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- ↑ "'ಆರಂಭ' ಚಿತ್ರದ ಟೀಸರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೇನಿದು 'ಆ' ದೃಶ್ಯ? | An Intimate Scene in Kannada movie Aarambha teaser" (in Kannada). Kannada.filmibeat.com. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "World's First Ulta Song from Kannada Movie Aarambha has nominated for Limca Records | ಲಿಮ್ಕಾ ದಾಖಲೆಯತ್ತ 'ಆರಂಭ' ಚಿತ್ರದ, ವಿಶ್ವದ ಮೊದಲ ಉಲ್ಟಾ ಹಾಡು". Kannadaprabha.com. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/aarambha-crew-promotes-film-on-brigade-road/articleshow/17855752.cms
- ↑ https://www.indiaglitz.com/aarambha-review-kannada-movie-20005
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