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Gowdru
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| Gowdru | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | S. Mahendar |
| Produced by | Sandesh Nagaraj |
| Written by | B. A. Madhu M. S. Abhishek S. Mahendar |
| Starring | Ambareesh Devaraj Shruti B. Jaya |
| 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 |
Gowdru is a 2004 Kannada drama film directed by S. Mahendar. The film features Ambareesh, Devaraj and Shruti in the lead roles. Meena, B. Jaya and Ramesh Pandit feature in supporting roles. The film marks the 200th of Ambareesh and the 100th of Shruti.[1][2] The film featured original score and soundtrack composed and written by Hamsalekha. The film is an unofficial remake of Tamil film Kizhakku Cheemayile.[3]
Cast[edit]
- Ambareesh as Rame Gowda
- Devaraj as Rudrappa Gowda
- Shruti as Gowri
- Meena as Parvati
- Chytra Hallikeri as Kaveri (credited as Chaitra)
- Vishal Hegde as Shivu
- Srinagar Kitty as Nanjunda
- Karibasavaiah as Kariya
- Ramesh Pandit as Naga, Rudrappa Gowda's brother-in-law
- Renuka Prasad as villager
- Shivaji Rao Jadhav as villager
- Nagaraj Kote as villager
- B. Jaya as Rudrappa Gowda's mother
- Shailaja Somashekhar
- Arpitha as young Kaveri (credited as Baby Arpitha)
Soundtrack[edit]
| 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.[4]
| 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 | |||
Reception[edit]
S. N. Deepak of Deccan Herald in his review of the film wrote, "The story, though not new, has its loads of sentimental scenes. The comic interludes are good." While commending the music and lyrics of the film's soundtrack, cinematography, dialogue and costumes on the film, he noted that "[a]t some points, scenes lack continuity..."[5]
Awards[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ambarish & Shruti". viggy.com.
- ↑ "Gowdru review". sify.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Simmering discontent". The Hindu. 31 March 2006.
- ↑ "Gowdru (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Gowdru". Deccan Herald. 18 July 2004. Archived from the original on 25 August 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "Shruti, Murali bag Karnataka film awards". The Times of India. 22 September 2005.
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