Hollywood is a 2002 sci-fi Kannada movie

Cinema of Karnataka

The cinema of Karnataka , sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka based in Bangalore. Most of the movies are made in Kannada, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Today more than 100 films are...

 directed by Dinesh Babu. It starred the Sandalwood Superstar Upendra

Upendra

Upendra is a cine actor, director, script writer and singer. Born in a middle class family at Koteshwara near Kundapura, he belongs to Kannada speaking Kota Brahmin community. Upendra started his career off with famous director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director...

 in a triple role as "Surendra," "Upendra" and "US 47" (an android robot) along with the Australian actress Felicity Mason

Felicity Mason

Felicity Mason is an Australian actress and artist. She has starred in two major film roles, in 2002 and 2003.Mason was born in Sydney. She is also a writer and visual artist. Her work explores a variety of themes from identity to values within modern culture...

 as "Manisha." The movie was dubbed into Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 the following year retaining the same title. The film has attained cult classic status in the following years. The Superstar Rajinikanth blockbuster Enthiran was loosely inspired by this movie.

This movie - a love triangle between Upendra - the roboticist

Roboticist

A roboticist designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots. Since robotics is a highly interdisciplinary field, roboticists often have backgrounds in a number of disciplines including computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer engineering...

, Felicity Mason and Upendra - the robot - was shot entirely in Hollywood, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 with a very few support cast, including Ananth Nag, Ramesh Bhat

Ramesh Bhat

Ramesh Bhat is a multiple-award–winning Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, known for comedy and drama roles.Being a close associate of Shankar Nag, Ramesh Bhat made his entry into Kannada Cinema as a senior police officer in Shankar Nag's Minchina Ota.Ramesh Bhat has acted in movies such as...

 and Melukote Seenu (a monkey).This movie is dubbed to Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

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Plot

Upendra plays a lovelorn nerd "Surendra" who can do anything to get "Manisha" (Felicity Mason) to love him. Desperate to impress her and unable to do so himself, he seeks the help of his maverick scientist professor (Anant Nag). The professor comes up with a clone of Surendra who will do the bit of impressing Manisha, and once the task is accomplished, the real Surendra will take over.

However, things go berserk after the professor gives Surendra’s clone - an android robot - the ability to think and act like humans. He bestows the clone named "US 47" with human discretion and human emotion. The idea of the clone backfires when US 47 starts using his discretion and falls in love with Manisha. Using his robotic strength and human intelligence, and of course the help of a lab monkey (Seenu), US 47 proves to be a formidable enemy to Surendra over Manisha. Now the mad professor, Surendra, his twin brother "Upendra" and Manisha need to get together to solve the problem.

Soundtrack

• Choo Bide Choo Bide
• Prema Prema
• Aaee Aaeeyai
• Benkiyalli Haaku
• Sakkathagidhe Hollywood
• Aamantrisi Nanna