{{short description|2018 film directed by Arjun Sarja}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox film | name = Prema Baraha | image = Prema Baraha.jpg | alt = Prema Baraha Poster | caption = Theatrical release poster in Kannada | director = Arjun Sarja | producer = Niveditha Arjun | writer = Arjun Sarja | starring = Chandan Kumar<br />Aishwarya Arjun | music = Jassie Gift | cinematography = H. C. Venugopal | editing = Kay Kay | studio = Sree Raam Films International | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|2|9}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Kannada<br />Tamil | budget = <!-- Add with a Reliable source --> | gross = }}
'''''Prema Baraha''''' ({{Translation|Script of love}}) in Kannada / '''''Sollividava''''' ({{Translation|Shall I say it}}) in Tamil is a 2018 Indian romantic drama film written and directed by Arjun Sarja. It was produced by his wife Niveditha Arjun under his home studio of Sree Raam Films International and made simultaneously in Kannada and Tamil languages. The film stars Chandan Kumar and Aishwarya Arjun (in her Kannada debut) with different ensemble casts for the two versions. Jassie Gift composed the soundtrack and score. H. C. Venugopal was the director of photography and Kay Kay edited the film. The two versions of the film were released worldwide on 9 February 2018. It had a grand opening and became a commercial success at the box office of Karnataka, but had a decent run in Tamil.
== Plot == Sanjay (Chandan Kumar) and Madhu (Aishwarya Arjun) are two journalists from rival news organizations who do not have the best equation. However, when the two of them are forced to work together while covering the Kargil War, a bond is forged between them.
== Cast == {| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;" ! Actor (Kannada) !! Actor (Tamil) !! Role |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Chandan Kumar || Sanjay |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Aishwarya Arjun || Madhu |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Suhasini || Madhu's aunt |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| K. Viswanath || Seenu |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Prakash Raj || Army man's father |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Avinash || Ram |- | style="text-align:center;"| Sadhu Kokila || style="text-align:center;"| Sathish || Sanjay's friend |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Pandi || Sanjay's friend |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| O. A. K. Sundar || Subhendar Ganesan |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| K. Viswanath || Seenu |- | style="text-align:center;"| Rangayana Raghu || style="text-align:center;"| Rajendran || Narayana |- | style="text-align:center;"| Mandya Ramesh || style="text-align:center;"| Manobala || Apartment president |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Kuri Prathap || style="text-align:center;"| Yogi Babu || rowspan="2"|Madhu's friend |- |style="text-align:center;"|Bonda Mani |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Jeet Raidutt || Jeet |- | style="text-align:center;" {{n/a}} || style="text-align:center;"| Nellai Siva || Traffic police officer |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Arjun Sarja || Special appearance in "Jai Hanumantha"<ref>https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/sollividava-is-a-love-story-aishwarya-arjun-1.2169650</ref>/Flight captain |- | style="text-align:center;"| Darshan || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Shobi Paulraj || rowspan="3"|special appearance in "Jai Hanumantha" |- | style="text-align:center;"| Chiranjeevi Sarja |- | style="text-align:center;"| Dhruva Sarja |- |- |}
== Production == In December 2015, Arjun announced that he was set to produce and direct a bilingual Kannada and Tamil romantic film featuring his daughter Aishwarya Arjun in the lead role. He had initially narrated three stories to his daughter, who was most satisfied with a script on two journalists falling in love during the Kargil War of 1999. While he was working on the screenplay, Arjun spent a week in the studios of Asian News International and went through all the material they had on Kargil.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2018 |title=As a director, I should be open to directing all genres: Arjun Sarja- The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/feb/04/as-a-director-i-should-be-open-to-directing-all-genres-arjun-sarja-1768357.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142749/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/feb/04/as-a-director-i-should-be-open-to-directing-all-genres-arjun-sarja-1768357.html |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=7 February 2018 |title=The "message" in a film is as important as the characters, says Arjun - The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-message-in-a-film-is-as-important-as-the-characters-says-arjun/article22680073.