| Prema Katha | |
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| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Written by | Vara Prasad Varma (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vara Prasad Varma |
| Story by | Vara Prasad Varma |
| Produced by | Nagarjuna Akkineni |
| Starring | Sumanth Manoj Bajpayee Antara Mali Raadhika Narasimharaju |
| Cinematography | Venkat Prasad |
| Edited by | Bhanodaya |
| Music by | Sandeep Chowta |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Annapurna Studios |
Release date | April 16, 1999 |
Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Prema Katha (transl. Love Story) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romance drama film written by Vara Prasad Varma and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It is the debut film of both Sumanth and Antara Mali as lead in Telugu film industry. The film opened to positive reviews by critics and had a super hit run at the box office. It had a highly praised soundtrack including the hit song "Devudu Karunisthaadani". The film bagged six state Nandi Awards[1][2] and was dubbed into Tamil as Kadhal Vanile.[3] This film is rumoured to be remade in Hindi.
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
Set in a rural backdrop, it is a love story between a poor village boy Suri (Sumanth) and a rich upper-class girl Divya, much to the opposition of the latter's violent brother.[4]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Sumanth as Suri
- Antara Mali as Divya
- Manoj Bajpayee as Sankaram
- Raadhika as Subhadra, Suri's mother
- Giri Babu as Janaki Ramaiah
- Annapoorna as Parvatiamma
- Narasimha Raju as Suri's father
- Khayyum as Suri's friend
- Tanish as Subba Rao
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by Sandeep Chowta and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were penned by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.
| Prema Katha | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 8 February 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:21 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Sandeep Chowta | |||
| Sandeep Chowta chronology | ||||
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| Track list | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Devudu Karunisthadani" | Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram | 4:59 | ||||||
| 2. | "Changre Hangaama" | Sowmya Raoh | 5:00 | ||||||
| 3. | "Nee Kosam" | Rajesh Krishnan | 6:14 | ||||||
| 4. | "Kokkarako" | Rajesh Krishnan | 4:51 | ||||||
| 5. | "Sunday Sunday" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 4:58 | ||||||
| 6. | "Prema Sangati Emito" | Sowmya Raoh | 4:19 | ||||||
Total length: |
30:21 | ||||||||
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Nandi Awards - 1999[5]
- Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Nagarjuna
- Best Director - Ram Gopal Varma
- Best Supporting Actress - Raadhika
- Best Male Dubbing Artist - P. Ravi Shankar
- Best Cinematographer - Venkata Prasad
- Best Lyricist - Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "The Nandi Awards For 1999". fullhyderabad.com.
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248325/fullcredits
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ "Hero Sumanth shoots it direct on Varma". movies.sulekha.com.
- ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Prema Katha on IMDb
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