[Jaya Prada]]|[[Ambareesh]]|[[Shashikumar]]|[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]|[[Devaraj]]|[[Ramkumar]]}}
| story = [[J. K. Bharavi]]
| writer = B. A. Madhu (Dialogues)
| screenplay = D. Rajendra Babu
| music = [[Hamsalekha]]
| cinematography = P. K. H. Das
| editing = T. Shashikumar
| studio = Chinni Chitra
| distributor = Ramu Films
| runtime = 2 hours 22 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1999|4|16}}
}}

'''''Habba''''' ({{translation|''Festival''}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Kannada]]-language drama film written and directed by [[D. Rajendra Babu]]. The film has an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Ambareesh]], [[Devaraj]], [[Jayapradha]], [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Shashikumar]], [[Ramkumar]], [[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]], [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]] and [[Charulatha]].<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/habba.html Habba cast]</ref> The movie was produced by Bharathi Devi for Chinni Chitra productions. The movie became a blockbuster and ran for more than 25 weeks. The film was remade in Telugu in 2002 as ''Chandravamsam'' starring [[Ghattamaneni Krishna|Krishna]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-chandravansam.html|title=Telugu Cinema - Review - Chandravansam - Krishna, Suman, Naresh, Sivaji, Rohit, Roopa, Jaya Prada, Radhika Varma}}</ref> The movie was loosely based on the [[Pandavas]]'s exile episode in the [[Virata Parva]] of ''[[Mahabharata]]''.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] as Vishnu
* [[Jayapradha]] as Vishnu's wife
* [[Ambareesh]] as Ambi, first brother of Vishnu
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Ambi's wife
* [[Devaraj]] as Devu, second brother of Vishnu
* [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]] as Anu, Devu's wife
* [[Shashikumar]] as Shashi, third brother of Vishnu
* [[Charulatha]] as Savithri, Shashi's wife
* [[Ramkumar]] as Ram, last brother of Vishnu
* [[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] as Seetha
* [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]] as Seetha's grandmother
* [[Nagendra Babu]] as Seetha's elder brother
* [[Ravi Babu]] as Seetha's second brother
* [[Kazan Khan]] as Seetha's third brother
* A. V. Ravi (Jim) as Seetha's fourth brother
* [[Pavithra Lokesh]] as Seetha's friend
* [[M. S. Umesh]]
* Manjunath Hegde
* Ashok Rao
* Ashalatha
* [[Bank Janardhan]]
* Neegro Johnny
* Bank Suresh
* Govindu
* [[Padma Vasanthi]]
* Sreeraksha Shivakumar
* Suneetha Shetty
* Bullet Nagaraj
}}

== Awards ==
;[[Karnataka State Film Awards]] 1999-00
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay]] - [[D. Rajendra Babu]]

==Soundtrack==
The music of the film was composed and lyrics were written by [[Hamsalekha]]. Popular playback singer [[Nanditha (singer)|Nanditha]] made her entry into film songs with this soundtrack.<ref>[http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/moviedetail.asp?mid=k0000039 Habba Songs at Raaga]</ref> The song "Habba Habba" is a slightly modified version of the song "Yele Hombisile" which Hamsalekha had composed for the film ''[[Halunda Thavaru]]''. All the songs in the film become chartbusters.

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| artist = [[Hamsalekha]]
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{{Track listing
| total_length =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Channappa Channegowda
| lyrics1 = Hamsalekha
| extra1 = [[Rajesh Krishnan]], [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Ramesh Chandra (singer)|Ramesh Chandra]], Vishnu
| length1 = 05:32
| title2 = Aarathi Yettire
| lyrics2 = Hamsalekha
| extra2 = [[Nanditha (singer)|Nanditha]]
| length2 = 03:00
| title3 = Dheem Takita
| lyrics3 = Hamsalekha
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], K. S. Chithra
| length3 = 04:58
| title4 = Habba Habba
| extra4 = Rajesh Krishnan, Ramesh Chandra, Nanditha
| lyrics4 = Hamsalekha
| length4 = 04:57
| title5 = Jenina Goodu
| extra5 = Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra
| lyrics5 = Hamsalekha
| length5 = 05:25
| title6 = Koti Koti Devaru
| extra6 = Nanditha
| lyrics6 = Hamsalekha
| length6 = 01:52
| title7 = Mama Mama Masti
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics7 = Hamsalekha
| length7 = 05:04
| title8 = Mai Tholiyo Shastra
| extra8 = Nanditha
| lyrics8 = Hamsalekha
| length8 = 01:26
| title9 = Yaale Yaale
| extra9 = Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra
| lyrics9 = Hamsalekha
| length9 = 05:15
}}

==Remake==
The movie is remade in Telugu as ''Chandra Vamsam'' in 2002.

==Reception==
''The Indian Express'' called the film "a beautiful mansion without proper foundation".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/19E29EEB9C7D9F9B65256941003DC8F3?OpenDocument|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609090155/http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/19E29EEB9C7D9F9B65256941003DC8F3?OpenDocument|archive-date=9 June 2020|title=Film Review - the New Indian Express}}</ref> ''Deccan Herald'' wrote "this film stands out for its effort to infuse new life into the narration and proceedings."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/384572F6661CE28265256941003DC8D3 |title=Archived copy |website=www.cscsarchive.org:8081 |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322152101/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/384572F6661CE28265256941003DC8D3 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://southoldmp3.blogspot.in/2013/12/habba1999-kannada-movie-mp3-songs-free.html Habba songs]
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[[Category:Films directed by D. Rajendra Babu]]
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