''SriKrishna@gmail.com'' is a 2021 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

romantic film written and directed by

Nagashekar Nagashekar is an Indian screenplay writer, writer, film director, film actor, actor and film producer, producer primarily working in Kannada cinema. Starting his career as an actor in ''Ninagagi'' (2002), he went on to feature in supporting rol ...

. The film was produced by Sandesh.N and co-produced by Brunda Jayaram under the banner Sandesh Productions. It features Darling Krishna and

Bhavana Menon Karthika Menon, better known by her stage name Bhavana, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam films and Kannada addition to Tamil films and Telugu films. Early life Bhavana was born Karthika Menon on 6 June 1986 i ...

in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes H. G. Dattatreya,

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach, (born 24 March 1966) known by his Stage name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian comedian, musician, actor, film director, producer, occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a com ...

and

Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the ''KGF'', '' Kantara'', '' Sidlingu'', and '' Lucia''. He is the recipient ...

. The

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and soundtrack for the film is by

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian film score soundtrack composer, singer and director. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Arjun Janya won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for ...

and the cinematography is by

Satya Hegde Satya Hegde (born 17 May 1975) is an Indian cinematographer who works in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He made his debut with ''Taali Kattuva Shubhavele'' in 2002. Following this, he worked in over 20 films and received critical praise f ...

. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critic reviews.

Cast

* Darling Krishna as Sathya *

as Malavika *

Dattanna Harihar Gundurao Dattatreya (born 20 April 1942), popularly known as Dattanna, is an Indian actor who has appeared in more than 204 films and several Play (theatre), plays. Alongside his career as an actor, he served in the Indian Air Force a ...

Rishab Shetty Prashanth Shetty (born 7 July 1983), known professionally as Rishab Shetty, is an Indian actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema . He is known for his critical and commercial blockbuster, '' Kantara'', ...

(Cameo Appearance) *

Chandan Kumar Chandan Kumar, mononymously known as Chandan, is an Indian actor who works in Kannada films and Kannada and Telugu television. He is known for his work in the television soap opera ''Radha Kalyana'' and later '' Lakshmi Baramma'', in which he ...

(Cameo Appearance)

Production

The film was announced with the

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on June 18 at a temple. Filming started in September 2020 in

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. Later shooting took place in Mysuru and Jog falls. Actress Radhika Kumarswamy was initially approached for the female lead character, but she declined. Later the role went to actress

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who agreed to be a part of the film. Actor

was approached to play an extended cameo role in the film.

was approached to play a pivotal cameo role in the film. The film was wrapped in July 2021. The trailer of the film was released on 2 October 2021.

Release

The film was initially slated to hit the theaters on 14 October 2021 but owing to two other big releases,

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and

Kotigobba 3 ''Kotigobba 3'' (transl. One in a crore 3) is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language masala film directed by Shiva Karthik and produced by Soorappa Babu under Rambabu Production. The film sequel to '' Kotigobba 2'', stars Sudeepa and P. Ravi Shankar ...

, it was pushed a day ahead and was released on 15 October 2021.

Soundtrack

The film's background score and the soundtracks are composed by

. The music rights were acquired by

Anand Audio Anand Audio is an Indian music record label company in Karnataka. It is primarily known for publishing and marketing Sandalwood cinema sound tracks. History Anand Audio was founded on 25 March 1999 by late Mohan Chabria. List of artists *Anurad ...

Reception

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'' gave 2/5 stars, stating that "this romantic tale promises a lot, but doesn't eventually deliver." The idea of telling a story of an empowered woman is praised but it fails in its execution. The female lead character is painted as "more powerless than empowered" in a story filled with an "unconvincing" conflict and set of twists. The story is described as "a cop out" where "the treatment of characters seems hackneyed". The ''

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'' gave 2.5/5 stars and stated "The film's title is based on a twist that isn't anywhere close to shocking. Somehow, 'Shrikrishna@gmail.com' consistently struggles to be the film it wants to be."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt15433534 2020s Kannada-language films Films shot in Mysore Films shot in Bengaluru 2021 romance films Films scored by Arjun Janya