Gowdru

Gowdru (Kannada: ಗೌಡ್ರು) is a 2004 Kannada drama film directed by S. Mahendar. The film features Ambareesh, Devaraj and Shruti in the lead roles along with Meena in a guest role. Gowdru marks the 200th film of Ambareesh and the 100th film of Shruti. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed and written by Hamsalekha. The film is an unofficial remake of Tamil film Kizhakku Cheemayile.

Gowdru
Directed by	S. Mahendar
Produced by	Sandesh Nagaraj
Written by	B. A. Madhu M. S. Abhishek S. Mahendar
Starring	Ambareesh Shruti Devaraj Meena
Music by	Hamsalekha
Cinematography	Sundarnath Suvarna
Edited by	P. R. Soundarraj
Production company	Sandesh Combines
Release date	16 July 2004
Running time	149 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Ambareesh as Ramegowda
• Shruti as Gowri
• Meena
• Devaraj as Rudrappa Gowda
• Srinagar Kitty
• Vishal Hegde
• B. Jayamma as Rudrappa Gowda's mother
• Chaitra as Kaveri
• Karibasavaiah
• Ramesh Pandit as Rudrappa Gowda's brother-in-law
• Renuka Prasad

Soundtrack

Gowdru
Soundtrack album by Hamsalekha
Released	2004
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	35:07
Label	Anand Audio

Hamsalekha composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The album consists of six tracks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Gaaliyalli Bhoomiya"	Hamsalekha	Chetan Sosca	6:32
2.	"Thaali Kanda Naari"	Hamsalekha	Fayaz, Chetan Sosca, M. Sheela, Lata Hamsalekha	6:52
3.	"En Gowdre"	Hamsalekha	Rajesh Krishnan, Hemanth Kumar, Nanditha	6:08
4.	"Helu Hamsa Pakshi"	Hamsalekha	Rajesh Krishnan, Archana Udupa	4:49
5.	"Gandhada Pada"	Hamsalekha	Rajesh Krishnan, Archana Udupa, Nanditha, Jayamma	5:32
6.	"Male Banda Marughalige"	Hamsalekha	Rajesh Krishnan, Divya Raghavan	5:14
Total length:				35:07

Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards

• Third Best Film
• Best Actress — Shruti
• Best Supporting Actress — B. Jayamma

External links

• Review