Ganesha Matthe Banda

Ganesha Matthe Banda is a 2008 Kannada film directed by Phani Ramachandra and starring Vijay Raghavendra, Neethu and newcomer Pragna. JM Prahlad wrote the story, which uses Phani Ramachandra's favorite screen-title Ganesha. The movie was an attempt to reinvigorate the popular Ganesha series.

Cast

Vijay Raghavendra as Ganesha
Neethu as Gayathri
Pragna as Savithri
Ananth Nag as Padmanabacharya
Vinaya Prasad as Bhageerathi
Vishal Hegde as Shankar

Production

The film began production under the title Matthe Bandha Ganesha.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Manohar.

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Ganesha Maththe Bandha is an entertainer like many of Phani's films of the Ganesha series. Go and watch it". A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that " The film is not hero-centric and reminds you that it is the story and screenplay that have made this a good film. No excuses for missing this film".