''Snehitaru'' ( Friends) is a 2012 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by Ram Narayan and produced by Soundarya Jagadish. The film features as an

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, Pranitha,

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Ravishankar Gowda Ravishankar Gowda (born 26 August 1973) is an Indian actor who works in the Kannada film industry. He is known mostly for his comic roles in television and films. He acted as Dr. Vittal Rao, in the sitcom ''Silli Lalli'' which aired on ETV Kann ...

and Master Snehith. Popular actors

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and

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are making special appearances, with

playing a pivotal role. Director Ram Narayan has also written the screenplay and dialogues for the film.

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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.

Plot

Cast

Production

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.

Soundtrack

composed the music for the film and the soundtracks, with lyrics for the soundtracks penned by

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, Shyam Shivamogga and K. Ramnarayan. The album has five soundtracks.

Reception

Critical response

A critic from ''

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'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Pranitha is impressive. Darshan walks away with all the honours in a guest appearance. Master Snehith is sweet in his childish role. Music by V Harikrishna and camera by MR Seenu are added attractions". A critic from

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wrote "Snehitaru looks more like a platform that producer Soundarya Jagdeesh has used to reintroduce his son and child actor, Snehit. So if you are planning to give the film a miss, all we’ll say is that you are not missing much!". Srikanth Srinivasa from

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scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and says "Vijay Raghavendra and Ravishankar are good. Snehith impresses while Pranitha looks good. Ramesh Bhat and Girija Lokesh are adequate. Songs by Gridhar are average. Snehitaru is a light-hearted entertainer". A critic from

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wrote ""Snehitharu" is a mass entertainer that will keep the audience fully engaged. It has an interesting script coupled with good performances and neat technical work". A critic from

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wrote "He seems to have an unending supply of tunes that hit the bull’s eye every time. His wife and son have also joined forces with him as singers in this film. MR Seenu, the cinematographer is another star performer in the film".

References

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