no TopFlix. Nanna Preethiya Hudugi (transl. The Girl I Love) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar. It stars newcomers Dhyan and Deepali in lead roles and actors such as Lokesh, Bhavya and Suresh Heblikar in other prominent roles. The story is based on Chandrashekar's own decade-old short story "Malenada Hudugi, Bayaluseeme Huduga".