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Sentimental 'Anna Thangi' is best-selling audio
By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Indo-Asian News Service

Bangalore, March 21 (IANS) "Anna Thangi" stays on top of the Kannada audio charts this fortnight, with the melodious songs proving to be the successful film's mainstay. The top five albums are:

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1. "Anna Thangi" - The film's 100th day was celebrated recently with much fanfare. Veteran music director Hamsalekha, who has made a big comeback with this musical hit, has penned the lyrics too. 

2. "My Autograph" - The success of the audio adds another feather in the cap of music director Bharadwaj. "My Autograph" is a remake of Tamil hit "Autograph", which won the National Film Award for the best music. Director Sudeep has retained the same tunes used in the original film, which was directed by Cheran. "Savi savi nenapu" and "Araluva hoovugale aalisiri" are chartbusters. 

3. "Hatavadi" - This audio was recently released by 'Crazy Star' Ravichandran and the songs are already making waves. "Yaaramma ivalu", "Hudugaatavo" and "Bhagavanthanaatavo" have proved to be catchy numbers. 

4. "Suntaragaali" - The songs of the film are better than those of the recently released films featuring Darshan. Sadhu Kokila, who directed the film, has scored the music as well. Among the popular songs of the album are - "Nannaane nannaane" and "Neen nan hattige belakidhdhange manju". 

5. "Amruthadhare" - US-based music director Mano Murthy comes to Bangalore only to record songs. And most of them have turned out to be musical hits, like this one. 
  

'My Autograph' is a mega hit
By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Indo-Asian News Service 

Bangalore, March 21 (IANS) "My Autograph", which was expected to do well only in A-centres or big cities, is doing good business all over the state and is the top grossing Kannada film of the fortnight.

The top five Kannada films are:

1. "My Autograph" - The box office collections of the film, directed by actor Sudeep, are expected to touch the Rs.10 million mark in Bangalore. The present trend indicates it may become a super-hit. 

2. "Anna Thangi" - The film is on its way to a silver jubilee milestone. The box office collections of "Anna Thangi", which is the biggest hit among the films released in 2005, have surpassed "Jogi". 

3. "Suntaragaali" - The film has had a good opening throughout the state. Of late, Darshan's films get a good opening but finally end up as disappointing fare. "Suntaragaali" may follow the same pattern. 

4 "Rama Shama Bhama" - The film has proved a good launching pad for actor Ramesh Arvind as a director. It has completed 100 days. The total budget of the film was Rs.20.5 million and it is expected to earn more than Rs.40 million. "Rama Shama Bhama" is also expected to earn Rs.5 million from satellite and audio sales. The producer is planning to screen it abroad. 

5. "Love Story" - This remake of the Telugu hit "Maro Charithra", which came three decades ago, is a surprise winner. Though the film was released without any publicity, collections have picked up. The film's success has given a boost to actor Mayur Patel's career.