Snehitaru
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Directed by | K. Ram Narayan |
Produced by | Soundarya Jagadish |
Written by | K. Ram Narayan Shyam Shivamogga |
Starring | |
Music by | V. Harikrishna |
Cinematography | M. R. Seenu |
Edited by | Ganesh Mallaiah |
Production company | Soundarya Jagadish Films |
Distributed by | Jayanna Combines |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Budget | ₹ 4 crores [2] |
Box office | ₹ 8 crores [3] |
Snehitaru (transl. Friends) is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action film written and directed by Ram Narayan and produced by Soundarya Jagadish. It has an ensemble cast including Vijay Raghavendra, Tarun Chandra, Pranitha, Srujan Lokesh and Ravishankar Gowda. Popular actors Darshan and Nikita Thukral are making special appearances, with Darshan playing a pivotal role.[4]
Director Ram Narayan has also written the screenplay and dialogues for the film. V. Harikrishna is the score and soundtrack composer. The film was theatrically released on 5 October 2012 across Karnataka cinema halls. The multi-starrer film had a decent run in at the box office.
Cast[edit]
- Vijay Raghavendra
- Tarun Chandra
- Srujan Lokesh
- Ravishankar Gowda
- Pranitha Subhash
- Master Snehith
- Ramesh Bhat
- Tennis Krishna
- Bullet Prakash
- Sihi Kahi Chandru
- Girija Lokesh
- Shobhraj
- Tennis Krishna
- Chikkanna
- Shankar Rao
- Sadhu Kokila
- Triveni Rao
- Harris Johnny
- Ravi Chethan
- Besant Ravi
- Sihi Kahi Chandru
- Vijaya Sarathi
- Victory Vasu
- Ramesh Pandith
- Laya Kokila
- Sarojamma Maarimutthu
- V. Manohar
- Mohan Juneja
- Mimicry Dayanand
- Arasu Maharaj as Don Bande
- Kuri Prathap
- Rockline Sudhakar
- Bullet Prakash
- Darshan in a special appearance
- Nikita Thukral as an item number
Production[edit]
After Masth Maja maadi and Appu Pappu, this is the third film of family of Soundarya Jagadish banner. Master Snehith, son of couple Soundarya and Rekha has an important role in this film. The little star is challenging the stars like Darshan and Nikitha who are in guest roles in this film.[5]
Critical reception[edit]
Snehitaru received good to average response from critics upon its release. Oneindia gave the film 3/5 rating and commented that the film is nothing but a fun ride. Two songs of the film were praised.[6] DNA gave the film an average rating of 2.5/5.[7] Rediff, which gave the film a rating of 2/,5 said the film was a light-hearted entertainer.[8]
Soundtrack[edit]
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 23 July 2012 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Ashwini Audio |
V. Harikrishna composed the music for the film and the soundtracks, with lyrics for the soundtracks penned by Kaviraj, Shyam Shivamogga and K. Ramnarayan. The album has five soundtracks.[9]
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No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
1. | "Badapayi Hrudayake" | Sonu Nigam | |||||||
2. | "Badukodu Hege Naa" | Vani Harikrishna | |||||||
3. | "Thattu Chappale" | V. Harikrishna, Vani Harikrishna | |||||||
4. | "Thindi Aytha Sir" | V. Harikrishna, Hemanth, Chetan Sosca | |||||||
5. | "Thirty Forty Site Iddre" | Vani Harikrishna, Priya Himesh |
References[edit]
- ↑ Snehitharu Filmibeat. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ↑ "Smells like Sandalwood, Entertainment - South Masala - Bangalore Mirr…". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Smells like Sandalwood, Entertainment - South Masala - Bangalore Mirr…". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "A Multi star cast Snehitharu". 12 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ↑ "'Snehitharu' is expected to be released soon". 2 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ "Review: Snehitaru". Oneindia. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ "Review: Snehitaru". DNA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ "Review: Snehitaru is a light-hearted entertainer". Rediff.com. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ "Snehitharu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2014.