Prema Katha
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Written byVara Prasad Varma (Dialogues)
Screenplay byVara Prasad Varma
Story byVara Prasad Varma
Produced byNagarjuna Akkineni
StarringSumanth
Manoj Bajpayee
Antara Mali
Radhika
Narasimharaju
CinematographyVenkat Prasad
Edited byBhanodaya
Music bySandeep Chowta
Production
company
Distributed byAnnapurna Studios
Release date
16 April 1999
Running time
123 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Prema Katha (transl. Love Story) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romance drama film written by Vara Prasad Varma and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It is the debut film of both Sumanth and Antara Mali as leads in the Telugu film industry. The film opened to positive reviews by critics but was commercially unsuccessful. It had a highly praised soundtrack by Sandeep Chowta including the hit song "Devudu Karunisthaadani".[1] The film bagged six state Nandi Awards[2][3] and was dubbed into Tamil as Kadhal Vanile.[4]

Plot

Set in a rural backdrop, it is a love story between a poor village boy Suri (Sumanth) and a rich upper-class girl Divya (Antara Mali), much to the opposition of the latter's violent brother, Sankaram (Manoj Bajpayee).[5]

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sandeep Chowta and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.

Prema Katha
Soundtrack album by
Sandeep Chowta
Released8 February 1999
Recorded1999
GenreSoundtrack
Length30:21
LabelAditya Music
ProducerSandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta chronology
Shanti Shanti Shanti
(1998) 		Prema Katha
(1999) 		Mast (film)
(1999)
Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Devudu Karunisthadani"Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram4:59
2."Changre Hangaama"Sowmya Raoh5:00
3."Nee Kosam"Rajesh Krishnan6:14
4."Kokkarako"Rajesh Krishnan4:51
5."Sunday Sunday"Mano, K. S. Chithra4:58
6."Prema Sangati Emito"Sowmya Raoh4:19
Total length:30:21

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1999[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Staff, T. N. M. (1 December 2021). "11 songs that won Nandi Awards for Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry". The News Minute. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ "The Nandi Awards For 1999". fullhyderabad.com.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.zaminryot.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Film Review: Kaadhal Vaanilae". The Hindu. 13 April 2000.
  5. ^ "Hero Sumanth shoots it direct on Varma". movies.sulekha.com.
  6. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

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