Premotsava (transl. Festival of love) is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Dinesh Babu. The film stars Vishnuvardhan[1] along with Devayani (in her Kannada debut), Roja and Tara in the prominent roles.[2] The film was produced by Anitha Kumaraswamy and presented by H. D. Kumaraswamy for "Chennambika Films" banner. The film was released on 22 October 1999 to generally positive reviews from critics.[3]
| Premotsava | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dinesh Babu |
| Written by | Dinesh Babu |
| Produced by | Anitha Kumaraswamy |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Devayani Roja |
| Cinematography | Dinesh Babu |
| Edited by | B. S. Kemparaj |
| Music by | Praveen Dutt |
Production company | Chennambika Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
edit- Vishnuvardhan as Bharath
- Devayani as Chandana
- Roja as Bhavana
- Tara as Shanti
- Ramakrishna as Krishna
- Sumithra as Hospital Warden
- Chitra Shenoy as Sara
- Tharakesh Patel
Production
editThe film was earlier titled as Navodaya and had cast Bollywood actress Priya Gill for the lead role.[4] However, she was replaced with Devayani, a Tamil actress making her debut in Kannada cinema.
Soundtrack
editThe music of the film was composed debutant Praveen Dutt.[5]
| Premotsava | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Praveen Dutt | |
| Released | 1999 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Jhankar Music |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sneha Beleyutha" | Doddarangegowda | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | |
| 2. | "Mathugathi Missamma" | Shyamsundar Kulkarni | Rajesh Krishnan | |
| 3. | "Hrudaya Ee Hrudaya" | Hamsalekha | K. S. Chithra | |
| 4. | "Suryana Therige" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 5. | "Preethi Thoruva" | Doddarangegowda | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 6. | "Olidavarella" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 7. | "Hrudaya Ee Hrudaya" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 8. | "Usire Mellusire" | K. Kalyan | K. S. Chithra |
Reception
editDeccan Herald wrote "Looks like even an innovative director like Dinesh Baboo is fast running out of ideas. Baboo, whose films belong to a different league because of his experimentation with story and characters, has probably not done justice to his reputation in Premothsava . Compared to his previous films like Hendthige Helbedi and Nishyabda, Premothsava is a let down but still worth watching".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Vishnuvardhan film list". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Cast & crew". Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Premotsava international release". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Priya bides her time". Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Songs". Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Premothsava (Kannada)". Deccan Herald. 24 October 1999. Archived from the original on 13 June 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
External links
edit- Premotsava at IMDb
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