| Krishnan Love Story | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Shashank |
| Screenplay by | Shashank |
| Story by | Shashank |
| Produced by | Uday K. Mehta Mohan G. Nayak |
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| Cinematography | Shekar Chandra |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
| Music by | Sridhar V. Sambhram |
Production company | Sri Venkateshwara Krupa Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Krishnan Love Story is a 2010 IndianKannada-languageromantic drama film directed byShashank and starsAjay Rao,Radhika Pandit in the lead roles, alongsideUmashri,Achyuth Kumar,Sharan, Pradeep, Harsha and Kaddipudi Chandru in supporting roles. The music was composed bySridhar V. Sambhram.
Krishnan Love Story was released on 18 June 2010 to positive reviews from critics and became a box office success. The film was remade in Bengali in 2018 asPiya Re bySurinder Films.
| Krishnan Love Story | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 11 June 2010 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 32:42 |
| Label | Anand Audio |
Sridhar V. Sambhram composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The lyrics for the soundtrack was written by V. Sridhar,Yogaraj Bhat,Jayant Kaikini andShashank. The album consists of eight tracks.[1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Galli Cricket" | V. Sridhar | Desmond Louis, V. Sridhar | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Thumba Aaramagi" | Yogaraj Bhat | Harsha Sadananda,Anoop Seelin, V. Sridhar | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Hrudayave Bayaside Ninnane" | Jayant Kaikini | Sonu Nigam, Vidyashree | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Mosa Madalende Neenu" | Shashank | Kailash Kher,Chetan Sosca | 5:12 |
| 5. | "Mosa Madalende Neenu (Bit)" | Shashank | Kailash Kher | 1:35 |
| 6. | "Ondu Sanna Aasege" | Shashank | Deepak Doddera | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Nee Adada Maathu" | Jayant Kaikini | Anuradha Bhat | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Nee Adada Maathu" | Jayant Kaikini | Rajesh Krishnan | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 32:42 | |||
The Times of India gave 4/5 stars and wrote "With excellent screenplay and brilliant narration, director Shashank has chosen an emotionally-filled romantic story."[2] Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana ofRediff gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Krishnan Love Story is worth a one time watch."[3] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "Krishnan Love Story is the perfect tale for the current monsoon."[4]Bangalore Mirror wrote "Shashank manages to create interesting characters, but the room for them to grow remains limited. He pays great attention to character details, but fails to bring them together in the right proportions."[5]
The film opened to a good response and ran successfully acrossKarnataka.[6] It has completed 150 days.
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 58th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress | Radhika Pandit | Won | [7] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Umashree | Won | ||
| Best Director | Shashank | Nominated | ||
| Best Music Director | V. Sridhar | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sonu Nigam for "Hrudayave" | Nominated | ||
| Best Lyricist | Jayanth Kaikini for "Hrudayave" | Nominated |