Snehana Preethina (transl. Friendship or Love) is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Shahuraj Shindhe and is a remake of the 1997 Hindi film, Ishq.[1] It stars Darshan, Aditya, Sindhu Tolani, and Lakshmi Rai.
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| Directed by | Shahuraj Shindhe |
| Written by | Rajeev Koul Praful Parekh |
| Screenplay by | Shahuraj Shinde |
| Based on | Ishq (1997) by Indra Kumar |
| Produced by | Anaji Nagaraj |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Anaji Nagaraj |
| Edited by | T. Shashikumar |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
Production company | Namana Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
editSurya (Darshan) and Adi (Aditya) are two close friends. Surya is a poor youngster who falls in love with Lakshmi (Lakshmi Rai), the daughter of a rich man, Rajeev Kumar (Rajeev). Meanwhile, Adi, the son of a rich man, Raghunath Rao (Rangayana Raghu), falls in love with a poor girl, Sindhu (Sindhu Tolani). This is not acceptable to the rich fathers, Rajeev Kumar and Raghunath Rao. They devise a plot to separate the lovers and want Adi to marry Lakshmi. Ignorant of the crooked plans of their parents, Adi and Lakshmi finally agree to marry each other. The incidents surrounding the weddings and the close friendship between Surya and Adi form the remaining plot.
Cast
edit- Darshan as Surya
- Aditya as Adi
- Sindhu Tolani as Sindhu
- Lakshmi Rai as Lakshmi
- Rangayana Raghu as Raghunath Rao
- Rajeev as Rajeev Kumar
- Sadhu Kokila as the mediator
- Abhijeeth
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Doddanna
- Sundar Raj
- Tennis Krishna
- Sathyajith
- Ramesh Bhat
- Siddarth
- Gazar Khan
- Jennifer Kotwal as an item number
Production
editTwo songs were shot in Switzerland.[2] The song "Sakku Sakku" featuring Jennifer Kotwal was shot in Bangkok.[3]
Soundtrack
edit| Snehana Preethina | ||||
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| Released | 13 July 2007 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:19 | |||
| Language | Kannada | |||
| Label | Jhankar Music | |||
| Director | V. Harikrishna | |||
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V. Harikrishna composed music for the soundtracks, and the lyrics were written by V. Nagendra Prasad. The album consists of six soundtracks.[4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dhava Dhava" | Kunal Ganjawala, Anuradha Sriram | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Jagave Barali" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Srinivas, K. S. Chithra, Charan, Janani | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Nanna Chanchale" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Osi Osi" | Karthik, Tippu, Shreya Ghoshal, Anuradha Sriram | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Sakku Sakku" | Rajesh Krishnan, Hemanth, Chaitra H. G. | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Yaaru Ee Bhoomige" | K. S. Chithra | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 28:19 | ||
Reception
editR. G. Vijayasarathy rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "Snehaanaa Preethinaa is made enjoyable only by Darshan's comical transformation followed by Aadithya's adequate support. ".[5] A critic from sify praised the performances of the cast, the music and the cinematography of foreign locales and concluded that the film was "average".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Darshan, Auditya take up Aamir, Ajay's roles". Rediff.com. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "A Kannada version of Ishq". Rediff.com. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "Jennifer Kotwal hijacked!". Indiaglitz. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Snehana Preetina (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (23 July 2007). "Watch Snehaanaa Preethinaa for Darshan, Aadithya". Rediff.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Review : Snehana Preethina". Sify. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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