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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Excuse Me
| name           = Excuse Me
| image =  
| image         = Excuse Me (2003 film).jpg
| caption =  
| caption       = DVD cover
| director = [[Prem (director)|Prem]]
| director       = [[Prem (director)|Prem]]
| writer = Prem
| writer         = Prem<br />Malavalli Sai Krishna (dialogue)
| producer = N. M. Suresh
| producer       = N. M. Suresh
| starring = [[Sunil Raoh]]<br /> [[Ramya]]<br />[[Ajay Rao]]
| starring       = [[Sunil Raoh]]<br /> [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]]<br />[[Ajay Rao]]
| music = [[R. P. Patnaik]]
| music         = [[R. P. Patnaik]]
| language = Kannada
| language       = Kannada
| country = India
| country       = India
| cinematography = M. R. Seenu
| cinematography = M. R. Seenu
| editing        = Sanjeev - Lakshman
| editing        = Sanjeev - Lakshman
| studio        = Sri Thulaja Bhavani Creations
| studio        = Sri Thulaja Bhavani Creations
| released      = 5 December 2003
| released      = {{film date|2003|12|5|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 158 minutes
| runtime        = 158 minutes
}}
}}


'''''Excuse Me''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[romantic drama film]] starring [[Sunil Raoh]], [[Ramya]] and [[Ajay Rao]] in the lead roles.<ref>[http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1416/kannada/excuse-me/index.htm Excuse Me Kannada movie]</ref> The film is directed by [[Prem (director)|Prem]] of the blockbuster ''[[Kariya (film)|Kariya]]'' fame. The score and soundtrack was by [[R. P. Patnaik]] whose compositions were appreciated by critics and masses. The film eventually went on to become one of the huge musical hits of the year 2003.<ref>[http://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/2790-excuse-me-review.html Excuse Me Review]</ref>
'''''Excuse Me''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[romantic drama film]] starring [[Sunil Raoh]], [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] and [[Ajay Rao]] in the lead roles. The film is directed by [[Prem (director)|Prem]] of the blockbuster ''[[Kariya (film)|Kariya]]'' fame. The music was composed by [[R. P. Patnaik]]. The film was praised for its interesting storyline and its music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/valentines-special-kannada-films-that-show-the-dark-side-of-love/photostory/80786591.cms?picid=80803847|title=Valentine's Special: Kannada films that show the dark side of love|last=Kodur|first=Swaroop|date=30 March 2021|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
 
== Plot ==
Ajay is a young boy who lives with his mother Parvati.  He plays a musical instrument, sarangi very well. Looking at his music skills, a couple from the same village who now live in Bangalore take Ajay with them with Parvati's permission so that he could have better opportunities there. They also take the village head's spoilt son, Sunil along with them. Now, both the boys are grown up. While Ajay is a calm, innocent, humble man, Sunil, although being good at heart, is self-willed. Ajay, one day composes a tune all by himself. This is overheard by Madhu, a college student who immediately grows fond of it.
 
