| Sathyavan Savithri | |
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| File:Sathyavan Savithri.jpg DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Ramesh Arvind |
| Produced by | Ajay Chandani |
| Written by | Rajendra Karanth |
| Based on | Fleur de cactus and Cactus Flower (1969) |
| Starring | Ramesh Aravind Daisy Bopanna Jennifer Kotwal |
| Music by | Gurukiran |
| Cinematography | PKH Das |
| Edited by | P. R. Soundar Rajan |
Production company | Ajay Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Sathyavan Savithri is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Ramesh Aravind, who costars alongside Jennifer Kotwal and Daisy Bopanna. The story written by Rajendra Karanth, is inspired by a famous French play Fleur de cactus by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy which was also made in English as Cactus Flower (1969) and Hindi as Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005). It features soundtrack and score by Gurukiran.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The film is about the hilarious incidents that happen in a dentist Sathyavan's (Ramesh Aravind) life. He is a big time flirt and doesn't believe in marriage. His grandfather (Dattatreya) plays a game of handing over his luxurious property to a charitable trust if he does not heed to the request of marriage. Sathyavan meets a girl Monisha (Jennifer Kotwal) and tries to woo her for marriage. Meanwhile, another girl Subbulakshmi (Daisy Bopanna) comes into his life as his secretary and the story focuses on whom Sathyavan chooses to marry.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Ramesh Aravind as Sathyavan
- Jennifer Kotwal as Monisha
- Daisy Bopanna as Subbulakshmi
- Nethra
- Mohan Shankar
- Aniruddh
- Komal Kumar
- H. G. Dattatreya
- Sadashiva Brahmavar
- Sundar Raj
- Shobha Raghavendra
- Pal Chandani
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by Gurukiran for Anand Audio company. The audio was launched and released to the market on 13 June 2007. The song "Dr. Sathya" is heavily inspired from Barbie Girl song performed by Danish-based dance group Aqua.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dr. Sathya" | Kaviraj | Gurukiran, Chaitra H. G. | 4:45 |
| 2. | "First Time Ninna Nodidaaga" | Kaviraj | Lakshmi Manmohan | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Hello Boys" | Rajendra Karanth | Apoorva Sridhar, L. N. Shastry, Gurukiran | 4:24 |
Reception[edit | edit source]
Upon release, the film met with favorable critical reviews for its comical content and character portrayals. Rediff.com reviewed with 3.5 stars saying the film is hilarious and is an enjoyable fare for family audiences.[1] Deccan Herald reviewed saying the film is a clean entertainer.[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sathyavaan Saavithri is hilarious". www.rediff.com.
- ↑ Srivani, B. S. (30 June 2007). "Satyavan Savitri". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.