Paru Wife of Devadas
| Paaru Wife of Devadas | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Kiran Govi |
| Produced by | Krishna Deva Gowda Mukhtar |
| Starring | Srinagar Kitty Soundarya Jayamala |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
| Distributed by | Harshini Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Paaru Wife of Devadas is a 2014 Kannada romantic comedy film starring Srinagar Kitty and Soundarya Jayamala in the lead role. The film is directed by Kiran Govi and produced by Krishna Deva Gowda and Mukhtar. The music for the film is composed by Arjun Janya.[1] The film is slated for release on 27 June 2014.
The film, although takes the character names from the Sharat Chandra's Bengali novel, is depicted in an entirely different manner according to the director. The filming started early February 2013 at the Kanteerava Studios in Bangalore with a song sequence.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Srinagar Kitty as Devdas
- Soundarya Jayamala as Paru
- Neha Patil
- Layendra
- V. Manohar
- Mohan Juneja
Soundtrack[edit]
The audio of the film was launched in March 2014 at hotel Citadel in Bangalore. Ace playback singer Manjula Gururaj and her husband musician Gururaj were present as the chief guest. It was revealed that the director had roped in local talents who were winners of talent shows for singing the soundtrack of the film.[3] The music is composed by Arjun Janya, consisting of six tracks. While the five songs are written by Nagendra Prasad, one single is written by Jayanth Kaikini.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kannalle Neenu" | Jayanth Kaikini | Sonu Nigam, Palak Muchhal | |
| 2. | "Haadu Haadu" | Nagendra Prasad | Nakul | |
| 3. | "O Devathe" | Nagendra Prasad | Sonu Nigam | |
| 4. | "Premana Premina" | Nagendra Prasad | Pragya, Anuradha Bhat | |
| 5. | "Paaru Paaru" | Nagendra Prasad | Harsha, Shwetha | |
| 6. | "Beke Beku" | Nagendra Prasad | Anuradha Bhat | |
| Total length: | 25:32 | |||
Reception[edit]
A critic from Deccan Chronicle wrote that "However, there is very little to be thrilled about the movie as it moves on a snail pace embroiled with past events told through the lead female character".[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "'Paru Wife of Devadas' completes shoot". Sify. 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Paru Wife of Devadas Launched". Chitraloka. 15 February 2013.
- ^ "'Paru Wife of Devadas' Audio Hits Market". Indiancinemagallery. 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Paru Wife of Devadas songs lyrics". Kannadasonglyrics. March 2014.
- ^ "Movie review 'Paru w/o Devdas': Namesake Devdas". Deccan Chronicle.