Joke Falls
2004 film by Ashok Patil
Joke Falls is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language comedy movie, directed by Ashok Patil and produced by Atlanta Nagendra. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, Neetha, Deepali and Dilip Thadeshwar. Music was composed by Mano Murthy.
The movie is a remake of the 1971 Bengali film Chhadmabeshi. The film's title is a reference to the popular Jog Falls.
Plot
Botany professor Anant Patil falls in love with Sulekha and marries her to the dismay of Sulekha's brother in law, Raghav Joshi. Raghav refuses to attend the wedding. But Anant decides to turn the tables on Raghav and teach him a lesson.
Cast
Production
Director Patil devised the basic plot of the story from the Hindi movie Chupke Chupke and reworked it to give it a fresh look. Patil then recruited Ramesh Aravind to act in the film.
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