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330051954/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-message-in-a-film-is-as-important-as-the-characters-says-arjun/article22680073.ece |archive-date=30 March 2018 |access-date=10 February 2018 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Kannada actor Chetan Kumar was signed on to feature as the lead actor in the project, thus making his debut in Tamil films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arjun Directs Daughter Aishwarya |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Arjun-Directs-Daughter-Aishwarya/2015/12/07/article3164582.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819094958/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Arjun-Directs-Daughter-Aishwarya/2015/12/07/article3164582.ece |archive-date=19 August 2016 |access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref> In May 2016, Chetan Kumar backed out of the project, unhappy with his characterisation in the film, and was replaced by another Kannada actor, Chandan Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prema Baraha by Arjun Sarja |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Prema-Baraha-by-Arjun-Sarja/2016/05/16/article3434353.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624014918/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Prema-Baraha-by-Arjun-Sarja/2016/05/16/article3434353.ece |archive-date=24 June 2016 |access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref> For her particular role, Aishwarya Arjun carefully observed the style and characteristics of Barkha Dutt who worked as a journalist during the 1999 conflict.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2018 |title=Challenging role for Aishwarya in Solli Vidavaa |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/300118/challenging-role-for-aishwarya-in-solli-vidavaa.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130013215/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/300118/challenging-role-for-aishwarya-in-solli-vidavaa.html |archive-date=30 January 2018 |access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref>
The film was launched in May 2016 with promotional stills from a shoot released shortly after.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prema Baraha launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Prema-Baraha-launched/2016/05/24/article3447668.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930123934/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Prema-Baraha-launched/2016/05/24/article3447668.ece |archive-date=30 September 2016 |access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2016 |title=Arjun's big effort for his daughter – Tamil Movie News – IndiaGlitz.com |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/arjun-directing-and-producing-in-kadhalin-pon-veedhyil-for-daughter-aishwarya-tamil-news-159424.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316094618/https://www.indiaglitz.com/arjun-directing-and-producing-in-kadhalin-pon-veedhyil-for-daughter-aishwarya-tamil-news-159424.html |archive-date=16 March 2022 |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> The film's first schedule was completed in July 2016 with Suhasini and K. Viswanath also joining the cast. It was then shot in Dharamsala, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kerala, Mumbai, Switzerland, and Italy. In August 2017, the Tamil title was changed from ''Kadhalin Ponveedhiyil'' to ''Sollividava''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2017 |title=Kadhalin Pon Veedhiyil is now Solli Vidava |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jun/11/kadhalin-pon-veedhiyil-is-now-solli-vidava-1615494.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817205326/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jun/11/kadhalin-pon-veedhiyil-is-now-solli-vidava-1615494.html |archive-date=17 August 2017 |access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref> The Kannada title of ''Prema Baraha'' is derived from Arjun Sarja's song ''Prema Baraha Koti Taraha'' from the film ''Prathap'' (1990).<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2016 |title=Prema-Baraha-by-Arjun-Sarja |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/may/16/prema-baraha-by-arjun-sarja-904316.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005111711/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/may/16/Prema-Baraha-by-Arjun-Sarja-904316.html |archive-date=5 October 2016 |website=newindianexpres}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == {{Infobox album | name = Prema Baraha | type = soundtrack | artist = Jassie Gift | cover = | alt = | released = 2017 | recorded = 2017 | venue = | studio = | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = | label = U1 Records (Tamil)<br />Divo (Tamil/Kannada) | producer = Jassie Gift | prev_title = Chicken Kokkachi | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = Jani | next_year = 2017 }}
