''Ghauttham'' is a 2009

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romance film directed by K. Rajeev Prasad and starring Prem and Sarah in the lead roles with

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and Ananth Nag in other pivotal roles. The film is a remake of the

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family drama '' Aahaa..!'' (1997) directed by

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. The film received favorable reviews upon release.

Cast

* Prem as Gowtham *Sarah as Madhu *

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* Ananth Nag *

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*Mandeep Roy *

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*Bindushree * Bank Janardhan

Soundtrack

The film's score and soundtrack was composed by

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Reception

Critical response

R G Vijayasarathy of ''

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'' scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "Gauththam also marks the return of "Kokila" Mohan (Mike Mohan in Tamil films) and Kausalya to Kannada film industry, who have well in their respective roles. Notable performances from Sudharani, Anant Nag, Ramesh Bhat, Vinaya Prakash and Shivaram are another plus point of the film. Technical value of the film too is top class. Despite its dragging moments and predictable story line, Gauththam is a neat family entertainer". A critic from

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wrote "Gurukiran is good in three tunes for the film and the other beauty of the film is the camera work by Sudhakar. Every frame of the film is gleeful. This is an above average film".

References

Kannada remakes of Tamil films Indian romantic drama films 2009 films 2000s Kannada-language films Films scored by Gurukiran 2009 romantic drama films {{2000s-romance-film-stub