Sri Harikathe

Sri Harikathe (Kannada: ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥೆ) is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic-thriller film directed by Dayal Padmanabhan. The film stars Sri Murali, Pooja Gandhi, Radhika Gandhi and Naveen Krishna in pivotal roles. The film is jointly produced by S. A. Chinne Gowda and M. N. Kumar.

Sri Harikathe
Directed byDayal Padmanabhan
Produced by
Written byDayal Padmanabhan
Starring
Music bySameer Kulkarni
CinematographyB. Rakesh
Edited byJhony Harsha
Production
company
C. K. Films
Release date
  • 12 March 2010 (2010-03-12)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Box office5 cr

The film release co-coincided with another Sri Murali film Sihigali on 12 March 2010.[1]

Plot

Hari (Sunil), a young businessman and Neha Radhika Gandhi, a PHD student at the Singapore university love each other and get married. However, Neha insists that they start the family only after she submits and completes her thesis. Hari agrees to the condition for about 6 months. Later again, Neha asks for 3 more months time until she gets prepared to start a family. This makes the couple to clash and Neha leaves for an educational trip abroad. Meanwhile, Hari brings a celebrity model (Pooja) home and Neha finds them getting cozy after which the celebrity is seen murdered. The rest of the plot deals with the "who-done-it" and the mystery around the celebrity's death.

Cast

Filming

The entire filming got completed in 45 days at a stretch. The main filming took place across the Coastal part of Karnataka namely Mangalore and Surathkal.[2] It was revealed by the director that the film would be a thriller with the lead actress Pooja having some grey shades in her character.

Critical response

Now running rating 3-stars out of 5 and stated that "Actor Sree Murali has moved out from his regular action-oriented roles and has given a refined performance in the film. Among the Gandhi sisters, the younger Radhika is really a revelation. She has come out with a fine performance, the best of her career till date. Pooja carries off her role well and looks like a stunning diva. The other artists play their roles perfectly as well.[3]

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by Sameer Kulkarni. The track list consists of 6 songs penned by actor Naveen Krishna, Yogaraj Bhat, Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, M. L. Prasanna among others.[4]

Sl NoSong TitleSinger(s)Lyrics
1"Sari Sari Illellavu"Kunal Ganjawala, Inchara RaoNaveen Krishna
2"Summane Ninnanu"Rajesh Krishnan, SumanthYogaraj Bhat
3"Jodi Jeevagale"Vijay PrakashNagathihalli Chandrashekar
4"Hari Hari Katheyu"Naveen KrishnaNaveen Krishna
5"Maadabeda"IncharaSameer Kulkarni
6"Hari Kathe Theme"Sameer Kulkarni, SumanthSameer Kulkarni

References
  1. "Sihi Gaali's face off with Sri Harikathe". Entertainment.OneIndia. 2010.
  2. "'Sri Harikathe' complete". Indiaglitz.com. 8 December 2009.
  3. http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/6910/kannada/sree-hari-kathe/2517/review.htm
  4. "Shriharikathe Songs". Raaga.com. 2010.


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