Sri Harikathe

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Sri Harikathe
Directed by Dayal Padmanabhan
Written byDayal Padmanabhan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyB. Rakesh
Edited byJhony Harsha
Music bySameer Kulkarni
Production
company
C. K. Films
Release date
  • 12 March 2010 (2010-03-12)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Sri Harikathe is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic thriller film directed by Dayal Padmanabhan. The film stars Sri Murali, Pooja Gandhi, Radhika Gandhi and Naveen Krishna in pivotal roles. The film is jointly produced by S. A. Chinne Gowda and M. N. Kumar.

Contents

The film release co-coincided with another Sri Murali film Sihigali on 12 March 2010. [1]

Plot

Hari (Sriimurali), a young businessman and Prakruthi (Radhika Gandhi), a PhD student at the Singapore university love each other and get married. However, Prakruthi insists that they start the family only after she submits and completes her thesis. Hari agrees to the condition for about 6 months. Later again, Prakruthi asks for 3 more months time until she gets prepared to start a family. This makes the couple clash and Prakruthi leaves for an educational trip abroad. Meanwhile, Hari brings a celebrity model Pooja Krishnamurthy (Pooja) home and Prakruthi finds them getting cosy after which the celebrity is seen murdered. The rest of the plot deals with the "who-done-it" and the mystery around the celebrity's death.

Cast

Production

Sisters Pooja Gandhi and Radhika Gandhi acted together for the first time with this film. [2] The entire filming got completed in 45 days at a stretch. The main filming took place across the Coastal part of Karnataka namely Mangalore and Surathkal. [3] It was revealed by the director that the film would be a thriller with the lead actress Pooja having some grey shades in her character. [2]

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by Sameer Kulkarni. The track list consists of 6 songs written by actor Naveen Krishna, Yogaraj Bhat, Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, M. L. Prasanna among others. [4]

Sl NoSong TitleSinger(s)Lyrics
1"Sari Sari Illellavu" Kunal Ganjawala, Inchara Rao Naveen Krishna
2"Summane Ninnanu" Rajesh Krishnan, Sumanth Yogaraj Bhat
3"Jodi Jeevagale" Vijay Prakash Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
4"Hari Hari Katheyu"Naveen KrishnaNaveen Krishna
5"Maadabeda"IncharaSameer Kulkarni
6"Hari Kathe Theme"Sameer Kulkarni, SumanthSameer Kulkarni

Reception

Critical response

Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of Rediff.com scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "While the first half moves quickly, the movie stretches towards the end. The story is preachy but in a comical way. A scene where Pooja and Radhika hug each other despite being the 'other woman' and wife is however hard to digest. The onscreen sisterly act could have been done away with too. Watch Shriharikathe if you can ignore some of the 'machismo' dialogues that reflect gender stereo types in our society". [5] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "Naveen Krishna as the womaniser delivers a brilliant performance. His presence takes his scenes to a higher level. The rest of the characters, though not impressive, pass the test. The visuals do not strain the eyes and the music does not hamper the ears. So a movie you can safely plan to spend some time on". [6] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "The biggest disappointment comes from watching Navin Krishna - why is this actor still on the sidelines? If the leisurely pace can be tolerated, “Sriharikathe” is an easy favourite pastime". [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sihi Gaali's face off with Sri Harikathe". Entertainment.OneIndia. 2010.
  2. 1 2 Vijayasarathy, R. G. (4 August 2009). "First look: Gandhi sisters in Sree Hari". Rediff.com .
  3. ↑ "'Sri Harikathe' complete". IndiaGlitz.com. 8 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Shriharikathe Songs". Raaga.com . 2010.
  5. ↑ "Review: Shriharikathe is a fun film". Rediff.com . 12 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Sri Harikathe: Fun while it lasts". Bangalore Mirror . 12 March 2010.
  7. ↑ "SRIHARIKATHE". Deccan Herald . 12 March 2010.
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