''Preethigagi'' is a 2007 Indian

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-language

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by

S. Mahendar S. Mahendar is an Indian film director working in Kannada cinema. He is also a politician with the BJP contesting from Kollegal constituency in Karnataka. He debuted into cinema with ''Pranayada Pakshigalu'' (1992) and went to direct for over ...

and starring Murali and

Sridevi Vijayakumar Sridevi Vijaykumar (born 29 October 1986) is an Indian actress. Starting off as a child artist in the 1992 Tamil film ''Rickshaw Mama'', she has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Personal life Sridevi was born on 29 October 1986 as ...

. It is a remake of the 1997

Malayalam film Malayalam cinema is an Indian cinema, Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ...

Aniyathipraavu ''Aniyathipraavu'' () is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language romance film directed by Fazil and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. It stars debutant Kunchacko Boban and Shalini (thereby, making their cinematic debut in leading roles). The film tell ...

''. The plot is of a love story between a boy and a girl, whose relationship is not approved by their families, who eventually elope.

Cast

* Murali as Sanju *

Sridevi Vijaykumar Sridevi Vijaykumar (born 29 October 1986) is an Indian actress. Starting off as a child artist in the 1992 Tamil film ''Rickshaw Mama'', she has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Personal life Sridevi was born on 29 October 1986 as ...

as Mili *

Ramakrishna Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an In ...

as Sanju's father *

Bhavya Bhavya is an Indian actress. She has acted in several Kannada and a few Tamil and Telugu movies. She was a top heroine of Kannada cinema during 1985–1992. She switched over to key supporting roles post 2000. She is settled in Mumbai, India a ...

as Sanju's mother * Jayanthi as Mili's mother *

Avinash Avinash Yelandur (born 22 December 1959) is an Indian actor who stars predominantly in South Indian language films, notably in the Kannada and Tamil film industries. He has been in the industry for two decades and has acted in over 200 films. Kn ...

as Rajeev *

Chithra Shenoy Chitra Shenoy is an Indian actress and producer in South Indian movies and television series. She has acted in more than 600 films in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, and Hindi. She is known as the 'young mother' in the Kannada film ind ...

Doddanna Doddanna (born 11 November 1949) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry who has acted in about 800 films. He started his career as a theatre actor. During this time, he entered the Kannada film industry as a character actor. Early lif ...

Mukhyamantri Chandru Honnasandra Narasimhaiah Chandrashekar (born 28 August 1953), known popularly as Mukhyamantri Chandru, is an Indian actor and politician. As an actor, he is known for his work in Kannada theatre and cinema. The sobriquet ''Mukhyamantri'' (Chief ...

Shobaraj Shobaraj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of his notable films include '' Yajamana'' (2000), ''Shabdavedhi'' (2000), '' Police Story'' (1996), and '' Sangliyana Part-3'' (1997). Career Shobaraj has been part of more than 2 ...

as Venkat *

Srujan Lokesh Srujan Lokesh (born 28 June 1980) is an Indian actor, television presenter, radio presenter and producer who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. Production house Lokesh Productions was founded by Srujan Lokesh and his mother Girija Lo ...

as Mili's brother * Preethi * Amrutha *

Master Anand H. Anand (born 4 January 1984), popularly known as Master Anand, is an Indian actor, film director and television presenter. He is best known for his work in Kannada cinema. Anand made his acting debut as a child artist. His performance as Gane ...

as Sanju's friend * Nagashekar *

Bank Janardhan Janardhan, known by his stage name Bank Janardhan is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He is well-known for his comedy and drama roles in various Kannada films and television series. Some of the notable films of Janardhan as an actor ...

Honnavalli Krishna Honnavalli Krishna is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Honnavalli Krishna as an actor include '' Ratha Sapthami'' (1986), ''Aasegobba Meesegobba'' (1990), ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' (1974), ''Janumada Jo ...

* Karthik Sharma

Production

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agreed to produced the film although he usually does not not produce any remake films. In order to get tax exemption, the film was released ten years after the original film.

Soundtrack

S. A. Rajkumar S. A. Rajkumar is an Indian composer and lyricist. He has made music for all South Indian language films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada. Early life Rajkumar's father was a vocalist performing in stage shows conducted by popular mu ...

composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The track "Ennai Thalatta" from the Tamil version was reused as "Kanninalli". The track "Ee Preethi" was reused from composer's own Tamil track "Pirivondrai" from ''

Piriyadha Varam Vendum ''Piriyadha Varam Vendum'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Kamal. It is a remake of his 1999 Malayalam film ''Niram''. The movie stars Prashanth with Shalini and Jomol (Both reprising their role ...

'' (2001) while "Ananda" was reused from composer's another own Tamil track "Rosapoo" from ''Surya Vamsam''. The album consists of eight tracks.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Director S.Mahender has nothing new to offer story wise and could have stuck to village based films that he is famous for". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "''Preethigaagi'' is enjoyable for those who haven't seen the original".

References

External links

* Kannada remakes of Malayalam films 2007 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian interfaith romance films Films directed by S. Mahendar 2000s romance films {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub