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 lead in Telugu film industry. The film opened to positive reviews by critics and but was commercially unsuccessful. It had a highly praised soundtrack including the hit song "Devudu Karunisthaadani". The film bagged six state Nandi Awards[1][2] and was dubbed into Tamil as Kadhal Vanile.[3]
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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 Manoj Bajpayee Antara Mali Raadhika Narasimharaju |
Cinematography | Venkat Prasad |
Edited by | Bhanodaya |
Music by | Sandeep Chowta |
Production company | Annapurna Studios |
Distributed by | Annapurna Studios |
Release date | April 16, 1999 |
Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Set in a rural backdrop, it is a love story between a poor village boy Suri (Sumanth) and a rich upper-class girl Divya, much to the opposition of the latter's violent brother.[4]
The music was composed by Sandeep Chowta and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were penned by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.
Prema Katha | ||||
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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 |
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