Premier Padmini (film)
2019 Indian film
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Premier Padmini is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed and written by Ramesh Indira. The film marks the debut of television personality, Shruti Naidu as the producer under her home banner Shruti Naidu Chitra.[1] The film features Jaggesh, Madhoo, Sudharani, Hitha Chandrashekar and Vivek Simha in the lead roles.[2] The supporting cast includes H. G. Dattatreya, Bhargavi Narayan and Pramod.
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| Premier Padmini | |
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| Directed by | Ramesh Indira |
| Screenplay by | Ramesh Indira |
| Story by | Ramesh Indira |
| Produced by | Shruti Naidu |
| Starring | Jaggesh Madhoo Sudharani Pramod Vivek Simha Hitha Chandrashekar |
| Cinematography | Advaitha Gurumurthy |
| Edited by | Rajendra Urs |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | Shruti Naidu Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The technical crew members for the film include Arjun Janya as the music composer, Advaita Gurumurthy as the cinematographer, Rajendra Urs as the editor.[3] The title refers to the popular automobile, the Premier Padmini.
The film launched in early March 2018 and released across theaters in Karnataka on 26 April 2019.[4] The film was premiered on 29 September 2019 in Zee Kannada.
Plot
Cast
- Jaggesh as Vinayak
- Madhoo as Shruti
- Sudharani as Spandana
- Pramod as Nanjundi
- Vivek Simha as Sumukha
- Hitha Chandrashekar as Ranjani
- H. G. Dattatreya as Vinayak's neighbour
- Ramesh Indira as Rajesh
- Bhargavi Narayan
- Aishwarya Baspure as Pragathi
Soundtrack
| Premier Padmini | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 27 February 2019 |
| Recorded | 2018 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | D-Beats |
| Producer | Arjun Janya |
Arjun Janya has scored the soundtrack and score for the film.[5] The album consists of four songs and according to Janya, as per the film's script he has composed Carnatic and Hindustani classical fusion songs apart from a traditional folk song and a romantic song.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Premier Padmini" | Yogaraj Bhat | Vijay Prakash | 03:40 |
| 2. | "Naa Huduko Naale" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Nihal Tauro | 03:42 |
| 3. | "Payanava" | Sai Sarvesh | Sanjith Hegde | 03:17 |
| 4. | "Yaaru Illada Mane" | Kaviraj | Vyasaraj | 03:32 |
Controversy
The movie borrowed heavily from Kannada author Vasudhendra's short story without giving any credits or soliciting his permission.[6]