Madhu begins to like the one who played the tune and Ajay begins to like the girl (Madhu) who expressed her feelings for the composer of thua tune. Various instances take place which connect both Madhu and Ajay who then love each other without actually looking at each other's faces nor even knowing each other'sidentity. One day Sunil sees Madhu, falls in love with her and pretends to be the one who originally composed that tune which Madhu was admiring. Madhu believes this and later they get engaged to each other after convincing their families. On the other hand, Ajay keeps on searching for the girl who admired his composition but in vain. In the climax, Ajay plays his tune in a South Indian music competition as his own composition which angers Madhu. She urges Sunil to reveal to everybody that he is the real creator of that tune. Ultimately Sunil's caretakers reveal to Madhu that Sunil doesn't know anything about music but Ajay indeed composed that tune. Heartbroken Madhu then goes to Ajay as he was her true love.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
{{cast listing|
*[[Sunil Raoh]] as Sunil
* [[Sunil Raoh]] as Sunil<ref name="T">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/its-17-years-since-the-ajai-rao-ramya-and-sunil-raoh-film-excuse-me-released/articleshow/79589707.cms|title=It's 17 years since the Ajai Rao, Ramya and Sunil Raoh film Excuse Me released|date=6 December 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
*[[Ramya]] as Madhu
* [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] as Madhu<ref name="T"/>
*[[Ajay Rao]] as Ajay
* [[Ajay Rao]] as Ajay<ref name="T"/>
*[[Sumalatha]]
* [[Sumalatha]] as Parvati, Ajay's mother
*[[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]]
* [[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]] as Madhu's father
*[[Ramesh Bhat]]
* [[Thulasi Shivamani]] as Madhu's mother
*[[Pavitra Lokesh]]
* [[Ramesh Bhat]] as Sunil's father
*[[Sanketh Kashi|Sanket Kashi]]
* Mico Nagaraj
*[[Kishan Shrikanth]]
* [[Pavitra Lokesh]]
*[[Bullet Prakash]]
* [[Sanketh Kashi]] as college principal
*[[Thulasi Shivamani]]
* [[Kishan Shrikanth]] as Kishan
*[[Sanketh Kashi]]
* [[Bullet Prakash]]
{{colend}}
* [[Nanda Kishore]]
* [[Tarun Sudhir]]
* [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]
* Navya
* Rekha
* Ushakiran
}}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
{{Track listing
| name      = Excuse Me
| headline = Track listing
| type      = [[Soundtrack]]
| all_music = [[R. P. Patnaik]]
| artist    = [[R. P. Patnaik]]
| all_lyrics = [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]
| cover      =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| alt        =
| title1 = Excuse Me
| released  = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">2003</div>
| extra1 = [[R. P. Patnaik]], [[Nanditha (singer)|Nanditha]]
| recorded  =
| length1 = 4:49
| venue      =
| title2 = Brahma Vishnu Shiva
| studio    =
| extra2 = [[Prem (director)|Prem]], Chorus
| genre      = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length2 = 5:14
| length    =
| title3 = Sorry Sorry
| label      = Ashwini Audio
| extra3 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Nanditha
| producer  =
| length3 = 4:15
| prev_title =
| title4 = Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide
| prev_year  =
| extra4 = [[R. P. Patnaik]], [[Usha (singer)|Usha]]
| next_title =
| length4 = 5:19
| next_year  =
| title5 = Thottilu Thugolige
| extra5 = [[Prem (director)|Prem]], Madhukar
| length5 = 1:39
| title6 = O Priyatama
| extra6 = Nanditha
| length6 = 3:58
| title7 = Preethige Janma
| extra7 = [[Rajesh Krishnan]]
| length7 = 5:14
| title8 = Preethige Janma
| extra8 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length8 = 5:14
| title9 = Preethse Antha
| extra9 = [[Bombay Jayashree]]
| length9 = 4:48
| title10 = Roadigili Radhika
| extra10 = [[Gurukiran]], R. P. Patnaik
| length10 = 5:05
}}
}}
All songs in this album were penned by [[V. Nagendra Prasad]].


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
== Release and reception ==
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)
The film was originally scheduled to be released on the second week of November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_excuseme.asp|title=Excuse Me - film by Prem all set to hit the screen|work=Viggy}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Chitraloka]]'' wrote that "Let any film strike to your mind ‘Excuse Me’ is refreshing. Go Watch it".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/2790-excuse-me-review.html|title=Excuse Me Movie Review|work=[[Chitraloka.com]]|date=7 December 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419023119/https://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/2790-excuse-me-review.html|archive-date=19 April 2023}}</ref> A critic from ''Viggy'' wrote that "Overall, is a good entertainer with a message - 'Love never dies but lover may'!"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/review_excuse_me.asp|title=Excuse Me film review|work=Viggy}}</ref> ''Indiainfo'' wrote "There is no connection between the title of the film and the story. A good effort by Prem though".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/excuseme.html|title=Indiainfo: Kannada: EXCUSE ME|access-date=22 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040607141529/http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/excuseme.html|archive-date=7 June 2004}}</ref>
|-
 
| 1 || "Excuse Me" || [[R. P. Patnaik]], [[Nanditha (singer)|Nanditha]]
== Box office ==
|-
The film ran for more than 220 days and became a blockbuster.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/nm-suresh-celebrates-10-years-in-sandalwood/articleshow/26838379.cms | title=NM Suresh celebrates 10 years in Sandalwood - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/news/kannada/excuse-me-exceeds-all-expectations-kannada-top-films/949/story.htm|title='Excuse Me' exceeds all expectations - Kannada Top Films|last=Vijayasarathy|first=R. G.|date=17 July 2004|work=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]|via=Nowrunning}}</ref> The film ran for almost thirty-five weeks in Kapali Theatre in Bengaluru.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-prem-on-raaj-the-showman/20090813.htm|title=Directing Raaj, the Showman|date=13 August 2009|work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>
| 2 || "Brahma Vishnu Shiva" || Prem, Chorus
|-
| 3 || "Sorry Sorry" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Nanditha
|-
| 4 || "Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide" || [[R. P. Patnaik]], [[Usha (singer)|Usha]]
|-
| 5 || "Thottilu Thugolige" || Prem, Madhukar
|-
| 6 || "O Priyatama" || Nanditha
|-
| 7 || "Preethige Janma"  || [[Shankar Mahadevan]]  
|-
| 8 || "Preethse Antha" || [[Bombay Jayashree]]
|-
| 9 || "Roadigili Radhika" || [[Gurukiran]], R. P. Patnaik
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.viggy.com/english/review_excuse_me.asp Movie review]
*{{IMDb title|11698512}}


