Nannavanu
Nannavanu (Kannada: ನನ್ನವನು) is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film written and directed by Srinivas Raju and produced by Thulasi Gopal. The film stars Prajwal Devaraj along with Aindrita Ray and Avinash in pivotal roles. The film deals with the reincarnation revenge story as the backdrop. Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja scored the music and V. Nagendra Prasad wrote the lyrics for the songs.
| Nannavanu | |
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| Directed by | Srinivas Raju |
| Produced by | Thulasi Gopal |
| Written by | Srinivas Raju |
| Starring | Prajwal Devaraj Aindrita Ray Avinash Jayanthi |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | K. Datthu |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Production company | Markwell Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film released on 28 May 2010 across Karnataka and set high expectations for its storyline, music and also some controversies. However upon release, the film generally met with negative reviews from the critics and audience.[1]
Plot
Sanjana (Aindrita) suddenly wakes up to know that she was murdered in her previous birth. She musters up courage to fight a case and seek justice to her murder through a lawyer. She finds a struggling lawyer Bharadwaj (Prajwal) who has a striking resemblance to her lover in her previous birth. She hires him to fight her case and offers him huge amount even if he lost the case. They take up the case to fight against an MLA (Avinash) who was the Chief Minister earlier responsible for her death. What happens to her case and who wins forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Prajwal Devaraj as Bharadwaj
- Aindrita Ray as Sanjana
- Avinash
- Jayanthi
- Doddanna
- Ramesh Bhat
- Komal
- Sathya Prakash
- Bank Janardhan
- Shankar Melkote as Professor Melkote
- Mandya Ramesh
- Kishori Ballal
Production
Director Srinivas Raju announced his second directorial venture and called Nannavanu as a pure love story. He had said that the story had flashed to his mind during his engineering study days and was keeping on working on it. He said that actor Prajwal was having two different get-ups, one being a lawyer role. Shooting was initially scheduled for a straight 72 days but the team finished well within 58 days.[2] During the shooting process, since the days clashed with the general elections, the team had to shift to Hyderabad's Ramoji Rao Studios to complete some sequences.[3] However, the film got entangled in controversies such as actress Aindrita not attending the promotional campaigns since she alleged that she was not paid as promised by the producer.[4][5] The director claimed that the producer's busy schedule was one of the reasons for the delayed release of the film.[6]
Soundtrack
| Nannavanu | |
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| Released | 8 May 2009 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Audio 9 |
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja |
All the songs are composed by Ilaiyaraaja teaming up with the director yet again. A new audio company called Audio 9 was unveiled by politician Sahai Raj and the very first film to be produced under this label was Nannavanu. Actor Devaraj was the special invitee and he released the official soundtrack. The event was held in Bangalore on 8 May 2010.[7]
All lyrics are written by V. Nagendra Prasad; all music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Denna Dennanna" | Vijay Yesudas | |
| 2. | "Hey Maamu" | Karthik, Vijay Yesudas, Tippu | |
| 3. | "Muthuthara Muthamma" | Ilaiyaraaja, Bela Shende | |
| 4. | "Modalane Baari" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Bela Shende | |
| 5. | "Om Shivoham" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Bela Shende | |
| 6. | "Enidu Enidu" | Sriram, Bela Shende | |
| 7. | "Devaadi Deva (bit)" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
References
- "Avoid Nannavanu". Rediff. 31 May 2010.
- "Nannavanu is a pure love story says Director". Jaisontaccode Blog. 16 April 2010.
- "'Nannavanu' in Hyderabad". Indiaglitz. 8 May 2008.
- "I decided to be flexible and punctual: Aindrita". The New Indian Express. 20 October 2010.
- "Aindrita irks director". Deccan Herald. 2010.
- "'Nannavanu' on April 16". Indiaglitz. 6 April 2010.
- "'NANNAVANU' AUDIO FROM NEW 'AUDIO 9'". Cinecircle.in. 9 May 2009.