# Huchchi

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{{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](/source/Pooja_Gandhi)<br />[Anant Nag](/source/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](/source/Kannada)-language [psychological drama film](/source/psychological_drama_film) directed by Venkatesh Panchangam and starring [Pooja Gandhi](/source/Pooja_Gandhi) in the titular role, [Anant Nag](/source/Anant_Nag) and Soundarya. The film was released to negative reviews.

== Plot == 
Chinnu's babysitter Preethi has acute [psychosis](/source/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](/source/Pooja_Gandhi) as Preethi
*[Anant Nag](/source/Anant_Nag) as the psychiatrist 
*[Sudha Rani](/source/Sudha_Rani) 
*Dharma
*Jayashree
*Baby Pooja
*[Thilak Shekar](/source/Thilak_Shekar)
*[Mandeep Roy](/source/Mandeep_Roy) 
*Baby Soundarya as Chinnu
}}

== Production ==
According to [Pooja Gandhi](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/R._G._Vijayasarathy) of ''[Rediff.com](/source/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](/source/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> 

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Indian psychological drama films
Category:2009 Kannada-language films
Category:2009 Indian films

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