''Premakke Sai'' () is a 2001 Indian

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-language

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film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy which marked his debut in Kannada films. The film was produced by C. Aswini Dutt. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Sandhya Khan,

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and Kasthuri. The film was a remake of

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film '' Chiru Navvutho'' (2000) directed by G. Ram Prasad and written by

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. The film was also remade in Tamil as ''

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'' (2002). The music was composed by

Mani Sharma Yanamandra Venkata Subrahmanyam (Telugu: యనమండ్ర వెంకట సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం; born 11 July 1964), professionally known as Mani Sharma, is an Indian composer and music producer known for his work primaril ...

who composed for the other two languages as well.

Cast

* V. Ravichandran as Venu * Sandhya Khan as Sandhya *

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* Kasthuri as Vedha * Srinath *

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* Sanketh Kashi * Malathi *

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* Bhavyasri Rai

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and lyrics written by K. Kalyan. A total of 7 tracks have been composed for the film and the audio rights brought by Ashwini Audio. The song "Premada Lokada" is based on "Yeh Mera Jahan" from ''Kushi''. The songs "Olavu", "Santhosha Sambrama" and "Anda Nin Hesara" were retained from original Telugu film ''Chiru Navvutho''. The song "Chanchala", which was not included in the film, was later remade by Sharma as "Malligai Malligai" for Tamil film ''Arasu'' and as "Chinnaga" for Telugu film ''Tagore''.

Reception

'' Chitraloka.com'' wrote, "In the days of action, vulgar and nonsensical films ‘Premakke Sai’ stands out as an example how a love subject could be neatly treated and served to the audience". A critic from ''

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'' wrote, "Ravichandran is the only saving grace of an otherwise idiotic romantic mush".

References

External links

* 2001 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian romance films Kannada remakes of Telugu films Films directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy 2000s romance films {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub Vyjayanthi Movies films