Dattha

<p>Datta and his friend, Tingu, are small-time crooks. They get in the wrong books of drug peddler, Basha. During one of their thefts, Datta sees and falls for her. In order to woo her, he returns what has been stolen from her house, pretends to be a well-educated person, and also acts as a . However, she finds out and breaks up with him, insulting him in the process. Later, Datta is persuaded by a Shanti Veerappa who requests him to act as his son Raju, so that his wife, Meenakshi, would recover from a bedridden sickness. However, Shanti Veerappa plots to eliminate Datta. Once his rivals finish Datta who is acting as his son, he can bring back Raju and be assured of his safety. Datta, not knowing Shanti Veerappa’s ploy, goes out along with Shanti Veerappa’s family to his village, but is surprised that he is being constantly followed and attacked by Mallikarjuna’s goons who he feels are henchmen of Basha. Ramya, who is the daughter of Shanti Veerappa’s rival, also tries to eliminate Datta, thinking that he is Raju, but realizes her mistake and reconciles with him. Datta manages to stop Mallikarjuna and Shanti Veerappa’s enmity. The families apologize to each other and accept Datta. The music was composed by . A part of the song “Valamenukkum” from was reused in “Baare Baare”. from wrote that “All in all, an above average effort”. A critic from wrote that “This is a good entertainer and worth your money”. wrote “Debutante director Gurudatt’s Datta is an action packed entertainer. Catchy dialogues, rib tickling comedy, sentiment and beautiful picturisation in foreign locales make it watchable”. This article about a Kannada film of the 2000s is a . You can help Wikipedia by .</p>