Premotsava

Premotsava
Directed byDinesh Babu
Written byDinesh Babu
Produced byAnitha Kumaraswamy
StarringVishnuvardhan
Devayani
Roja
CinematographyDinesh Babu
Edited byB. S. Kemparaj
Music byPraveen Dutt
Production
company
Chennambika Films
Release date
  • 22 October 1999 (1999-10-22)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

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]

Cast

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
Released1999 (1999)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelJhankar Music
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Sneha Beleyutha"DoddarangegowdaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra 
2."Mathugathi Missamma"Shyamsundar KulkarniRajesh Krishnan 
3."Hrudaya Ee Hrudaya"HamsalekhaK. S. Chithra 
4."Suryana Therige"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
5."Preethi Thoruva"DoddarangegowdaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
6."Olidavarella"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
7."Hrudaya Ee Hrudaya"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
8."Usire Mellusire"K. KalyanK. 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

  1. ^ "Vishnuvardhan film list". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Cast & crew". Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Premotsava international release". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Priya bides her time". Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Songs". Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Premothsava (Kannada)". Deccan Herald. 24 October 1999. Archived from the original on 13 June 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2023.


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