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Preethigaagi
DVD cover
Directed by S. Mahendar
Written by Fazil
Screenplay byS. Mahendar
Based on Aniyathipraavu (Malayalam)
Produced by Ramu
Starring
CinematographyShekhar Chandra
Edited byP. R. Soundar Raj
Music by S. A. Rajkumar
Production
company
Ramu Films
Release date
  • 16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Preethigagi is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by S. Mahendar and starring Murali and Sridevi Vijayakumar. It is a remake of the 1997 Malayalam film Aniyathipraavu. The plot is of a love story between a boy and a girl, whose relationship is not approved by their families, who eventually elope.

Cast

Production

Ramu agreed to produce the film although he usually does not produce any remake films. [1] In order to get tax exemption, the film was released ten years after the original film. [2]

Soundtrack

Preethigaagi
Soundtrack album by
Released15 September 2006
Recorded2006
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length34:53
LabelJhankar Music

S. A. Rajkumar composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The track "Ennai Thalatta" from the Tamil version was reused as "Kanninalli". The track "Ee Preethi" was reused from composer's own Tamil track "Pirivondrai" from Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001) while "Ananda" was reused from composer's another own Tamil track "Rosapoo" from Surya Vamsam. The album consists of eight tracks. [3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ananda Nammi Maneyalli (Patho)" K. Kalyan Chithra, Rajkumar1:18
2."Ananda Nammi Maneyalli"K. KalyanChithra, Prasanna, S. A. Rajkumar4:14
3."Ee Preeti Manasugalu"K. KalyanChithra, Srinivas5:04
4."Kanninalli Kanaside"K. Kalyan Hariharan5:03
5."Midiyuthide"K. KalyanPrasanna, Priya, Aanchal4:37
6."Muddadthivi Guddadthivi"K. Kalyan Shankar Mahadevan4:47
7."Preetiyalli Aralide"K. Kalyan Harini5:01
8."Ellinda Bande" Kaviraj Hariharan, Priya4:49
Total length:34:53

Reception

A critic from Sify wrote that "Director S.Mahender has nothing new to offer story wise and could have stuck to village based films that he is famous for". [4] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Preethigaagi is enjoyable for those who haven't seen the original". [5]

References

  1. ^ "Action to melody". The Hindu. 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. ^ "'Now I'm on my guard'". The Times of India. 4 April 2007.
  3. ^ "Preethigagi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Movie Review : Preethigagi". Sify. 19 March 2007. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  5. ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (20 March 2007). "Review: Preethigaagi is yet another remake". Rediff.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

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