# Aham Premasmi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aham_Premasmi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aham_Premasmi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aham_Premasmi > Source revision: 1341558781 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Ravichandran_(Kannada_actor)) | writer = V. Ravichandran | producer = V. Ravichandran | starring = [Balaji](/source/Balaji_(actor))
[Aarti Chhabria](/source/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](/source/Kannada)-language [romance film](/source/romance_film) directed by [V. Ravichandran](/source/Ravichandran_(Kannada_actor)). The film stars his brother [Balaji](/source/Balaji_(actor)) and [Aarti Chhabria](/source/Aarti_Chhabria). Besides acting, [V. Ravichandran](/source/Ravichandran_(Kannada_actor)) has written, produced, edited and composed music for the film. The film was released to positive reviews and underperformed at the box office.{{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}} ==Cast== {{cast listing| *[Balaji](/source/Balaji_(actor)) as Eeshwar *[Aarti Chhabria](/source/Aarti_Chhabria) as Apsara *[V. Ravichandran](/source/Ravichandran_(Kannada_actor)) as the God of Love *[Sharan](/source/Sharan_(actor)) as Vignesh *[Ganesh](/source/Ganesh_(actor)) as Ganesha *[Ramakrishna](/source/Ramakrishna_(Kannada_actor)) *[Chitra Shenoy](/source/Chitra_Shenoy) *[Bullet Prakash](/source/Bullet_Prakash) *Shankar Ashwath *[Sarigama Viji](/source/Sarigama_Viji) *[Mandya Ramesh](/source/Mandya_Ramesh) *[Bank Janardhan](/source/Bank_Janardhan) *[Mandeep Roy](/source/Mandeep_Roy) }} ==Soundtrack== All the songs were composed, written and scored by [V. Ravichandran](/source/Ravichandran_(Kannada_actor)).{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/truly-kannada/article28583294.ece | title=Truly Kannada | newspaper=[The Hindu](/source/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}} 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. {|class="wikitable" ! Sl No !! Song title !! Singer(s) |- | 1 || "Yadhaa Yadaahi" || [L. N. Shastry](/source/L._N._Shastry) |- | 2 || "College Teenage" || [Suresh Peters](/source/Suresh_Peters), [Gurukiran](/source/Gurukiran), [Anupama](/source/Anupama_(singer)) |- | 3 || "Kannale" || [Sonu Nigam](/source/Sonu_Nigam), [Sunidhi Chauhan](/source/Sunidhi_Chauhan) |- | 4 || "Eeshwar" || [S. P. Balasubrahmanyam](/source/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam), [L. N. Shastry](/source/L._N._Shastry), [Raju Ananthaswamy](/source/Raju_Ananthaswamy), Suma Shastry |- | 5 || "Condition" || [Suresh Peters](/source/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](/source/Rajesh_Krishnan), [Anuradha Sriram](/source/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.{{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}} == Reception == [R. G. Vijayasarathy](/source/R._G._Vijayasarathy) of ''[Rediff.com](/source/Rediff.com)'' wrote that "Aham Premasmi has turned out to be one of his [Ravichandran's] best films".{{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](/source/Rediff.com)|first=R. G.|last=Vijayasarathy|author-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy|access-date=29 January 2024}} S. N. Deepak of ''[Deccan Herald](/source/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".{{Cite web |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/may292005/movies171512005528.asp |title=Aham Premasmi | first= S. N. |last= Deepak| work= [Deccan Herald](/source/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}} A critic from ''Viggy'' wrote that "In a nutshell, ''Aham Premasmi'' marks the dream of a dreamer come true!"{{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}} 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".{{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}} ==Awards== * [Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting Actor](/source/Udaya_Film_Awards) - [V. Ravichandran](/source/Ravichandran_(Kannada_actor)) * [Karnataka State Film Award for Best Art Direction](/source/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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Aham Premasmi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aham_Premasmi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aham_Premasmi?action=history)). 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