Premotsava
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 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
- 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
The 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
The 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
Deccan 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
- "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.