Krishna (2007 film)

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Krishna
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Film poster
Directed by M. D. Sridhar
Written byB. A. Madhu (Dialogues)
Screenplay byM. D. Sridhar
Story by Vikraman (unc.)
Produced byRamesh Yadav
Starring
CinematographyShekhar Chandra
Edited byP. R. Sounder Raj
Music by V. Harikrishna
Production
companies
Royal Pictures
Ramesh Yadav Movies
Distributed byJayanna Films
Release date
  • 5 October 2007 (2007-10-05)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Krishna is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language film directed by M. D. Sridhar and starring Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi and Sharmila Mandre. It was produced by Ramesh Yadav. The film is an unofficial remake of Unnai Ninaithu (2002). [1] The film was remade in Odia in 2015 as Bhala Pae Tate 100 Ru 100 starring Babushan.

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Synopsis

The story is about Krishna (Ganesh), an anchor for a popular television show. Krishna is a paying guest at the house of Krishnakumar whose daughter Pooja (Pooja Gandhi) is secretly in love with him, though she pretends to dislike him.

When Pooja confesses her love to Krishna, he tells her of his previous life, when he was a nobody and was deeply in love with Anjali (Sharmila Mandre) whose entire family was poverty stricken and Krishna helped them out wherever and whenever he could. Anjali loves Krishna as well and everyone including Krishna assumes that he will end up with Anjali. However, when one of Anjali's wealthy relatives arrives, pays attentions to her, and asks her to marry him so that he can help her study medicine which is her dream, Anjali agrees to her family's wish that she marry this rich relative and break off with Krishna. A heartbroken Krishna comes to Bangalore unable to bear the sorrow.

Pooja is confident that she will win Krishna's love. However, Anjali comes back into Krishna's life – when her fiancé has ditched her. She is now penniless and Krishna helps her out by getting her a medical seat. Anjali falls in love with Krishna and in the end when she is about to commence her career as a doctor, she informs him of her love. Krishna tells her that he helped her out not out of love but out of pity. He gives her a sermon on love and tells her that his love for her is a thing of the past. Anjali leaves sadder but wiser.

Krishna gets together with Pooja, and the pair walk away happily leaving the audience to assume they live happily ever after.

Cast

Production

This film marks the second collaboration between Ganesh and M. D. Sridhar after Chellata (2006). Some of Ganesh's real life experiences were incorporated into the film and Ganesh was present during screenplay discussions with the director. Most of the songs were shot at a huge set erected at Abbaiah Naidu Studios, Bengaluru. A song devoted to Krishna was shot at Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam. [2]

Soundtrack

Krishna
Soundtrack album by
V. Harikrishna
Released13 September 2007
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length24:39
Label Jhankar Music

V. Harikrishna composed the background score and music for the film's soundtrack. The lyrics were penned by K. Kalyan, Kaviraj and Jayant Kaikini. The album consists of five tracks. [3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Gollara Golla" K. Kalyan Udit Narayan, Suma Shastry4:43
2."Neenu Banda Mele" Kaviraj Sonu Nigam, Nanditha 4:55
3."Hey Hudugi"Kaviraj Hariharan 5:17
4."Thaiyya Thaiyya"Kaviraj V. Harikrishna, Janani, Suchitra, Gurukiran 4:25
5."Hey Mouna" Jayant Kaikini Shankar Mahadevan 5:19
Total length:24:39

Critical response

R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com wrote that "Krishna will be a treat for Ganesh fans". [4] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that the film had "The right mix of emotion, humour and action". [1]

Box office

As of November 2007, the film was running in theatres for four weeks in Bengaluru, Kolar, and Tumkur and made ₹1.5 crore. [5]

Awards and nominations

Year [a] CategoryAwardNomineeResultNote
2008 Best Actress Suvarna Film Awards Pooja Gandhi Won [6]
  1. ↑ Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.

References

  1. 1 2 Srivani, B S (6 October 2007). "Krishna". Deccan Herald . Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (4 October 2007). "Ganesh is back as Krishna". Rediff.com . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Krishna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". iTunes . Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (5 October 2007). "Krishna: Treat for Ganesh fans". Rediff.com. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "'Krishna' leads at Kannada box office". IANS . 1 November 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2025– via India Forums.
  6. ↑ "Suvarna Awards". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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