Krishnan Love Story
| Krishnan Love Story | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Shashank |
| Screenplay by | Shashank |
| Story by | Shashank |
| Produced by | Uday K. Mehta Mohan G. Nayak |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Shekar Chandra |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
| Music by | Sridhar V. Sambhram |
Production company | Sri Venkateshwara Krupa Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Krishnan Love Story (Kannada: ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್ ಲವ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ) is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Shashank and stars Ajay Rao, Radhika Pandit in the lead roles, alongside Umashri, Achyuth Kumar, Sharan, Pradeep, Harsha and Kaddipudi Chandru in supporting roles. The music was composed by Sridhar V. Sambhram.
Krishnan Love Story was released on 18 June 2010 to positive reviews from critics and became a box office success. The film was remade in Bengali in 2018 as Piya Re by Surinder Films.
Cast
[edit]- Ajay Rao as Krishna
- Radhika Pandit as Geetha
- Umashree
- Achyuth Kumar
- Sharan
- Pradeep Bogadi as Narendra
- Pavan Benaka
- P. N. Sathya
- Rithesh
- Kempegowda
- Master Rakesh
- Master Manju
- Harsha
- Ashok rao
- Kaddipudi Chandru as Chandru, Geetha's brother
- Shashank
- Padmaja Rao
- Lakshmi Hegde
- Ninasam Ashwath
- Jadi Akash
- Yogesh; special appearance in Mosa Madalendu Neenu
Soundtrack
[edit]| Krishnan Love Story | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 11 June 2010 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 32:42 |
| Label | Anand Audio |
Sridhar V. Sambhram composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The lyrics for the soundtrack was written by V. Sridhar, Yogaraj Bhat, Jayant Kaikini and Shashank. The album consists of eight tracks.[1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Galli Cricket" | V. Sridhar | Desmond Louis, V. Sridhar | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Thumba Aaramagi" | Yogaraj Bhat | Harsha Sadananda, Anoop Seelin, V. Sridhar | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Hrudayave Bayaside Ninnane" | Jayant Kaikini | Sonu Nigam, Vidyashree | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Mosa Madalende Neenu" | Shashank | Kailash Kher, Chetan Sosca | 5:12 |
| 5. | "Mosa Madalende Neenu (Bit)" | Shashank | Kailash Kher | 1:35 |
| 6. | "Ondu Sanna Aasege" | Shashank | Deepak Doddera | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Nee Adada Maathu" | Jayant Kaikini | Anuradha Bhat | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Nee Adada Maathu" | Jayant Kaikini | Rajesh Krishnan | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 32:42 | |||
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]The Times of India gave 4/5 stars and wrote "With excellent screenplay and brilliant narration, director Shashank has chosen an emotionally-filled romantic story."[2] Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of Rediff gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Krishnan Love Story is worth a one time watch."[3] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "Krishnan Love Story is the perfect tale for the current monsoon."[4] Bangalore Mirror wrote "Shashank manages to create interesting characters, but the room for them to grow remains limited. He pays great attention to character details, but fails to bring them together in the right proportions."[5]
Box office
[edit]The film opened to a good response and ran successfully across Karnataka.[6] It has completed 150 days.
Awards
[edit]| Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 58th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress | Radhika Pandit | Won | [7] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Umashree | Won | ||
| Best Director | Shashank | Nominated | ||
| Best Music Director | V. Sridhar | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sonu Nigam for "Hrudayave" | Nominated | ||
| Best Lyricist | Jayanth Kaikini for "Hrudayave" | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "iTunes - Music - Krishnan Love Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "KRISHNAN LOVE STORY MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Krishnan Love Story is worth watching". Rediff.com. 18 June 2010.
- ^ "'Krishna'n Love story". Deccan Herald. 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Krishnan Love Story: There's more room for love". Bangalore Mirror. 18 June 2010.
- ^ "I'm hoping to recreate the Krishnan Love Story magic with my next: Ajai". The Times of India.
- ^ "The 58th Filmfare Award (South) winners". CNN-News18. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2020.