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{{Infobox film
| name = Lift Kodla
| image = Lift Kodla.jpg
| alt =
| caption = VCD cover
| native_name = 
| director = Ashok Kashyap
| writer = Rama Narayan (dialogue)
| screenplay = Ashok Kashyap
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Mee Sreyobhilashi]]'' |V. Eshwar Reddy}}
| producer = Shankar Reddy
| starring = [[Jaggesh]]<br />[[Komal (actor)|Komal]]
| narrator =
| cinematography = Ashok Kashyap
| editing = Udayaravi Hegde
| music = [[V. Manohar]]
| studio = Sri CMR Productions
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|7|16}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget = {{INRConvert|3.5|c}}<ref name="S">{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/southscope/docs/sep10|title=On the sets of Khaleeja|work=[[South Scope]]|date=September 2010|via=issuu.com|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
| gross =
}}

'''''Lift Kodla''''' ({{Translation|Shall I drop you off?}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[comedy film|comedy]] [[drama film]] directed by Ashok Kashyap and starring [[Jaggesh]] and [[Komal (actor)|Komal]]. It is a remake of the Telugu-language film ''[[Mee Sreyobhilashi]]'' (2007),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2010/jul/14/spotlight-on-suicides-169623.html|title=Spotlight on suicides|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=14 July 2010|last=Reddy|first=Maheswara|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718221428/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2010/jul/14/spotlight-on-suicides-169623.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which itself is based on the Japanese film ''[[Ikinai]]'' (1998).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/300117/copycats-in-tollywood.html|title=Copycats in Tollywood|first=suresh|last=kavirayani|date=30 January 2017|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=20 July 2023|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003064859/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/300117/copycats-in-tollywood.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="I">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7902/kannada/lift-kodla/2665/review.htm|title=Jaggesh proves his mettle again with 'Lift Kodla'|work=[[Indo Asian News Service|IANS]]|date=17 July 2010|via=Nowrunning|last=Rajapur|first=V. S.|access-date=2023-07-19|archive-date=2023-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719232444/https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7902/kannada/lift-kodla/2665/review.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The film deals with the topic of suicides and was released a day after television actors Indudhar and Hema committed suicide.<ref name="In">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/lift-kodla-swargakke-moore-ghenu-review-hindi-movie-11801|title=Lift Kodla Swargakke Moore Ghenu Review|date=17 July 2010|work=Indiaglitz|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718221436/https://www.indiaglitz.com/lift-kodla-swargakke-moore-ghenu-review-hindi-movie-11801|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a box office success and ran for more than four weeks in theatres.<ref name="S"/>

==Plot==
The film follows Krishna ([[Jaggesh]]) and how he prevents a group of ten bus passengers (including Ring Road Gowda played by [[Komal (actor)|Komal]]) travelling from Bangalore to [[Kodachadri]] Hills from committing suicide.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Jaggesh]] as Krishna
*[[Komal (actor)|Komal]] as Ring Road Gowda<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/81504/shades-chaplin.html|title=Shades of Chaplin|date=15 July 2010|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718221430/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/81504/shades-chaplin.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Shashi Kumar]] as a police officer
*[[Archanna Guptaa]]
*[[Srinivasa Murthy]]
*[[Sadhu Kokila]] as Bogananda Swamy
*[[Raju Talikote]]
*[[Shobaraj]]
*[[R. N. Sudarshan]]
*[[Bullet Prakash]]
*Sangamesh Upase
*Rekha Kumar
*[[Sadashiva Brahmavar|Brahmavar]]
*Jeevan
*[[Kruttika Ravindra|Kruthika]]
*[[Mimicry Dayanand]]
*[[Honnavalli Krishna]]
*[[Bank Janardhan]]
*[[Katta Subramanya Naidu]] as the chief minister (cameo appearance)
}}

== Production ==
After the success of ''[[Manmatha (film)|Manmatha]]'' (2007), brothers [[Jaggesh]] and [[Komal (actor)|Komal]] starred together in this film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2009/nov/21/jaggesh-and-brother-komal-get-together-again-106071.html|title=Jaggesh and brother Komal get together again|date=21 November 2009|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719222131/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2009/nov/21/jaggesh-and-brother-komal-get-together-again-106071.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Archanna Guptaa]] plays a rich girl who softens out in the end.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/79892/shes-going-places.html|title=She's going places|date=7 July 2010|last=Hegde|first=Sudha|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718221427/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/79892/shes-going-places.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Lift Kodla
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[V. Manohar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2010
| recorded = 2010
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 21:33
| language = Kannada
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
|{{YouTube| g2yDwoDhv2I| Lift Kodla Audio Jukebox }}
}}
}}
The music was composed by [[V. Manohar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3TCzs6sianQeT6ATsvi471|title=Lift Kodla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|date=2010|work=[[Spotify]]|access-date=2023-07-19|archive-date=2023-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719223643/https://open.spotify.com/album/3TCzs6sianQeT6ATsvi471|url-status=live}}</ref> The song "Ondu Maathu" is plagiarised/translated from the song "Oru Vaarthai Solla" from the Tamil film ''[[Ayya (2005 Tamil film)|Ayyaa]]'' (2005). The song "Chirunavvulatho Brathakali" from ''Mee Sreyobhilashi'' was reused as "Manasondu Iddare Marga" with [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] singing both versions.
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ondu Maathu
| lyrics1 = Ram Narayan
| extra1 = [[Rajesh Krishnan]], [[Anuradha Bhat]]
| length1 = 5:01
| title2 = Happy Happy Birthday
| lyrics2 = V. Manohar
| extra2 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]]
| length2 = 4:36
| title3 = Suriviya Maleyalli
| lyrics3 = V. Manohar
| extra3 = [[Rajesh Krishnan]]
| length3 = 4:31
| title4 = Manasondu Iddare Marga
| lyrics4 = Ram Narayan
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length4 = 7:23
| total_length= 21:33
}}

== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote that "Director Ashok Kashyap has faithfully followed the original version. Had this film released a few years earlier, some of the people who had committed suicide might have changed their minds".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2010/jul/16/liftu-kodla-170422.html|title=Liftu Kodla|date=16 July 2010|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718221249/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2010/jul/16/liftu-kodla-170422.html|url-status=live}}</ref> V. S. Rajapur from ''[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]'' rated the film {{fraction|2|1|2}} out of 5 stars and wrote that "''Lift Kodla'' is a well made film - it has a good story, content, technical values and neat performances".<ref name="I"/> A critic from ''[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]]'' wrote that "The movie is a mirror to reality. Don't miss the movie".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/reviews/2010/lift-kodla-review-190710.html|title=Lift Kodla - Review|work=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]]|date=19 July 2010|first=Prakash|last=Upadhyaya|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718221426/https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/reviews/2010/lift-kodla-review-190710.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''Indiaglitz'' rated the film {{Fraction|7|1|2}} out of 10 and wrote that "This is a must watch film for those who are planning to end their life. Live your life full and for the deep neck problems suicide is not the answer".<ref name="In"/> A critic from ''[[Chitraloka]]'' wrote that "''Lift Kodla'' is a film that no self-respecting Kannada film goers would want to miss".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/667-lift-kodla-review.html|title=Lift Kodla Movie Review|work=[[Chitraloka.com]]|date=16 July 2010|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718221732/https://chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/667-lift-kodla-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|13702092}}

[[Category:Kannada remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of Japanese films]]
[[Category:2010 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2010 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about suicide]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films about buses]]
[[Category:Indian black comedy films]]

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Krrissh at 04:41, 4 March 2026