Khushi (Kannada: ಖುಷಿ) is a 2003 Indian Kannada romance film starring Vijay Raghavendra, Tarun Chandra, Harish Prabhath and Sindhu Menon in the lead roles along with Ananth Nag, Madhuri Bhattacharya, Chaitra Hallikeri and Avinash in other prominent roles. The film is directed by the debutant film maker Prakash. The score and soundtrack was by Gurukiran.[1] The film was a box office success and ran for fifty days.[2][3]
| Khushi | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Prakash |
| Written by | Prakash |
| Produced by | Jayamma |
| Starring | Vijay Raghavendra Tarun Chandra Harish Prabhath Sindhu Menon Madhuri Bhattacharya Chaitra Hallikeri |
| Cinematography | Mathew Rajan |
| Edited by | S. Manohar |
| Music by | Gurukiran |
Production company | Sri Jaimatha Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
edit- Anant Nag as Rajendra Prasad
- Vijay Raghavendra as Vijay
- Tarun Chandra as Ajay
- Harish Prabhath as Shashank
- Sindhu Menon as Chaya
- Madhuri Bhattacharya as Simran
- Chaitra Hallikeri as Priyanka
- Avinash as Durga Prasad
- Chitra Shenoy
- Ravindranath
- Poornachandra Tejaswi
- Vishal Hegde
- M. S. Umesh
- Mandeep Roy
- Dwarakish
- Sihi Kahi Chandru
- Ramesh Bhat
- Kishori Ballal as Ajji
- Jean as Priyanka's friend
Production
editThis film marks the debut of Tarun Chandra, Harish Prabhath and Madhuri Bhattacharya. Debina Bonnerjee was supposed to play one of the lead roles.[4]
Soundtrack
edit| Khushi | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2003 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Ashwini Audio |
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gigala Gigala" | Hemanth Kumar, Gurukiran, Shankar Shanbag | V. Nagendra Prasad |
| 2 | "Khullam Khulla" | Gurukiran, Sandhya | V. Nagendra Prasad |
| 3 | "Kamala Kamala" | Sumathi, Gurukiran | V. Nagendra Prasad |
| 4 | "Dinavella Hasivilla" | Srinivas, K. S. Chithra | V. Nagendra Prasad |
| 5 | "We Will Do It" | Hemanth Kumar | V. Nagendra Prasad |
| 6 | "Kalla Chandamama" | Malgudi Subha | V. Nagendra Prasad |
Reception
editA critic from Chitraloka wrote that "It is a colorful film made sensibly".[5]
References
edit- ^ "Khushi - new Kannada film all set to release". www.viggy.com.
- ^ "2003 - Yearly roundup of Kannada Film Industry". www.viggy.com.
- ^ Rao, K. N. Venkatasubba (4 January 2004). "2003, a flop for Kannada cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "The young, new faces of Kannada cinema!". The Times of India. 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Kushi Movie Review - chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image". www.chitraloka.com.
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