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Latest revision as of 03:11, 4 March 2026

Excuse Me
DVD cover
Directed byPrem
Produced byN. M. Suresh
Written byPrem
Malavalli Sai Krishna (dialogue)
StarringSunil Raoh
Ramya
Ajay Rao
Music byR. P. Patnaik
CinematographyM. R. Seenu
Edited bySanjeev - Lakshman
Production
company
Sri Thulaja Bhavani Creations
Release date
  • 5 December 2003 (2003-12-05)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Excuse Me is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film starring Sunil Raoh, Ramya and Ajay Rao in the lead roles. The film is directed by Prem of the blockbuster Kariya fame. The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. The film was praised for its interesting storyline and its music.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Ajay is a young boy who lives with his mother Parvati. He plays a musical instrument, sarangi very well. Looking at his music skills, a couple from the same village who now live in Bangalore take Ajay with them with Parvati's permission so that he could have better opportunities there. They also take the village head's spoilt son, Sunil along with them. Now, both the boys are grown up. While Ajay is a calm, innocent, humble man, Sunil, although being good at heart, is self-willed. Ajay, one day composes a tune all by himself. This is overheard by Madhu, a college student who immediately grows fond of it.

Madhu begins to like the one who played the tune and Ajay begins to like the girl (Madhu) who expressed her feelings for the composer of thua tune. Various instances take place which connect both Madhu and Ajay who then love each other without actually looking at each other's faces nor even knowing each other'sidentity. One day Sunil sees Madhu, falls in love with her and pretends to be the one who originally composed that tune which Madhu was admiring. Madhu believes this and later they get engaged to each other after convincing their families. On the other hand, Ajay keeps on searching for the girl who admired his composition but in vain. In the climax, Ajay plays his tune in a South Indian music competition as his own composition which angers Madhu. She urges Sunil to reveal to everybody that he is the real creator of that tune. Ultimately Sunil's caretakers reveal to Madhu that Sunil doesn't know anything about music but Ajay indeed composed that tune. Heartbroken Madhu then goes to Ajay as he was her true love.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

All lyrics are written by V. Nagendra Prasad; all music is composed by R. P. Patnaik.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Excuse Me"R. P. Patnaik, Nanditha4:49
2."Brahma Vishnu Shiva"Prem, Chorus5:14
3."Sorry Sorry"Tippu, Nanditha4:15
4."Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide"R. P. Patnaik, Usha5:19
5."Thottilu Thugolige"Prem, Madhukar1:39
6."O Priyatama"Nanditha3:58
7."Preethige Janma"Rajesh Krishnan5:14
8."Preethige Janma"Shankar Mahadevan5:14
9."Preethse Antha"Bombay Jayashree4:48
10."Roadigili Radhika"Gurukiran, R. P. Patnaik5:05

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

The film was originally scheduled to be released on the second week of November.[3] A critic from Chitraloka wrote that "Let any film strike to your mind ‘Excuse Me’ is refreshing. Go Watch it".[4] A critic from Viggy wrote that "Overall, is a good entertainer with a message - 'Love never dies but lover may'!"[5] Indiainfo wrote "There is no connection between the title of the film and the story. A good effort by Prem though".[6]

Box office[edit | edit source]

The film ran for more than 220 days and became a blockbuster.[7][8] The film ran for almost thirty-five weeks in Kapali Theatre in Bengaluru.[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Kodur, Swaroop (30 March 2021). "Valentine's Special: Kannada films that show the dark side of love". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "It's 17 years since the Ajai Rao, Ramya and Sunil Raoh film Excuse Me released". The Times of India. 6 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Excuse Me - film by Prem all set to hit the screen". Viggy.
  4. ↑ "Excuse Me Movie Review". Chitraloka.com. 7 December 2003. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Excuse Me film review". Viggy.
  6. ↑ "Indiainfo: Kannada: EXCUSE ME". Archived from the original on 7 June 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "NM Suresh celebrates 10 years in Sandalwood - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (17 July 2004). "'Excuse Me' exceeds all expectations - Kannada Top Films". IANS – via Nowrunning.
  9. ↑ "Directing Raaj, the Showman". Rediff.com. 13 August 2009.

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