India, Aug. 3 -- When actor-producer Raj B Shetty and director-writer JP Thuminad decided to release a Malayalam dubbed version of their hit Kannada film Su From So, there was mild apprehension about whether or not the comedy and the cultural references would translate well. But now that the Malayalam version is in theatres in Kerala and audiences who have seen it have been raving about the quality of the dubbing, Raj says that a lot of effort went into ensuring that it doesn't feel like a dubbed movie.

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The credit for this authenticity, he adds, goes to Sathish Muthukodu, who supervised the dubbing and ensured that Su From So was recreated in...