Premotsava

Premotsava
Directed by Dinesh Babu
Written by Dinesh Babu
Produced by Anitha Kumaraswamy
Starring Vishnuvardhan
Devayani
Roja
Cinematography Dinesh Babu
Edited by B. S. Kemparaj
Music by Praveen Dutt
Production
company
Chennambika Films
Release date
  • 22 October 1999
Running time
142 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Premotsava (transl. Festival of love) is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Dinesh Babu. The film stars Vishnuvardhan along with Devayani (in her Kannada debut), Roja and Tara in the prominent roles. The film was produced by Anitha Kumaraswamy and presented by H. D. Kumaraswamy for "Chennambika Films" banner. The film was released on 22 October 1999 to generally positive reviews from critics.

Cast

Production

The film was earlier titled as Navodaya and had cast Bollywood actress Priya Gill for the lead role. However, she was replaced with Devayani, a Tamil actress making her debut in Kannada cinema.

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed debutant Praveen Dutt.

Premotsava
Soundtrack album by
Praveen Dutt
Released 1999
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Jhankar Music
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Sneha Beleyutha" Doddarangegowda S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra  
2. "Mathugathi Missamma" Shyamsundar Kulkarni Rajesh Krishnan  
3. "Hrudaya Ee Hrudaya" Hamsalekha K. S. Chithra  
4. "Suryana Therige" Hamsalekha S. P. Balasubrahmanyam  
5. "Preethi Thoruva" Doddarangegowda S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra  
6. "Olidavarella" Hamsalekha S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra  
7. "Hrudaya Ee Hrudaya" Hamsalekha S. P. Balasubrahmanyam  
8. "Usire Mellusire" K. Kalyan K. S. Chithra  

Reception

Deccan Herald wrote "Looks like even an innovative director like Dinesh Baboo is fast running out of ideas. Baboo, whose films belong to a different league because of his experimentation with story and characters, has probably not done justice to his reputation in Premothsava . Compared to his previous films like Hendthige Helbedi and Nishyabda, Premothsava is a let down but still worth watching".