''Endendigu'' is a 2015 Indian

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film written directed by

Imran Sardhariya Imran Sardhariya (born 28 December 1979) is an Choreography, Indian choreographer and film director known for his works in the South Indian film industry, and a few Bollywood films. He is the son of Late Haji Ayub. Career Sardhariya is a well k ...

, and stars

Ajay Rao Ajay Rao (also credited as Krishna Ajay Rao) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Kannada film industry. He rose to fame with 2003 blockbuster movie '' Excuse Me''. Career Ajay Rao debuted as a lead with the film '' Excuse Me'' (2003) and ...

and

Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit is an Indian film and television actress. She has established a career in Kannada cinema as a leading actress. Having worked in television serials such as ''Nandagokula'', ''Kaadambari'', and ''Sumangali'', Pandit made her featur ...

in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Shanthamma, Ashok, Kalyani Raju, Pavitra Lokesh,

Tabla Nani Tabla Nani is an Indian theatre and film actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in the 2006 Kannada film '' Mata''. His role in the 2009 film ''Eddelu Manjunatha'' won him critical praise. Career ...

and H. G. Dattatreya. The film tells the story of a newly wed couple, Jyothi (Pandit) and Krishna (Rao), who move to

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, where Jyoti gets precognitive dreams foreseeing Krishna's death, and how she goes about with preventing it. Released on 1 May 2015, the film received positive to mixed reviews from critics, though the performance of Radhika Pandit was highlighted.

Cast

as Krishna *

as Jyothi * H. G. Dattatreya * Ashok * Chandrashekhar * Raveendranath * Kalyani Raju *

* Sumithra *

Pavitra Lokesh Pavitra Lokesh is an Indian film and television actress. She appears primarily in Kannada and Telugu films playing supporting roles. The daughter of stage and film actor Mysore Lokesh, she made her film debut at the age of 16 and has since ap ...

* Shanthamma *

B. Suresha B. Suresha is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for directing the films ''Artha'' (2003) and ''Puttakkana Highway'' (2011). Career B. Suresha made his debut as a child ac ...

* Anmol (credited as Master Anmol) *

V. Harikrishna V. Harikrishna (born 5 November 1974) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, playback singer and film producer. He has mainly scored music for Kannada films. After his stint as a programmer and assistant musician, Harikrishna made h ...

as himself (Special Appearance in "Friendu Maduve") *

Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film ''Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kannad ...

as himself (Special Appearance in "Friendu Maduve") *

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as himself (Special Appearance in "Friendu Maduve") *

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as himself (Special Appearance in "Friendu Maduve") *

P. Ravi Shankar Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar (born 28 November 1966), also known as Sai Ravi, is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, director and writer. He predominantly appears in Kannada films, in addition to Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. ...

as himself (Special Appearance in "Friendu Maduve")

Production

Choreographer

made his debut with the film as a director. After the film was announced in 2013,

Srinagar Kitty Krishna (born 8 July 1977) known by his stage name Srinagara Kitty, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Kannada television series and films. He started off as a child artist working in a host of television serialized dramas before making ...

and

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were signed to play the lead roles. However, after the latter got busy with her political career, the pair was dropped, and

and

were cast. Rao and Pandit were collaborating for the third time after ''

Krishnan Love Story ''Krishnan Love Story'' ( kn, ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್ ಲವ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ) is a 2010 Indian Kannada language action drama film written and directed by Shashank, and starring Ajay Rao, Radhika Pandit in leading roles and Umashri, Achyut ...

'' (2010) and ''

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'' (2012). Filming began in November 2013 in

, where song sequences were shot.

Soundtrack

composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The soundtrack album was released on 27 March 2015. It consists of five tracks.

Reception

Upon release, the album was received well by critics. ''Indiaglitz'' in its review called the tracks "top class in melody and lyrical strength." ''Cienloka.com'', reviewed the album and wrote, "ENDENDIGU definitely has class written all over. Audience will surely appreciate the efforts of HK . Harikrishnafor churning out chartbusters with ease. Album guarantees Melody coupled with wholesome entertainment in its lavish package."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 4654776 2015 films 2015 psychological thriller films 2010s romantic thriller films Indian psychological thriller films Indian romantic thriller films 2010s Kannada-language films