Prema Katha (transl. Love Story) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romance drama film written by Vara Prasad Varma and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It is the debut film of both Sumanth and Antara Mali as leads in the Telugu film industry. The film opened to positive reviews by critics but was commercially unsuccessful. It had a highly praised soundtrack by Sandeep Chowta including the hit song "Devudu Karunisthaadani".[1] The film bagged six state Nandi Awards[2][3] and was dubbed into Tamil as Kadhal Vanile.[4]
| Prema Katha | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Written by | Vara Prasad Varma (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vara Prasad Varma |
| Story by | Vara Prasad Varma |
| Produced by | Nagarjuna Akkineni |
| Starring | Sumanth Manoj Bajpayee Antara Mali Radhika Narasimharaju |
| Cinematography | Venkat Prasad |
| Edited by | Bhanodaya |
| Music by | Sandeep Chowta |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Annapurna Studios |
Release date | 16 April 1999 |
Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot edit
Set in a rural backdrop, it is a love story between a poor village boy Suri (Sumanth) and a rich upper-class girl Divya (Antara Mali), much to the opposition of the latter's violent brother, Sankaram (Manoj Bajpayee).[5]
Cast edit
- Sumanth as Suri
- Antara Mali as Divya
- Manoj Bajpayee as Sankaram
- Radhika as Subhadra, Suri's mother
- Giri Babu as Janaki Ramaiah
- Annapoorna as Parvatiamma
- Narasimha Raju as Suri's father
- Khayyum as Suri's friend
- Tanish as Subba Rao
Soundtrack edit
The music was composed by Sandeep Chowta and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.
| Prema Katha | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 8 February 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:21 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Sandeep Chowta | |||
| Sandeep Chowta chronology | ||||
| ||||
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Devudu Karunisthadani" | Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Changre Hangaama" | Sowmya Raoh | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Nee Kosam" | Rajesh Krishnan | 6:14 |
| 4. | "Kokkarako" | Rajesh Krishnan | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Sunday Sunday" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Prema Sangati Emito" | Sowmya Raoh | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 30:21 | ||
Awards edit
- Nandi Awards - 1999[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Staff, T. N. M. (1 December 2021). "11 songs that won Nandi Awards for Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry". The News Minute. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "The Nandi Awards For 1999". fullhyderabad.com.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.zaminryot.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Film Review: Kaadhal Vaanilae". The Hindu. 13 April 2000.
- ^ "Hero Sumanth shoots it direct on Varma". movies.sulekha.com.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links edit
- Prema Katha at IMDb
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