''Snehana Preethina'' () is a 2007 Indian

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-language film directed by Shahuraj Shindhe and is a remake of the 1997

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Plot

Surya (

) and Adi (

) are two close friends. Surya is a poor youngster who falls in love with Lakshmi (

), the daughter of a rich man, Rajeev Kumar ( Rajeev). Meanwhile, Adi, the son of a rich man, Raghunath Rao (

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), falls in love with a poor girl, Sindhu (

). This is not acceptable to the rich fathers, Rajeev Kumar and Raghunath Rao. They devise a plot to separate the lovers and want Adi to marry Lakshmi. Ignorant of the crooked plans of their parents, Adi and Lakshmi finally agree to marry each other. The incidents surrounding the weddings and the close friendship between Surya and Adi form the remaining plot.

Cast

Production

Two songs were shot in Switzerland. The song "Sakku Sakku" featuring

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was shot in Bangkok.

Soundtrack

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composed music for the soundtracks, and the lyrics were written by V. Nagendra Prasad. The album consists of six soundtracks.

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "''Snehaanaa Preethinaa'' is made enjoyable only by Darshan's comical transformation followed by Aadithya's adequate support. ". A critic from ''

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'' praised the performances of the cast, the music and the cinematography of foreign locales and concluded that the film was "average".

References

External links

* 2007 films 2000s Kannada-language films 2007 romantic comedy films Kannada remakes of Hindi films Films scored by V. Harikrishna Indian romantic comedy films {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub