| Sihigali | |
| Director: | Lekhan |
| Starring: | Sriimurali Sherin Thulasi Shivamani Sharan |
| Producer: | Anil Balakrishna Umesh |
| Music: | B. R. Shankar |
| Cinematography: | Niranjan Babu |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Country: | India |
Sihigali is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and written by Lekhan. The film stars Sriimurali and Sherin with Thulasi Shivamani and Sharan in supporting roles.[1]
Debutant director Lekhan opted to make his first film and chose to focus on the mother-son relationship. Actress Sherin made a comeback after a brief absence from acting through the project, and shot for forty days.[2]
Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of Rediff.com scored the film at 1 out of 5 stars and says "Dialogues, especially those between the just smitten Dharni and Jeevi, are too poetic to digest. Sharan, who plays Murali's friend, also fails to impress. Stale jokes find a place in the film and there is nothing even Sharan can do to make them sound funny. Sihigalli is sure to give you a headache. Give it a miss".[3] BSS from Deccan Herald wrote "Normal situations tend to turn syrupy while those that need to be tightened are cut a huge slack. Neither Niranjan Babu’s camerawork nor the music can make this “gaali”, a “sihigaali”. A prodigal waste".[4] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote "Leykkhan messes with the film and the producer’s money big time. If you don’t want to do the same with your time, keep a safe distance from Sihigaali. It is a gasbag and smells bad".[5] Sify.com wrote "Lekhan's brainless narrative fails to bring even decent performance from talented artists like Sri Murali, Thualsi Shivamani and Sharan. Shirin is wasted. However Murali shines in a few action sequences. It is better to avoid 'Sihi Gaali' ".[6]