{{No plot|date=January 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Aham Premasmi | image = Aham Premasmi.jpg | caption = DVD cover | director = V. Ravichandran | writer = V. Ravichandran | producer = V. Ravichandran | starring = Balaji<br /> Aarti Chhabria | music = V. Ravichandran | cinematography = G. S. V. Seetharam | editing = V. Ravichandran | studio = Eeshwari Entertainments | released = {{film date|df=y|2005|5|27}} | runtime = 150 min | language = Kannada | country = India }}
'''''Aham Premasmi''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಅಹಂ ಪ್ರೇಮಾಸ್ಮಿ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{Translation|Ego is love}}) is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by V. Ravichandran. The film stars his brother Balaji and Aarti Chhabria. Besides acting, V. Ravichandran has written, produced, edited and composed music for the film. The film was released to positive reviews and underperformed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/birthday-bonanza-kannada-news-18612|title=Birthday bonanza|date=29 November 2005|work=Indiaglitz|access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref>
==Cast== {{cast listing| *Balaji as Eeshwar *Aarti Chhabria as Apsara *V. Ravichandran as the God of Love *Sharan as Vignesh *Ganesh as Ganesha *Ramakrishna *Chitra Shenoy *Bullet Prakash *Shankar Ashwath *Sarigama Viji *Mandya Ramesh *Bank Janardhan *Mandeep Roy }}
==Soundtrack== All the songs were composed, written and scored by V. Ravichandran.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/truly-kannada/article28583294.ece | title=Truly Kannada | newspaper=The Hindu | date=26 May 2005 | url-access=subscription| access-date=29 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515120139/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/truly-kannada/article28583294.ece|archive-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> Ravichandran came up with a unique idea of selling the audio cassettes through cable operators and 50000 cassettes were said to have been sold within a day.<ref name="sify" />
{|class="wikitable" ! Sl No !! Song title !! Singer(s) |- | 1 || "Yadhaa Yadaahi" || L. N. Shastry |- | 2 || "College Teenage" || Suresh Peters, Gurukiran, Anupama |- | 3 || "Kannale" || Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan |- | 4 || "Eeshwar" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. N. Shastry, Raju Ananthaswamy, Suma Shastry |- | 5 || "Condition" || Suresh Peters, Sunidhi Chauhan |- | 6 || "Pullinga Pullinga" || Hemanth, Anupama |- | 7 || "O Preethiye" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Suma Shastry |- | 8 || "O Premave Na" || L. N. Shastry, Suma Shastry |- | 9 || "Praya Praya" || Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram |- |}
==Marketing== Ravichandran came up with promotional strategy that viewers who answers questions about love and life would win the tickets of the film and the film's soundtrack.<ref name="sify">{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13638778|date=29 December 2004|website=Sify|access-date=29 August 2025|title=Ravichandran's aggressive marketing |last=Moviebuzz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408231124/http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13638778|archive-date=8 April 2005}}</ref>
== Reception == R. G. Vijayasarathy of ''Rediff.com'' wrote that "Aham Premasmi has turned out to be one of his [Ravichandran's] best films".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/27aham.htm|title=Don't miss Aham Premasmi!|date=27 May 2005|work=Rediff.com|first=R. G.|last=Vijayasarathy|author-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy|access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref> S. N. Deepak of ''Deccan Herald'' wrote that "''Aham Premasmi'' is totally a Ravichandran film. Right from screenplay to cinematography, songs to dialogues, Ravichandran has made his presence felt".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/may292005/movies171512005528.asp |title=Aham Premasmi | first= S. N. |last= Deepak| work= Deccan Herald |access-date=29 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219002213/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/may292005/movies171512005528.asp |archive-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A critic from ''Viggy'' wrote that "In a nutshell, ''Aham Premasmi'' marks the dream of a dreamer come true!"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/review_aham_premasmi.asp|title = 'Aham Premasmi' film review - movie by Ravichandran|work=Viggy|date=2005|access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref> A critic from ''Indiaglitz'' wrote that "it is a Ravichandran film from A to Z and it is his craft that lingers in the mind of the viewers".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/aham-premasmi-review-kannada-movie-7861|title=Aham Premasmi review. Aham Premasmi Kannada movie review, story, rating|work=Indiaglitz|access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref>
==Awards== * Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting Actor - V. Ravichandran * Karnataka State Film Award for Best Art Direction - Ismail, Shivakumar
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|0470192}}
{{V. Ravichandran}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aham Premasmi}} Category:2005 films Category:2005 Kannada-language films Category:2005 Indian films Category:Indian romance films Category:Films directed by Ravichandran (Kannada actor) Category:Films scored by V. Ravichandran Category:2005 romance films