Putra (film)

Putra
Poster
Directed by	V. Umakanth
Written by	V. Umakanth (dialogue)
Based on	Em Magan by Thirumurugan
Produced by	Antony Paul
Starring	Diganth Supreetha Roopasri Avinash
Cinematography	Naveen Suvarna
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Music by	Songs: Raja Ramesh Vidyasagar (unc.) Score: Cajetan Dias
Production company	Rose Productions
Release date	14 October 2011 (2011-10-14)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Putra (or Puthra) (transl. Son) is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language family drama film directed by V. Umakanth. A remake of the Tamil film Em Magan (2006), the film stars Diganth, Supreetha, Roopasri and Avinash. The film was released after a two-year delay.

Plot

Cast

• Diganth as Krishna
• Supreetha as Thulasi
• Roopasri as Madhu
• Avinash as Narasimha
• Sundar Raj
• Tennis Krishna as Krishna's uncle
• Sudha Belawadi
• M. S. Umesh

Production

The film began production in 2007.^[1] Supreetha, who was cast as the main heroine, initially left the film due to date issues and a leg fracture. Shubha Poonja was brought in as her replacement but after a few days of shoot, Supreetha rejoined the film.^{[citation needed]} Malavika was reported to be the film's second heroine,^[2] but she was replaced by Roopasri.^{[citation needed]} The film was ready for release at the end of 2010.^[3]

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Raja Ramesh. The songs "College Generation", "Gundu Goli Kanne", and "Badalavaneyu Nirantharavilli" were reused from "Kalluri Generation", "Goligundu Kanu" and "Maatram Ondre" from the original, respectively.^[4]

All lyrics are written by Ramnarayan.

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"College Generation"	Vidyasagar	Badri Prasad, Hemanth	4:40
2.	"Gundu Goli Kanne"	Vidyasagar	Badri Prasad, Anuradha Bhat	4:49
3.	"Enayitho Enayitho"	Raja Ramesh	Hemanth	4:24
4.	"Rathanana Padaana"	Raja Ramesh	Vishnu, Shamitha Malnad	5:19
5.	"Aaha Aaha Mutti Bitte - Bit"	Raja Ramesh	Badri Prasad	1:19
6.	"Ninnondige Naa Ninnondige"	Raja Ramesh	Badri Prasad, Anuradha Bhat	2:49
7.	"Badalavaneyu Nirantharavilli"	Vidyasagar	Badri Prasad	2:24
8.	"Mella Mella Hoo Vaadavo Ella"	Raja Ramesh	Anirudha, Hiranmayi	4:45
Total length:				30:29

Reception

A critic from Indo-Asian News Service wrote that "Puthra is an ordinary film despite a good story and neat performances from the two lead male actors".^[5] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Diganthh finally has a good film to his credit that had not originated from the Yograj Bhat camp. Putra is directed by veteran V Umakanth who manages to extract good performances from at least half-a-dozen actors".^[6]

References

1. "Diganth's off to Bollywood". The Times of India. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
2. ಇಳಯರಾಜ (22 June 2009). "ಶುಭಾ, ದಿಗಂತ್‌ರ ಪುತ್ರ". Webdunia (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
3. Lakshminarayana, Shruti Indira (15 December 2010). "Top Kannada Actors of 2010". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
4. "Putra (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Raja Ramesh". Apple Music. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
5. "Review: Kannada film Puthra". Indo-Asian News Service. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023 – via NDTV.
6. "Putra:Familial plot". Bangalore Mirror. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

External links

• Putra at IMDb