Prema Baraha

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Prema Baraha
Prema Baraha.jpg
Theatrical release poster in Kannada
Directed by Arjun Sarja
Written byArjun Sarja
Produced by Niveditha Arjun
Starring Chandan Kumar
Aishwarya Arjun
Cinematography H. C. Venugopal
Edited byKay Kay
Music by Jassie Gift
Production
company
Release date
  • 9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
CountryIndia
LanguagesKannada
Tamil

Prema Baraha (transl. Script of love) in Kannada and Sollividava (transl. Shall I say it) in Tamil is a 2018 Indian romantic drama film written and directed by Arjun Sarja. It was produced by his wife Niveditha Arjun under his home studio of Sree Raam Films International and made simultaneously in Kannada and Tamil languages. The film stars Chandan Kumar and Aishwarya Arjun with different ensemble casts for the two versions. Jassie Gift composed the soundtrack and score. H. C. Venugopal was the director of photography and Kay Kay edited the film. The two versions of the film were released worldwide on 9 February 2018. It had a grand opening and became a commercial success at the box office of Karnataka, but had a decent run in Tamil.

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Plot

Sanjay (Chandan Kumar) and Madhu (Aishwarya Arjun) are two journalists from rival news organizations who do not have the best equation. However, when the two of them are forced to work together while covering the Kargil War, a bond is forged between them.

Cast

Actor (Kannada)Actor (Tamil)Role
Chandan Kumar Sanjay
Aishwarya Arjun Madhu
Suhasini Madhu's aunt
K. Viswanath Seenu
Prakash Raj Army man's father
Avinash Ram
Sadhu Kokila Sathish Sanjay's friend
Pandi Sanjay's friend
O. A. K. Sundar Subhendar Ganesan
K. Viswanath Seenu
Rangayana Raghu Rajendran Narayana
Mandya Ramesh Manobala Apartment president
Kuri Prathap Yogi Babu Madhu's friend
Bonda Mani
Jeet RaiduttJeet
— Nellai Siva Traffic police officer
Arjun Sarja Special appearance in "Jai Hanumantha"/Flight captain
Darshan Shobi Paulraj special appearance in "Jai Hanumantha"
Chiranjeevi Sarja
Dhruva Sarja
Tamil version

Production

In December 2015, Arjun announced that he was set to produce and direct a bilingual Kannada and Tamil romantic film featuring his daughter Aishwarya Arjun in the lead role. He had initially narrated three stories to his daughter, who was most satisfied with a script on two journalists falling in love during the Kargil War of 1999. While he was working on the screenplay, Arjun spent a week in the studios of Asian News International and went through all the material they had on Kargil. [1] [2] Kannada actor Chetan Kumar was signed on to feature as the lead actor in the project, thus making his debut in Tamil films. [3] In May 2016, Chetan Kumar backed out of the project, unhappy with his characterisation in the film, and was replaced by another Kannada actor, Chandan Kumar. [4] For her particular role, Aishwarya Arjun carefully observed the style and characteristics of Barkha Dutt who worked as a journalist during the 1999 conflict. [5]

The film was launched in May 2016 with promotional stills from a shoot released shortly after. [6] [7] The film's first schedule was completed in July 2016 with Suhasini and K. Viswanath also joining the cast. It was then shot in Dharamsala, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kerala, Mumbai, Switzerland, and Italy. In August 2017, the Tamil title was changed from Kadhalin Ponveedhiyil to Sollividava. [8] The Kannada title of Prema Baraha is derived from Arjun Sarja's song Prema Baraha Koti Taraha from the film Prathap (1990). [9]

Soundtrack

Prema Baraha
Soundtrack album by
Jassie Gift
Released2017
Recorded2017
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label U1 Records (Tamil)
Divo (Tamil/Kannada)
Producer Jassie Gift
Jassie Gift chronology
Chicken Kokkachi
(2017)		Prema Baraha
(2017)		 Jani
(2017)

Jassie Gift has composed the score and songs for the film, with Divo releasing the soundtrack in Kannada and U1 Records in Tamil. The heroine introduction theme included in the album was composed by Aruldev. The title track is based on the song "Prema Baraha" from the Kannada film Prathap (1990).

Kannada version
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Prema Baraha" Hamsalekha Armaan Malik, Palak Muchhal 5:05
2."Manase Manase" Arjun, Kaviraj M. M. Keeravani, Harini 5:16
3."Jai Hanumantha" Vijaya Narasimha, Gotturi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Tippu 5:07
4."Rama Rama" V. Nagendra Prasad Haricharan, Anitha Karthikeyan3:58
5."Paan Banaras"Ghouse Peer Karthik, Priya Himesh 4:12
6."Prema Baraha (Mashup mix)"— Jassie Gift, Arjun Sarja, Chandan Shetty, Harini 2:48
7."Manase Manase (Solo)" Arjun, Kaviraj M. M. Keeravani 5:15
8."Introduction theme"—Instrumental1:15
Tamil version
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Mashup Mix"— Jassie Gift, Arjun Sarja, Chandan Shetty 2:48
2."Uyire Uyire" Madhan Karky G. V. Prakash Kumar, Harini 5:16
3."Jai Hanumantha" Vijaya Narasimha, Gotturi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Tippu 5:07
4."Rama Rama" Viveka Haricharan, Anitha Karthikeyan3:58
5."Paan Banaras" Pa. Vijay Karthik, Priya Himesh 4:12
6."Uyire Uyire (Solo)" Madhan Karky G. V. Prakash Kumar, Harini 5:15
7."Heroine Introduction Music"—Instrumental1:15
8."Sollividava" Madhan Karky Sathyaprakash Dharmar, Harini5:03

Critical reception

Kannada version

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Watch this film if you're a fan of the stereotypical commercial fare, replete with comedy, sentiments, action and romance". [10] A critic from Deccan Chronicle opined that "Unfortunately, the brilliant actor Arjun Sarja falls short in deploying the right force and making use of the right kind of ammunition for this kind of lovely mission". [11]

Tamil version

A critic from The Hindu said that "What lets the film down is Arjun's unfocussed writing, un-missable lectures on nationalism and using stock Kargil war footage liberally instead of staging the war". [12] A critic from The New Indian Express stated that "On the whole, it's just a run-of-the-mill romantic film which has almost no redeeming factors". [13]

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