Orata I Love You

Orata I Love You
DVD cover
Directed by	Shri
Written by	Anil Kumar (dialogues)
Produced by	C. R. Manohar
Starring	Prashanth Sowmya
Cinematography	B Suresh Babu
Edited by	K Girish Kumar
Music by	G. R. Shankar
Production company	Golden Lion Film Division
Release date	20 November 2007 (2007-11-20)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Orata I Love You (also known as Orata; transl. Country man) is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Shri and starring newcomers Prashanth and Sowmya. The film was a box office failure despite being profitable.[1] After this film, Prashanth was referred to as Orata Prashanth.[2]

Cast

• Prashanth as Varada
• Sowmya as Kavya
• Harish as Santhosh
• Sathyajith as Gowda
• Avinash
• Mandya Ramesh
• Dhanaraj
• Mumaith Khan in an item number[3]

Production

Hridaya made her debut under the name of Sowmya.[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by newcomer G. R. Shankar.[5] The song "Yaaro Kannalli Kannanittu" from the film became popular.[6]

Orata I Love You
Soundtrack album by G. R. Shankar
Released	2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	38:46
Language	Kannada
Label	Jhankar Music
Official audio
Full Album on YouTube

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Banthu Banthu"	K. Kalyan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:29
2.	"Omme Ninna"	Hemanth Kumar	Nanditha Rakesh	4:35
3.	"Yene Yene"	Shri	Rajesh Krishnan	3:53
4.	"Adu Hyanga"	K. Kalyan	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, M.D. Pallavi	4:40
5.	"Yaaro Kannalli"	K. Kalyan	Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha	5:34
6.	"Manasithu Ninna"	G. R. Shankar	Karthik	5:08
7.	"Aa Brahmange"	Shri	Hemanth Kumar	4:21
8.	"Saddu Saddu"	K. Kalyan	Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra	4:48
Total length:				38:46

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Prashanth gives his best and Sowmya is okay. G R Shankar’s music is good".[7] R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com wrote that "In a nutshell, though Orata I Love You may not be in the same league as Duniya or Mungaru Male, it certainly is a well-made film with good dialogues, decent performances, scintillating music and good choreography".[8] A critic from Chitraloka.com said that "This story has been told in an interesting manner by Sreenivas. The music by debutant music director B.R.Shankar is the highlight of the film".[9]

Sequel

Prashanth has written a script for a sequel; however, the film never entered production.[10]

References

1. Srivani, B. S. (14 January 2010). "'Master' has many takers". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
2. "Seems familiar?". Bangalore Mirror. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
3. "Rakhi's item number in Kannada". Rediff.com. 31 July 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
4. Sharadhaa, A. (25 October 2016). "Trataka will be a relaunch vehicle for Hridaya". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
5. "Orata I Love You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
6. "A medley of old and new songs". Deccan Herald. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
7. "ORATA, I LOVE YOU MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 23 November 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
8. Vijayasarathy, R. G. (23 November 2007). "Orata I Love You: Well made". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
9. "ORATA I LOVE YOU MOVIE REVIEW". Chitraloka. 23 November 2007.
10. "Exclusive: ಕಣ್ಣಲ್ಲಿ ಕಣ್ಣನಿಟ್ಟು ಮನಸ್ಸಲ್ಲಿ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನಿಟ್ಟು ಮತ್ತೆ 'ಒರಟ' ಎಂದೋರು ಯಾರು?". Filmibeat (in Kannada). 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

External links

• Soundtrack of Orata I Love You at IMDb