Sreemanta

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Sreemanta
Directed byHassan Ramesh
Produced bySanjay V. Babu, G Narayanappa, T. K. Ramesha
StarringKranti Revana Siddappa
Vaishnavi Patwardhan
Vaishnavi Chandran Menon
Cinematography Ravi Kumar Sana
K. M. Vishnuvardhan
Edited by K. M. Prakash
Music by Hamsalekha
Release date
  • 19 May 2023 (2023-05-19)
Running time
179 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget6 cr.[ citation needed ]

Sreemanta is a 2023 Kannada language drama film written and directed by Hassan Ramesh. The film was produced by Sanjay V. Babu, G Narayanappa, and T. K. Ramesha. The music of the film was composed by Hamsalekha. It stars Kranti Revana Siddappa, Vaishnavi Patwardhan and Vaishnavi Chandran Menon. Ramesh Bhat, Kalyani Raju, and Ravishankar Gowda play supporting roles. Sonu Sood makes a cameo, which was projected by the makers to be the lead role.[ clarification needed ] [1]

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Plot

The plot begins with a hamlet experiencing a serious water shortage due to a lack of rain in recent years, so the poor people do a puja to the rain god. This causes torrential rains, which delights entire villages as they develop piles of crops. Because of the harvest, the villagers hold a big fair, which introduces the meat of the story. The main protagonist, Krishna, who is beloved by the villagers, portrays Abhimanyu in a mythological play, which leads him to meet and fall in love with a girl from Mumbai, which hurts rural girl Padma, who always wants Krishna well, resulting in a plot twist. [2]

Cast

Reception

The Times of India gave the film a 2.0 rating out of 5. [3]

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References

  1. "Sonu Sood to headline 'Sreemanta'". The New Indian Express. 3 October 2022.
  2. "Sreemanta Movie Review: A film celebrating farmers and village festivities". Cinema Express . 20 May 2023.
  3. "Sreemanta Movie Review : An overstretched drama which touches upon farmers plight fails to strike a chord". The Times of India.