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] However, the film failed commercially at the box office.
Premotsava | |
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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 |
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.
The music of the film was composed debutant Praveen Dutt.[5]
Premotsava | |
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Soundtrack album by Praveen Dutt | |
Released | 1999 (1999) |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Jhankar Music |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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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 |
Films directed by Dinesh Baboo | |
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