Jassie Gift has composed the score and songs for the film, with Divo releasing the soundtrack in Kannada and U1 Records in Tamil. The heroine introduction theme included in the album was composed by Aruldev. The title track is based on the song "Prema Baraha" from the Kannada film ''Prathap'' (1990). ;Kannada version {{tracklist | headline = Track list | extra_column = Singer(s) | lyrics_Credits = yes | total_length = | title1 = Prema Baraha | lyrics1 = Hamsalekha | extra1 = Armaan Malik, Palak Muchhal | length1 = 5:05 | title2 = Manase Manase | lyrics2 = Arjun, Kaviraj | extra2 = M. M. Keeravani, Harini | length2 = 5:16 | title3 = Jai Hanumantha | lyrics3 = Vijaya Narasimha, Gotturi | extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Tippu | length3 = 5:07 | title4 = Rama Rama | lyrics4 = V. Nagendra Prasad | extra4 = Haricharan, Anitha Karthikeyan | length4 = 3:58 | title5 = Paan Banaras | lyrics5 = Ghouse Peer | extra5 = Karthik, Priya Himesh | length5 = 4:12 | title6 = Prema Baraha (Mashup mix) | lyrics6 = — | extra6 = Jassie Gift, Arjun Sarja, Chandan Shetty, Harini | length6 = 2:48 | title7 = Manase Manase (Solo) | lyrics7 = Arjun, Kaviraj | extra7 = M. M. Keeravani | length7 = 5:15 | title8 = Introduction theme | lyrics8 = — | extra8 = Instrumental | length8 = 1:15 }}
;Tamil version {{tracklist | headline = Track list | extra_column = Singer(s) | lyrics_Credits = yes | total_length = | title1 = Mashup Mix | lyrics1 = — | extra1 = Jassie Gift, Arjun Sarja, Chandan Shetty | length1 = 2:48 | title2 = Uyire Uyire | lyrics2 = Madhan Karky | extra2 = G. V. Prakash Kumar, Harini | length2 = 5:16 | title3 = Jai Hanumantha | lyrics3 = Vijaya Narasimha, Gotturi | extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Tippu | length3 = 5:07 | title4 = Rama Rama | lyrics4 = Viveka | extra4 = Haricharan, Anitha Karthikeyan | length4 = 3:58 | title5 = Paan Banaras | lyrics5 = Pa. Vijay | extra5 = Karthik, Priya Himesh | length5 = 4:12 | title6 = Uyire Uyire (Solo) | lyrics6 = Madhan Karky | extra6 = G. V. Prakash Kumar, Harini | length6 = 5:15 | title7 = Heroine Introduction Music | lyrics7 = — | extra7 = Instrumental | length7 = 1:15 | title8 = Sollividava | lyrics8 = Madhan Karky | extra8 = Sathyaprakash Dharmar, Harini | length8 = 5:03 }}
==Critical reception== ===Kannada version=== A critic from ''The Times of India'' wrote that "Watch this film if you're a fan of the stereotypical commercial fare, replete with comedy, sentiments, action and romance".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Prema Baraha Review {2.5/5}: Watch this film if you're a fan of the stereotypical commercial fare |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/prema-baraha/movie-review/62845395.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref> A critic from ''Deccan Chronicle'' opined that "Unfortunately, the brilliant actor Arjun Sarja falls short in deploying the right force and making use of the right kind of ammunition for this kind of lovely mission".<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2018 |title=Prema Baraha movie review: War & love for a song! |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/100218/prema-baraha-movie-review-chandan-aishwarya-arjun.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915232905/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/100218/prema-baraha-movie-review-chandan-aishwarya-arjun.html |archive-date=15 September 2022 |access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref>
===Tamil version=== A critic from ''The Hindu'' said that "What lets the film down is Arjun's unfocussed writing, un-missable lectures on nationalism and using stock Kargil war footage liberally instead of staging the war".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Naig |first=Udhav |date=10 February 2018 |title=Sollividava review: Love in the time of Kargil war |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sollividava-review-love-in-the-time-of-kargil-war/article22712361.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014073038/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sollividava-review-love-in-the-time-of-kargil-war/article22712361.ece |archive-date=14 October 2022 |access-date=14 October 2022 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> A critic from ''The New Indian Express'' stated that "On the whole, it's just a run-of-the-mill romantic film which has almost no redeeming factors".<ref>{{Cite web |title='Sollividava' movie review: A wannabe Dil Se |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/feb/09/sollividava-movie-review-a-wannabe-dil-se-1770943.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014073039/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/feb/09/sollividava-movie-review-a-wannabe-dil-se-1770943.html |archive-date=14 October 2022 |access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref>
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