Henpecked) is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Phani Ramachandra and produced by M. K. Srinivasamurthy.

Of course, he was never the master of the large canvas, never had artistic pretensions, never made a great film.

But he had his ear to the pulse of the average cinemagoer he could twist formula quite cleverly to make us laugh.

[1] The Hindu wrote "Overall, although “Ammavra Ganda” is a comedy in patches, thanks only to Shiva Rajkumar, it is not a film with a definite social message as it is made to believe by the director; if anything, it is a bit of a spoof on women's clamour for equality.

Unwittingly, Phani Ramachandra also reveals the sad state of a woman's world which is confined to a stereotyped, limited role.