Premier Padmini (film)
| Premier Padmini | |
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| Directed by | Ramesh Indira |
| Screenplay by | Ramesh Indira |
| Story by | Ramesh Indira |
| Produced by | Shruti Naidu |
| Starring | Jaggesh Madhoo Sudharani Pramod Vivek Simha Hitha Chandrashekar |
| Cinematography | Advaitha Gurumurthy |
| Edited by | Rajendra Urs |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production companies | Shruti Naidu Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Premier Padmini is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed and written by Ramesh Indira. The film marks the debut of television personality, Shruti Naidu as the producer under her home banner Shruti Naidu Chitra.[1] The film features Jaggesh, Madhoo, Sudharani, Hitha Chandrashekar and Vivek Simha in the lead roles.[2] The supporting cast includes H. G. Dattatreya, Bhargavi Narayan and Pramod.
The technical crew members for the film include Arjun Janya as the music composer, Advaita Gurumurthy as the cinematographer, Rajendra Urs as the editor.[3]
The film launched in early March 2018 and released across theaters in Karnataka on 26 April 2019.[4] The film was premiered on 29 September 2019 in Zee Kannada.
Controversy[edit]
The movie borrowed heavily from Kannada author Vasudhendra's short story without giving any credits or soliciting his permission.[5]
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Jaggesh as Vinayak
- Madhoo as Shruti
- Sudharani as Spandana
- Pramod as Nanjundi
- Vivek Simha as Sumukha
- Hitha Chandrashekar as Ranjani
- H. G. Dattatreya as Vinayak's neighbour
- Ramesh Indira as Rajesh
- Bhargavi Narayan
- Aishwarya Baspure as Pragathi
Soundtrack[edit]
| Premier Padmini | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 16 December 2018 |
| Recorded | 2018 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | D-Beats |
| Producer | Arjun Janya |
Arjun Janya has scored the soundtrack and score for the film.[6] The album consists of four songs and according to Janya, as per the film's script he has composed Carnatic and Hindustani classical fusion songs apart from a traditional folk song and a romantic song.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Premier Padmini" | Yogaraj Bhat | Vijay Prakash | 03:40 |
| 2. | "Naa Huduko Naale" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Nihal Tauro | 03:42 |
| 3. | "Payanava" | Sai Sarvesh | Sanjith Hegde | 03:17 |
| 4. | "Yaaru Illada Mane" | Kaviraj | Vyasaraj | 03:32 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Premier Padmini' Launched". Chitraloka. 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Jaggesh and Madhoobala come together for "Premeir Padmini"". Purely Cinema. 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Filmmakers roll out open-top Premier Padmini to audience". Cinema Express. 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Jaggesh-starrer Premier Padmini releases today". Bangalore Mirror. 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Premier Padmini caught in a row over story credits". The Times of India. 11 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Premier Padmini got Arjun Janya to break his routine". The Times of India. 18 February 2019.