{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Panchamrutha | image = Panchamrutha.jpg | alt = | caption = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = T N Nagesh | writer = Krish Joshi (dialogue) | screenplay = Krish Joshi | story = T N Nagesh | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | producer = | starring = {{plainlist| *[[Srinagara Kitty]] *[[Devaraj]] *[[Raghu Mukherjee]] *[[P. Ravi Shankar]] *[[Achyuth Kumar]] *[[Dileep Raj]] *[[Pooja Gandhi]] *[[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]] *[[Neethu (actress)|Neethu]] *[[Ramya Barna]] *[[Yagna Shetty]] }} | narrator = | cinematography = A C Mahinder | editing = Narahalli Jnanesh | music = Ashley–Abhilash | studio = Parvathi Cine Combines<br />Kokila Creations | distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --> | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|8|12}}<ref name="T"/> | runtime = | country = India | language = Kannada | budget = | gross = }} '''''Panchamrutha''''' ({{Translation|[[Panchamrita]]}}) is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language anthology film directed by T N Nagesh starring an ensemble cast of [[Srinagara Kitty]], [[Devaraj]], [[Raghu Mukherjee]], [[P. Ravi Shankar]], [[Achyuth Kumar]], [[Dileep Raj]], [[Pooja Gandhi]], [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]], [[Neethu (actress)|Neethu]], [[Ramya Barna]] and [[Yagna Shetty]]. The film consists of five stories that are each about twenty to twenty-two minutes long.<ref name="T">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/panchamrutha/movie-review/9611479.cms|title=PANCHAMRUTHA MOVIE REVIEW|date=12 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=7 August 2023|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718220151/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/panchamrutha/movie-review/9611479.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Cast == {| class=wikitable |- ! style="background:#D3D3D3; width:16%" | ''Kshamaya Dharithri: the forgiveness'' ! style="background:#D3D3D3; width:16%" | ''Ondu Kanasu: a dream'' ! style="background:#D3D3D3; width:16%" | ''Droha: a betrayal'' ! style="background:#D3D3D3; width:16%" | ''Samarasave Jeevana: harmonious life'' ! style="background:#D3D3D3; width:16%" | ''Nambike: trust'' |- | valign="top" | *[[Pooja Gandhi]] as Preethi *[[Raghu Mukherjee]] as Vasi *[[Sudha Belawadi]] | valign="top" | *[[Achyuth Kumar]] as Seetharam a.k.a. Seetha *[[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]] as Shanthi *[[R. G. Vijayasarathy]] as Seetharam's supervisor | valign="top" | *[[Likith Shetty]] as Raghu *[[Ramya Barna]] as Navya *[[Padmaja Rao]] as Meenakshi | valign="top" | *[[Neethu (actress)|Neethu]] as Tanmayi a.k.a. Tanu *[[Dileep Raj]] as Manohar a.k.a. Manu *[[Ravishankar Gowda]] as Aditya | valign="top" | *[[Srinagara Kitty]] as Purushottam Lakshmi Solanki *[[Yagna Shetty]] as Lakshmi *[[Devaraj]] as Gagan's father *Yathiraj as Vinay |}
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by Ashley–Abhilash and written by [[V. Nagendra Prasad]] and Nagesh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gaana.com/album/panchamrutha|title=Panchamrutha|date=2011|work=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]|access-date=2023-08-07|archive-date=2023-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807195435/https://gaana.com/album/panchamrutha|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Hoo Male | extra1 = Sujay Harthi | length1 = 1:17 | title2 = Bul Bul | extra2 = Joel Dubba, Rohith | length2 = 1:35 | title3 = Nann Usire | extra3 = Ritish Padmanabhan | length3 = 1:10 | title4 = Sachin Tendulkar | extra4 = Joel Dubba | length4 = 3:38 | title5 = Dharani Mondala | extra5 = Ritish Padmanabhan | length5 = 3:08 | title6 = Prathi Jannamku | extra6 = Joel Dubba | length6 = 1:10 | title7 = Suriya Baruvanu | extra7 = Joel Dubba | length7 = 1:03 | title8 = Hrudaya | extra8 = Sharanyya Sharan | length8 = 1:33 | total_length = 14:34 }}
== Reception == A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "A good effort by director TN Nagesh who has selected six stories which cater to all age groups".<ref name="T"/> A critic from ''[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]'' wrote that "''Panchamrutha'' is good, but it is a failed experiment".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/panchamrutha-an-experiment-gone-awry-kannada-movie-review_28083|title='Panchamrutha' - an experiment gone awry (Kannada Movie Review)|date=14 August 2011|work=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]|via=India Forums|first=V. S.|last=Rajapur|access-date=7 August 2023|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718212917/https://www.indiaforums.com/article/panchamrutha-an-experiment-gone-awry-kannada-movie-review_28083|url-status=live}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{IMDb title|13906584}}
[[Category:2011 Kannada-language films]] [[Category:2011 Indian films]] [[Category:Indian anthology films]]