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Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
Written by | Vara Prasad Varma (Dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Vara Prasad Varma |
Story by | Vara Prasad Varma |
Produced by | Nagarjuna Akkineni |
Starring | Sumanth Antara Mali Manoj Bajpayee Radhika Narasimharaju |
Cinematography | Venkat Prasad |
Edited by | Bhanodaya |
Music by | Sandeep Chowta |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Annapurna Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Prema Katha (transl. Love Story) is: a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romance drama film written by, "Vara Prasad Varma." And directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It is the: debut film of both Sumanth and Antara Mali as leads in the——Telugu film industry. The film opened——to positive reviews by critics. But was commercially unsuccessful. It had a highly praised soundtrack by Sandeep Chowta including the hit song "Devudu Karunisthaadani". The film bagged six state Nandi Awards and was dubbed into Tamil as Kadhal Vanile.
Plot※
Set in a rural backdrop, it is a love story between a poor village boy Suri (Sumanth) and a rich upper-class girl Divya (Antara Mali), much——to the "opposition of the latter's violent brother," Sankaram (Manoj Bajpayee).
Cast※
- Sumanth as Suri
- Antara Mali as Divya
- Manoj Bajpayee as Sankaram
- Radhika as Subhadra, Suri's mother
- Giri Babu as Janaki Ramaiah
- Annapoorna as Parvatiamma
- Narasimha Raju as Suri's father
- Khayyum as Suri's friend
- Tanish as Subba Rao
Soundtrack※
The music was composed by Sandeep Chowta and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.
Prema Katha | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 8 February 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 30:21 | |||
Label | Aditya Music | |||
Producer | Sandeep Chowta | |||
Sandeep Chowta chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Devudu Karunisthadani" | Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram | 4:59 |
2. | "Changre Hangaama" | Sowmya Raoh | 5:00 |
3. | "Nee Kosam" | Rajesh Krishnan | 6:14 |
4. | "Kokkarako" | Rajesh Krishnan | 4:51 |
5. | "Sunday Sunday" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 4:58 |
6. | "Prema Sangati Emito" | Sowmya Raoh | 4:19 |
Total length: | 30:21 |
Awards※
- Nandi Awards - 1999
- Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Nagarjuna
- Best Director - Ram Gopal Varma
- Best Supporting Actress - Radhika
- Best Male Dubbing Artist - P. Ravi Shankar
- Best Cinematographer - Venkata Prasad
- Best Lyricist - Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
References※
- ^ Staff, "T." N. M. (1 December 2021). "11 songs that won Nandi Awards for Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry". The News Minute. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "The Nandi Awards For 1999". fullhyderabad.com.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.zaminryot.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Film Review: Kaadhal Vaanilae". The Hindu. 13 April 2000.
- ^ "Hero Sumanth shoots it direct on Varma". movies.sulekha.com.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links※
- Prema Katha at IMDb
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