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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film}} <br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Srusti <br />
| image = Srusti (film).jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = VCD cover<br />
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --><br />
| director = Basavaraj <br />
| writer = Basavaraj <br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
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| producer = P Kumaraswamy<br />Sri Pathikonda Shankar Shetty <small>(presents)</small><br />
| starring = [[Nagendra Prasad]]<br /> [[Vinod Prabhakar]] <br /> Priyadarshini<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = Suredranath Begur<br />
| editing = Basavaraj Urs<br />
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]<br />
| studio = Sri Naga Art Productions<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|2004|10|20|df=yes|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_2004_releases.asp|title=Films released during 2004|date=2004|work=[[Viggy.com]]|access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref>}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
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}}<br />
'''''Srusti''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by Basavaraj and starring [[Nagendra Prasad]], [[Vinod Prabhakar]] and Priyadarshini.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*[[Nagendra Prasad]] as Sandesh<br />
*[[Vinod Prabhakar]] as Santosh <br />
*Priyadarshini as Srushti<br />
*[[Ashok (Kannada actor)|Ashok]]<br />
*[[Sihi Kahi Chandru]] <br />
*[[Sarigama Viji]]<br />
*[[Dingri Nagaraj]]<br />
*[[Chitra Shenoy]] <br />
*Roopa Hasan <br />
*Jayalakshmi <br />
*[[Ramji (actor)|Ramji]] - special appearance in song "Kuruma Kuruma"<br />
}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Srusti'' is based on a true incident that a friend informed him about and marked [[Vinod Prabhakar]]'s foray into the romantic genre from the action genre. The film was produced by P Kumaraswamy, a theatre owner from Hospet and was in production for a year and a half since the film exceeded its budget. ''Srusti'' was shot in many outdoor locations in Bengaluru and the Kalagooru tea estate in Chikkamagaluru.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/news/kannada/srushti-based-on-real-life-incident/1663/story.htm|title='Srushti' based on real-life incident|date=1 November 2004|work=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]|via=Nowrunning|access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]].<ref name="KMI">{{Cite web|url=https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/srushti-2004/|title=Srushti – ಸೃಷ್ಠಿ (2004/೨೦೦೪)|work=Kannada Movies Info|access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref> The lyrics were written by [[R. N. Jayagopal]], Bhangeeranga, [[V. Manohar]], and [[K. Kalyan]].<ref name="KMI"/> [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] won the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] for "Hrudayada Thumba",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_state_award04_05.asp|title=Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05|work=[[Viggy.com]]|access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref> which Rajkumar reused from "Ithuvarai Yarum" from ''[[Kadhaludan]]'' (2003). The song "Kenneli Thuntu" is based on "Vachindi Palapitta" from ''[[Kalisundam Raa]]''.<br />
*"Kuruma Kuruma" <br />
*"Ba Ba Baby" <br />
*"Premada Hoove" - [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
*"Kenneli Thuntu Guli" - [[Hemanth (singer)|Hemanth Kumar]] <br />
*"Hrudayada Thumba" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' wrote, "Debutant director Basavaraj, an engineering graduate has the adequate stuff but fails to make the film convincing and racy. The highlights of this triangular love story are good cinematography from Surendranath Begur and a few melodious tunes from S. A. Rajkumar".<ref>{{Cite web | title=Srusthi | website=[[Sify]] | url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=13604243&ctid=5&cid=2427 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041221210442/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=13604243&ctid=5&cid=2427 | archive-date=2004-12-21 | access-date=2025-11-29|author=Moviebuzz}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:2004 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]</div>KurtRech189