Kushalave Kshemave (transl. Have you been doing well?) is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by S. Mahendar and starring Ramesh Aravind and Shri Lakshmi. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997).[1] Unlike the original, this film was a box office failure.[2]
| Kushalave Kshemave | |
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| Directed by | S. Mahendar |
| Screenplay by | S. Mahendar |
| Story by | R. Balu |
| Based on | Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997) |
| Produced by | Dr. Sathyamurthy Kotam Raju |
| Starring | Ramesh Aravind Shri Lakshmi |
| Cinematography | D. Srinivasa Rao |
| Edited by | P. R. Sounder Rajan |
| Music by | Rajesh Ramanath |
Production company | Sri Rajarajeshwari Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film's story is about Murali, a struggling singer, who starts falling in love with Priya after talking with her over the telephone. While he finds various ways to meet her in real life, her marriage is fixed with another man. The film's title is inspired by a song of the same name from Yaare Neenu Cheluve (1998).
Plot
editMurali is the college boy and an unemployed singer (with bundles of commitments belonging to the lower middle class), who enchants the rich college girl Priya with his musical skills through the telephone. Priya, the music buff who is in the habit of appreciating good singers over the phone, does it with Murali and also sends him greeting cards. The telephonic voice of Priya and her cards turn out to have a tremendous magical romantic effect upon the hero (to the point of starvation), who besides falling in one-sided love with her, wants to see her in real life too. Unbeknownst to Murali, Priya is to marry a man named Darshan.[1]
Cast
edit- Ramesh Aravind as Murali
- Shri Lakshmi as Priya
- Dattatreya
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Sharan
- Michael Madhu
- Shyam
- Darshan as Darshan
- Shivaram
- Avinash
- B. V. Radha
- Renukamma Murgod
- Kishori Ballal
- Ashok Rao
- Bharath Bhagavathar
- Ramkumar in a guest appearance
Production
editThe film's title is based on a song from Yaare Neenu Cheluve (1998).[3] The story was reported to be similar to Beladingala Baale (1995).[1]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Rajesh Ramanath,[4][5] and the songs were released under the Anand Audio label.[5] The lyrics were written by K. Kalyan.[6] Except for "Aa Devara Sundara", all songs were reused from the original.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Telephone Gelathi" | Rajesh Krishnan | 5:29 |
| 2. | "Aa Devara Sundara" | Rajesh Krishnan | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Babilona" | Rajesh Krishnan | 5:27 |
| 4. | "Kamakshi Meenakshi" | S. Mahendar | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Nannolave" | Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | 5:33 |
| 6. | "Bhagavantha" | Rajesh Krishnan | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 29:02 | ||
Reception
editA critic from Vijaya Karnataka wrote that "the foundation here is shaky. It is a superhuman idea for the hero to die without seeing the heroine even once" added that the film was saved by Ramesh's performance, the comedy by Sharan and Micheal Madhu and the song "Telephone Gelathi".[7] A critic from indiainfo.com wrote that "Its happy time for Ramesh. For sometime we had lost our Ramesh in the Kathe, Kothi, Kuri fiasco. But Kushalave Kshemave is something different. It reminds us a lot of our old Ramesh. The role of an innocent loverboy suits Ramesh very much".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "KUSHALAVE KSHEMAVE- Review". indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "ನಟನಾಗಿ ಸರಣಿ ಸೋಲುಣ್ಣುತ್ತಿರುವ ರಮೇಶ್ ವಿತರಕನಾಗಿ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಲಾಭ- ನಷ್ಟ ಅನುಭವಿಸಿರುವುದುಂಟು. ಈಗ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕನಾಗಿ ತಮ್ಮ ವರಸೆ ಮೆರೆಯಲು ಅವರು ಸಜ್ಜಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಚೆಂದದ ಕತೆ ಇದ್ದರೆ ಹೇಳಿ". Filmibeat (in Kannada). 20 May 2003. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Lokesh, Vinay (19 September 2013). "Songs inspire Kannada film titles". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Kushalave Kshemave". YouTube Music. 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Kushalave Kshemave". JioSaavn. 2003. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "ರಾಜೇಶ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್ ಟಾಪ್10 ಮೆಲೋಡಿಯಸ್ ಸೋಲೋ ಗೀತೆಗಳು". Filmibeat (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "ಹೊಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಣಸೇ ಹಣ್ಣು ತೊಳೆದಂತಾಗಿರುವ ಎಸ್.ಮಹೇಂದರ್ ಶ್ರಮದ ಈ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ರಮೇಶ್ ತಮ್ಮ ಹಳೆಯ ಇಮೇಜನ್ನು ನೆನಪಿಸಿರುವುದು ಹೈಲೈಟು". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). 5 May 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2024 – via Filmibeat.