Amrutha Varshini

Amruthavarshini
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dinesh Babu
Produced by	Bharathi Devi
Screenplay by	Dinesh Babu
Story by	Dinesh Babu
Starring	Ramesh Aravind Suhasini Sharath Babu Nivedita Jain
Music by	Deva
Cinematography	Dinesh Babu
Edited by	Kemparaj
Production company	Chinni Chitra
Release dates	1997
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Amruthavarshini (Kannada: ಅಮೃತ ವರ್ಷಿಣಿ) is a 1997 Indian Kannada romantic drama film written, photographed and directed by Dinesh Babu. It features Ramesh Aravind, Suhasini^[1] and Sharath Babu in the lead roles whilst Nivedita Jain appear in a cameo role. The film revolves around the three central characters of a husband (Sharath), wife (Suhasini) and a friend (Ramesh) who intrudes into the couple's life and turn their life into tragic events.^[2]

The film was produced by Bharathi Devi under the banner Chinni Chitra. Upon release, the film was declared a musical blockbuster hit with all the songs of the soundtrack composed by Deva becoming evergreen hits. The songs of the film continues to be one of the favorites among the Kannada audience. The film was one of the highest grossers at the box-office for the year 1997.^[3] The film was awarded with multiple State Awards and Filmfare Awards particularly for the story and acting.

The film was subsequently dubbed in Telugu with same title name while in Malayalam, the film was remade as Mazhavillu (1999) by the same director.

Trivia

Directed by Dinesh Babu, the movie takes us through the mind of Ramesh Aravind, who falls in love with the already married Suhasini (Sharath Babu, her husband) and their journey through their lives and the events that unfold. The movie has a large number of songs, sung by SPB and K. S. Chithra. The music composition is by Deva to the lyrics of K. Kalyan.

The songs of the movie are all time hit melodies which continue to be heard daily on the FM channels.

Cast

• Ramesh Aravind as Abhishek Bharadwaj
• Suhasini Maniratnam as Veena Hemanth
• Sharath Babu as Hemanth
• Tara as Vimala
• Ramakrishna
• Nivedita Jain as Shruthi (in a guest appearance)
• Sathyapriya
• Kunigal Nagabhushan
• Dayanand
• Baby Keerthana
• Sheela Rao
• Narendra

Soundtrack

Kannada version

Amrutha Varshini
Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by Deva
Released	18 September 1996
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	34:45
Label	Lahari Music

Deva composed the music for the film and the soundtracks, with lyrics of the soundtracks penned by K. Kalyan. The album has nine soundtracks.^[4]

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Tunturu (Female Version)"	K. Kalyan	Chithra	5:21
2.	"Ee Sundara"	K. Kalyan	Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:16
3.	"Manase Baduku"	K. Kalyan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:04
4.	"Kannina Notagalu"	K. Kalyan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:30
5.	"Tampu Tangali"	K. Kalyan	Chithra	0:30
6.	"Bhale Bhale Chandadha"	K. Kalyan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:27
7.	"Tunturu (Male Version)"	K. Kalyan	Gangadhar	5:21
8.	"Gaali Gaali"	K. Kalyan	Chithra	1:51
9.	"Yella Shilpagaligu"	K. Kalyan	Chithra	0:25
Total length:				34:45

Tamil version

• "Ilansuriyan Maraikindrathu" - Mano, Chithra
• "Thulludhu Nenjil" - Chithra
• "Mangaimayil" - Mano, Chithra
• "I Love You" - Mano
• "Manase" - Unni Menon

Awards and honors

• It won the Arya Bhata Award and was also screened at the Indian Panorama Festival^[5]
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada 1997 - Ramesh Aravind
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada 1997 - Suhasini Maniratnam
• Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay^[6]
• Karnataka State Film Award for Best Editor - Kemparaj

References

2. "Romance all the way!". Sify.com. 13 February 2015.
3. Rajitha (1997). "Love, murder, guilt, revenge". Rediff.com.
4. "Amruthavarshini (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
6. "Karnata State Film Awards - Amrutha Varshini". Retrieved 2012-11-29.

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