{{short description|Indian psychological drama film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Huchchi | image = Huchchi.jpg | alt = | caption = VCD cover | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = Venkatesh Panchangam | writer = Giri Panchangam (dialogue) | screenplay = Giri Panchangam | story = Venkatesh Panchangam | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | producer = Smt Kavitha Kumaraswamy | starring = Pooja Gandhi<br />Anant Nag<br />Soundarya | narrator = | cinematography = Naveen Suvarna | editing = S Soundar Raj | music = Giri Panchangam | studio = Sri Kavithalaya Films | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|10|10}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Kannada | budget = | gross = }} '''''Huchchi''''' ({{Translation|Mad girl}}) is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language psychological drama film directed by Venkatesh Panchangam and starring Pooja Gandhi in the titular role, Anant Nag and Soundarya. The film was released to negative reviews.
== Plot == Chinnu's babysitter Preethi has acute psychosis after being abused by a rowdy along with her mother, as a child. While staying with Chinnu, Preethi imagines the rowdy and tries to protect Chinnu. Preeti's confused parents think that there actually is a rowdy harming their child. How a psychiatrist fixes the issue in Preethi's mind forms the rest of the story.<ref name="B"/>
== Cast == {{cast listing| *Pooja Gandhi as Preethi *Anant Nag as the psychiatrist *Sudha Rani *Dharma *Jayashree *Baby Pooja *Thilak Shekar *Mandeep Roy *Baby Soundarya as Chinnu }}
== Production == According to Pooja Gandhi, she "realized her dream of acting in the role of a mentally retarded girl".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/news/kannada/ive-changed-my-looks-pooja-gandhi/24466/story.htm#google_vignette|title=I've changed my looks: Pooja Gandhi|date=8 July 2009|work=Nowrunning|first=R. G.|last=Vijayasarathy|author-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy|access-date=6 October 2024|archive-date=6 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006135449/https://www.nowrunning.com/news/kannada/ive-changed-my-looks-pooja-gandhi/24466/story.htm#google_vignette|url-status=live}}</ref> She finished dubbing for her role in four days.<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/poojas-dubbing-ways/articleshow/22131222.cms|title=Pooja's dubbing ways|date=1 June 2009|work=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=6 October 2024|archive-date=6 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006135455/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/hansika-reveals-her-desire/articleshowajax/22131752.cms?version=18&enforceseoatarticle=0&lastarticle=22132137&photocount=6&photoexclude=3|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Reception == A critic from ''Bangalore Mirror'' wrote that "If you want to watch a scary movie without getting scared, ''Huchchi'' is the perfect choice".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/huchchi-could-have-been-crazier/articleshow/22026801.cms|title=Huchchi: Could have been crazier|date=9 October 2009|work=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=6 October 2024|archive-date=6 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006135456/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/jail-sharib-toshi-save-the-day/articleshowajax/22026756.cms?version=18&enforceseoatarticle=0&lastarticle=22026765&photocount=6&photoexclude=3|url-status=live}}</ref> R. G. Vijayasarathy of ''Rediff.com'' rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "All in all ''Huchchi'' is an average fare".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/oct/12/south-telugu-movie-review-huchchi.htm|title=''Huchchi'' is a badly made film|work=Rediff.com|date=12 October 2009|access-date=6 October 2024|first=R. G.|last=Vijayasarathy|archive-date=6 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006135450/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/oct/12/south-telugu-movie-review-huchchi.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Category:Indian psychological drama films Category:2009 Kannada-language films Category:2009 Indian films