''Sriramachandra'' is a 1992 Indian

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-language film directed by

D. Rajendra Babu D. Rajendra Babu (30 March 1951 – 3 November 2013) was an Indian filmmaker and screenplay writer in Kannada cinema. He has directed over 50 films in various genres, most of them being sentimental films. He wrote and directed numerous blockbust ...

and produced by P. Dhanraj. The film stars

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in dual roles, along with

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Vajramuni Sadananda Sagar (11 May 1944 – 5 January 2006), better known by his stage name Vajramuni, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. He portrayed negative characters during most of his career and was considered one of Kannada cinema's ...

and

Srinath Narayana Swamy (born 28 December 1944), known by his stage name Srinath, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. He holds the position of vice-president of the Kannada television channel Udaya TV. He is ...

amongst others. The music and lyrics were composed by

Hamsalekha Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and a songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, di ...

. The film is a remake of the Tamil film '' Kalyanaraman'' (1979), written by

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Synopsis

Srirama and Chandra are twins born to Srinath and Sumithra. Over a family difference, the couple splits and Srirama lives with his father in the

Kalasa Kalasa is a tehsil located in Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka. Kalasa is home to the Kalaseshwara Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Kalasa lies 92 Kilometres South-west of Chickmagalur and is located on the banks of the Bhadra River. Kannad ...

(Chikmagalur district) tea estate, while Chandra is raised by his mother in Bangalore city. Srirama is born as an innocent and immature boy whose life revolves around his father and friend Seetha, whom he intends to marry. However, with an urge over property, Srinath's manager Vajramuni hatches a successful plan to murder him and leaves Srirama orphaned and the sole property owner. Srirama, without a knowledge in accounts, gets cheated regularly by his manager. Before dying, Srirama's father reveals the secret about his mother and twin brother staying in Bangalore. Knowing this, manager tricks a drama couple as his mother and brother and makes him believe it. However, Srirama learns about the gang's plan and runs away to inform the police. En route, he gets killed by falling off a cliff, making Seetha lose her consciousness and become mentally unstable. The rest of the plot tells about how Srirama becomes a ghost and informs all the incidents to his twin brother in the city and how Chandra deals with the situation.

Cast

as Srirama and Chandra *

as Geetha *

as Estate manager *

Dheerendra Gopal Gopal Rao, known by his stage name Dheerendra Gopal, was an Indian film and stage actor known for his work in Kannada films. He acted in over 350 films and was predominantly recognized for his performances in villainous and comic roles. After m ...

as Bhatta *

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* Sumithra as Rajalakshmi *

Rajanand Venkataraju known by his professional name Rajanand (1927-2004), was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Rajanand as an actor include ''Operation Diamond Racket'' (1978), '' Mayura'' (1975), and '' Eradu Kan ...

as Estate Jeep driver *

Shivaram S. Shivaram (28 January 1938 – 4 December 2021), popularly known simply as Shivaram or Shivaramanna, was an Indian actor, producer and director whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. He has played roles including lead hero p ...

*Krishne Gowda as Estate Lawyer *Mafia Shashi as lingappa *Bank Suresh *Tiger Juneja *Stunt Devu

Songs

Hamsalekha composed and written all songs of the movie which became hits.

Reception

The film and music composed by

was well received and the audio sales hit a record high.

References

External links

Songs list
1992 films 1990s Kannada-language films Films scored by Hamsalekha Kannada remakes of Tamil films Twins in Indian films Indian ghost films Indian comedy horror films 1990s comedy horror films Films directed by D. Rajendra Babu 1992 comedy films {{comedy-horror-film-stub