Deepavali is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film starring Vishnuvardhan, Ramesh Aravind, Chandini and Bhavana.[1] The film is directed and written by Dinesh Babu.[2] The film became a box-office failure.[3]
Cast
- Vishnuvardhan as Ravi alias Ravindranath
- Ramesh Aravind as Hari alias Harichander
- Bhavana as Anu
- Chandini as Nandhini
- Ragasudha
- Ramesh Bhat
- Hema Choudhary
- K. R. Vijaya
- Sanketh Kashi
- Mandeep Roy
- Tennis Krishna
- Shivaram
- Deepa Bhaskar
Production
The film was originally launched under the title Mela with Mahesh Sukhadare, director of Sambrama being the director. It was launched at Kanteerava studios.[4]
Soundtrack
All the songs are composed and scored by M. M. Keeravani.[5][6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nooraru Banna Seri" | K. Kalyan | Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha | 1:23 |
| 2. | "Mukkoti Suryaniva" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:35 |
| 3. | "Harusha Devige" | M. N. Vyasa Rao | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Shruti Layada Jothe" | Rudresh Nagasandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Chaitra Moodida" | Rudramurthy Shastry | Nanditha | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Bhanu Varusha" | M. N. Vyasa Rao | M. M. Keeravani, Ganga Sitharasu | 5:04 |
| Total length: | 25:28 | |||
Reception
A critic from indiainfo.com wrote that "The film is certainly worth a dekho (watch) for those on the look out for clean entertainment".[7] go4i wrote "It's a neat and clean film without any vulgarity, senseless action and violence. The film has comedy too. [..] The first and the second half of the film are balanced, a rare quality these days."[8]
References
- ^ "Deepavali". Online Bangalore. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "R VISHNUVARDHAN NATIONAL AWARD FOR RAMESH ARAVIND". Chitraloka. 7 September 2019.
- ^ "CHANDINI IS IMMATURE". Chitraloka. Archived from the original on 2 August 2001. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Mela". Screen India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2000. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Deepavali songs". Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "M. M. Keeravani: Deepavali (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Music Streaming – Listen on Deezer". 15 June 2000. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Deepavali - A sparkling entertainer". movies.indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Deepavali". g04i. Archived from the original on 10 August 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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