Preethigagi is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by S. Mahendar and starring Murali and Sridevi Vijayakumar. It is a remake of the 1997 Malayalam film Aniyathipraavu. The plot is of a love story between a boy and a girl, whose relationship is not approved by their families, who eventually elope.
| Preethigaagi | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | S. Mahendar |
| Written by | Fazil |
| Screenplay by | S. Mahendar |
| Based on | Aniyathipraavu (Malayalam) |
| Produced by | Ramu |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shekhar Chandra |
| Edited by | P. R. Soundar Raj |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Production company | Ramu Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
edit- Murali as Sanju
- Sridevi Vijaykumar as Mili
- Ramakrishna as Sanju's father
- Bhavya as Sanju's mother
- Jayanthi as Mili's mother
- Avinash as Rajeev
- Chithra Shenoy
- Doddanna
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Shobaraj as Venkat
- Srujan Lokesh as Mili's brother
- Preethi
- Amrutha
- Master Anand as Sanju's friend
- Nagashekar
- Bank Janardhan
- Honnavalli Krishna
- Karthik Sharma
Production
editRamu agreed to produce the film although he usually does not produce any remake films.[1] In order to get tax exemption, the film was released ten years after the original film.[2]
Soundtrack
edit| Preethigaagi | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 15 September 2006 |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 34:53 |
| Label | Jhankar Music |
S. A. Rajkumar composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The track "Ennai Thalatta" from Kadhalukku Mariyadhai composed by Ilayaraja was reused as "Kanninalli". The track "Ee Preethi" was reused from composer's own Tamil track "Pirivondrai" from Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001) while "Ananda" was reused from composer's another own Tamil track "Rosapoo" from Surya Vamsam. The album consists of eight tracks.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ananda Nammi Maneyalli (Patho)" | K. Kalyan | Chithra, Rajkumar | 1:18 |
| 2. | "Ananda Nammi Maneyalli" | K. Kalyan | Chithra, Prasanna, S. A. Rajkumar | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Ee Preeti Manasugalu" | K. Kalyan | Chithra, Srinivas | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Kanninalli Kanaside" | K. Kalyan | Hariharan | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Midiyuthide" | K. Kalyan | Prasanna, Priya, Aanchal | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Muddadthivi Guddadthivi" | K. Kalyan | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Preetiyalli Aralide" | K. Kalyan | Harini | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Ellinda Bande" | Kaviraj | Hariharan, Priya | 4:49 |
| Total length: | 34:53 | |||
Reception
editA critic from Sify wrote that "Director S.Mahender has nothing new to offer story wise and could have stuck to village based films that he is famous for".[4] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Preethigaagi is enjoyable for those who haven't seen the original".[5] Chitraloka wrote "Though the film starts of slowly it generates pace midway. And from the sequences leading to the climax to the last scene, it is certainly the best part of the narration in the film. And the beauty of the film is though the film has a youthful love story, it has most of the character artists who have equal opportunities to perform. Therefore the film looks consistently good after the film gathers pace. Once the pressure builds up, then the film becomes the toast of the audience".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Action to melody". The Hindu. 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "'Now I'm on my guard'". The Times of India. 4 April 2007.
- ^ "Preethigagi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Movie Review : Preethigagi". Sify. 19 March 2007. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (20 March 2007). "Review: Preethigaagi is yet another remake". Rediff.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Film Review: PREETHIGAGI". 17 March 2007. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
External links
edit- Preethigaagi at IMDb
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