Sidlingu

Sidlingu has a passion for cars since his childhood and gets closer to a young girl and a middle-aged lecturer because of his desire to own a car. But the lecturer, who gives him lift, seduces him. Later Sidlingu moves to Srirangapatna where he finds one vintage car and wants to purchase it. There he meets schoolteacher Mangala who helps him to realise his dreams. Sidlingu even expresses his desire to marry Mangala, but she keeps mum as she feels Sidlingu is an innocent and infatuated youngster. Later tragedy strikes and robs Sidlingu off Mangala.

Actress Ramya is noted for an image makeover in this film playing the role of Mangala, a middle-class school teacher portraying the role of a woman who is behind the success of a man in the film.[4]

• Yogesh as Sidlingu
• Ramya as Mangala
• Suman Ranganathan as Aandalamma
• K. S. Sridhar as Asadullah Baig
• Girija Lokesh as Rangamma
• Achyuth Kumar as Appaji Gowda
• Chaswa as Jamaal
• Mimicry Dayanand

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Bangalore Mirror	[5]
One India	[6]
DNA India	[7]

The critics lauded the lead actors' performances as well as the cinematography and music. They also praised the debutant director's efforts. The de-glam avatar of Ramya was appreciated.[7] One India website said "Sidlingu has an engaging story and good humour. Worth a watch".[6] The Dna India website gave the movie 2.5 stars and said the pace is too slow. "Sidlingu held all the possibilities of soaring high but it falls short, leaving you asking for more," the reviewer said.[7]

The much-hyped audio of ‘Sidlingu’ was released on 12 December 2011 at Srinivasa Theatre, Gowdana Palya which was attended by Kannada film personalities such as Raghavendra Rajkumar, Prajwal Devaraj, Diganth, Jaggesh and Duniya Vijay.[3]

• Sidlingu at IMDb
• Sidlingu Pre-release Promo on YouTube