Premotsava

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film |name = Premotsava |image = |caption = |director = Dinesh Babu |producer = Anitha Kumaraswamy |writer = Dinesh Babu |narrator = |starring = Vishnuvardhan<br />Devayani<br />Roja |music = Praveen Dutt |cinematography = Dinesh Babu |editing = B. S. Kemparaj |studio = Chennambika Films |released = {{Film date|1999|10|22|df=y}} |runtime = 142 minutes |country = India |language = Kannada |budget = }}

'''''Premotsava''''' ({{translation|Festival of love}}) is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Dinesh Babu. The film stars Vishnuvardhan<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vishnuvardhan.com/home.htm |title=Vishnuvardhan film list |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-date=28 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228201126/http://www.vishnuvardhan.com/home.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> along with Devayani (in her Kannada debut), Roja and Tara in the prominent roles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/premotsava/cast-crew.html |title=Cast & crew |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-date=24 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424160457/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/premotsava/cast-crew.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was produced by Anitha Kumaraswamy and presented by H. D. Kumaraswamy for "Chennambika Films" banner. The film was released on 22 October 1999 to generally positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chirag-entertainers.com/Premotsava.htm |title=Premotsava international release |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202911/http://www.chirag-entertainers.com/Premotsava.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Cast== * Vishnuvardhan as Bharath * Devayani as Chandana * Roja as Bhavana * Tara as Shanti * Ramakrishna as Krishna * Sumithra as Hospital Warden * Chitra Shenoy as Sara * Tharakesh Patel

==Production== The film was earlier titled as ''Navodaya'' and had cast Bollywood actress Priya Gill for the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/07spice.htm |title=Priya bides her time |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-date=9 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409114920/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/07spice.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> However, she was replaced with Devayani, a Tamil actress making her debut in Kannada cinema.

==Soundtrack== The music of the film was composed debutant Praveen Dutt.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mio.to/album/31-kannada_movie_songs/22382-Premotsava__1999_/#/album/31-kannada_movie_songs/22382-Premotsava__1999_/ |title=Songs |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424160313/http://mio.to/album/31-kannada_movie_songs/22382-Premotsava__1999_/#/album/31-kannada_movie_songs/22382-Premotsava__1999_/ |archive-date=24 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Infobox album | name = Premotsava | type = Soundtrack | artist = Praveen Dutt | cover = | alt = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|1999|}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = | label = Jhankar Music | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }}

{{Track listing | total_length = | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Sneha Beleyutha | lyrics1 = Doddarangegowda | extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | length1 = | title2 = Mathugathi Missamma | lyrics2 = Shyamsundar Kulkarni | extra2 = Rajesh Krishnan | length2 = | title3 = Hrudaya Ee Hrudaya | lyrics3 = Hamsalekha | extra3 = K. S. Chithra | length3 = | title4 = Suryana Therige | extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | lyrics4 = Hamsalekha | length4 = | title5 = Preethi Thoruva | extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | lyrics5 = Doddarangegowda | length5 = | title6 = Olidavarella | extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | lyrics6 = Hamsalekha | length6 = | title7 = Hrudaya Ee Hrudaya | extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | lyrics7 = Hamsalekha | length7 = | title8 = Usire Mellusire | extra8 = K. S. Chithra | lyrics8 = K. Kalyan | length8 = }}

==Reception== ''Deccan Herald'' wrote "Looks like even an innovative director like Dinesh Baboo is fast running out of ideas. Baboo, whose films belong to a different league because of his experimentation with story and characters, has probably not done justice to his reputation in Premothsava . Compared to his previous films like Hendthige Helbedi and Nishyabda, Premothsava is a let down but still worth watching".<ref>{{cite web|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=15 September 2023|title=Premothsava (Kannada)|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct24/rev.htm|date=24 October 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000613025313/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct24/rev.htm|archive-date=13 June 2000}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Premotsava}} Category:1999 films Category:1999 Kannada-language films Category:1999 Indian films Category:1999 romantic drama films Category:Indian romantic drama films Category:Films directed by Dinesh Baboo