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-language romantic drama film written and directed by debutant M. Saravanan and produced by

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. It stars

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as the title character alongside Kajal Aggarwal and

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. This films also features 26 kids and comedian

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. ''Ganesh'' began its production in December 2008 and ended in August 2009. The film features music by

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while cinematography and editing are performed by

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and A. Sreekar Prasad respectively. The film was theatrically released on 24 September 2009.

Plot

Ganesh is an orphan who always pitches in to help needy people. In one such strange situation, he is forced to pretend to Divya that he loves her. Later on, she discovers that he loves her to fulfill another ambition and that his love is false. By then, Ganesh genuinely falls in love with her. He then convinces her of his love's authenticity.

Cast

as Ganesh * Kajal Aggarwal as Divya *

as Deepa * Ashish Vidyarthi as Mahadev *

as Yadagiri *

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as Archana * Sudha as Divya's mother * Rohini Hattangadi as Divya's aunt *

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as Divya's uncle *

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as Divya's brother * Surekha Vani as Divya's sister-in-law * Fish Venkat as Mahadev's henchman *

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as Apparao * Ravi Prakash as Prakash *

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Production and release

The film began its production in December 2008, and ended in August 2009. ''Ganesh'' released theatrically on 24 September 2009. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as ''Kshatriya: Ek Yoddha'' in 2011.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was released on 10 September 2009. It had music scored by composer,

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. Lyrics have been written by Ramajogaiah Sastri. The music was launched at Rama Naidu studios by Jr. NTR.

Reviews

Radhika Rajamani of ''

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'' called it a "fun" film, and wrote: "This movie harks back to the days of good ol' movies like ''The Sound of Music''." On performances, ''123telugu.com'' stated: "Ram is the main attraction of the movie and he delivers a sincere performance as Ganesh.”

References

External links

* {{M. Saravanan (film director) 2009 films 2000s Telugu-language films Films scored by Mickey J Meyer Indian romantic comedy films 2009 romantic comedy films