| Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Srinivas Raju |
| Written by | A. V. Shiva Sai |
| Produced by | Prashant G. Rudrappa |
| Starring | Ganesh Malvika Nair Sharanya Shetty |
| Cinematography | Venkat Rama Prasad |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | Trishul Entertainments |
| Distributed by | KVN Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹10 crores[1] |
| Box office | ₹ 25.2 crores[1] |
Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi (pronunciationⓘ) is a 2024 IndianKannada-languageromantic comedy film directed bySrinivas Raju and produced by Prashant G. Rudrappa under Trishul Entertainments. The film starsGanesh,Malvika Nair (in her Kannada debut) andSharanya Shetty, alongsideSadhu Kokila,Rangayana Raghu,Shruti andSrinivasa Murthy.[2][3][4][5]
Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi was released on 15 August 2024, coinciding withIndependence Day.[6] The film received mixed-to-positive reviews and became a commercial success at the box office.
Krishna, a business tycoon, meets Pranaya, an orphan who runs an orphanage. Krishna, worried that his socio-economic status may separate him from Pranaya, pretends to be a driver and becomes employed by Pranaya. Pranaya soon learns about Krishna's identity, but she later accepts his love.
Jhanvi, a hot-headed daughter of a businessman Gurudutt, falls in love with Krishna. Though denying the proposal due to a past history with Krishna's family, Gurudutt agrees and Krishna's family asks Krishna about this, but Krishna denies it and reveals about Pranaya to the family. Krishna's family agrees and he marries Pranaya. Before they can enjoy their happily-ever-after, Krishna and Pranaya become victims of a violent attack.
Krishna suffers fromretrograde amnesia, leaving him to forget about Pranaya. Krishna's family and Pranaya doesn't reveal anything about it and Pranaya pretends to be Krishna's assistant. Jhanvi learns about this and tries to make Krishna fall in love with her, but Krishna rejects the proposal and soon falls for Pranaya. It is revealed that Jhanvi was actually behind the attack on Krishna and Pranaya as she wants to exact revenge on Krishna for marrying Pranaya. A series of comedic events ensues in which Krishna and Pranaya remarry.
The film was shot inMysore,Bangalore, Italy,Malta and Vietnam.[8]
| Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Kannada | |||
| Label | Anand Audio | |||
| Producer | Arjun Janya | |||
| Arjun Janya chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Marriage is Fixed" | Nishan Rai | Arjun Janya | Chandan Shetty | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Chinnamma" | Kaviraj | Arjun Janya | Kailash Kher,Indu Nagaraj | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Dwapara" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Arjun Janya | Jaskaran Singh | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Hey Gagana" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Arjun Janya | Sonu Nigam,Chinmayi Sripaada | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Ninna Hegalu" | Kaviraj | Sai Karthik | K. S. Chithra | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Kaadadeye Hegirali" | Jayant Kaikini | Arjun Janya | Prithwi Bhat, Gautham Nair | 3:34 |
The film was earlier reported to be release in July.[9] Later it was released on 15 August 2024.[6] The film ran for more than 50 days in select centers across Karnataka.
Shashiprasad SM ofTimes Now gave a rating of 3 out of 5, saying "Golden Star Ganesh Finds His Way Back To Form" and opined that "the other biggest highlight of the film is the music scored by Arjun Janya".[10]
The movie collected ₹1.25 crores on its first day.[11] The movie was reported to have sold 49,000 tickets on its first Saturday with the three day gross being ₹4.82 crores to ₹ 5 crores.[12] The four day extended weekend collection was reported to be ₹7.26 crores. The five day collection was reported to be between ₹7.09 crores (net)[13] to ₹8.11 crores (gross).[14] The ten days gross was reported to be ₹12.74 crores.[15] The movie was reported to have crossed ₹20 crores gross by the end of second Monday.[16][17] The gross collections were reported to have crossed ₹25 crores at the end of 25 days.[18]
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