''Love Story'' is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by

Bharathi Kannan S.Bharathi Kannan is an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil films. He was primarily active in the 1990s and early 2000 and is most noted for his work on devotional films. Career He started his career in 1981, joining as an assistant d ...

. The film stars

Mayur Patel Mayur Patel is an Indian actor who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for his role in the film ''Mani'' (2003). Career Mayur Patel made his lead debut in the film ''Mani'' (2003). The film released to positive reviews although the film f ...

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and Srinagara Kitty. The film was released in Tamil as ''Uyir Ullavare''. This film is a remake of ''

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'' (1978).

Cast

as Ram *

as Swapna * Srinagara Kitty * Komal *

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* Chitra Shenoy *

Pramila Joshai Pramila Joshai is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the films of Pramila Joshai as an actor include '' Saheba'' (2017), '' Thayi'' (2008), ''Apthamitra'' (2004). She was credited as Parimalam in her debut Tamil film '' Va ...

* Nizhalgal Ravi * Livingston *

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Soundtrack

The music composed by S. A. Rajkumar with lyrics by K. Kalyan. The songs were reused the tunes from the original.

Reception

K. N. Venkatasubba Rao of ''

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'' wrote that "Though Mayur Patel has given his best as the hero, it is Srinagar Kitty as the villain who succeeds in registering his histrionic potential on a par with those artistes who played that role in original Telugu and Hindi films". R. G. Vjayasarathy of '' Rediff.com'' said that "Being a faithful adaptation, some sequences of the film are well-narrated. But if outstanding performances were one of the main features of the original, except for a few artists like Mayur Patel, Komal and Pramila Joshai, the others fail to deliver in this remake". A critic from ''Viggy'' said that "If you watch Love Story without comparing it with its original (Kamal's performance or Balachandar's direction), you surely will enjoy the film and those melodious songs".

References

{{Reflist Kannada remakes of Telugu films 2000s Kannada-language films Films directed by Bharathi Kannan