Snehitaru

Snehitaru (English: Friends) is a 2012 Indian Kannada action film written and directed by Ram Narayan and produced by Soundarya Jagadish. It has an ensemble cast including Vijay Raghavendra, Tarun Chandra, Pranitha, Srujan Lokesh and Ravishankar Gowda in the lead roles. Popular actors Darshan, Duniya Vijay and Nikita Thukral are making special appearances, with Darshan playing a pivotal role.[2]

Snehitaru
Poster
Directed by	K. Ram Narayan
Produced by	Soundarya Jagadish
Written by	K. Ram Narayan Shyam Shivamogga
Starring	Tarun Chandra Vijay Raghavendra Srujan Lokesh Pranitha Ravishankar Gowda
Music by	V. Harikrishna
Cinematography	M. R. Seenu
Edited by	Ganesh Mallaiah
Production company	Soundarya Jagadish Films
Distributed by	Jayanna Combines
Release date	5 October 2012[1]
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Director Ram Narayan has also written the screenplay and dialogues for the film. V. Harikrishna is the score and soundtrack composer. The film was theatrically released on 5 October 2012 across Karnataka cinema halls. The multi-starrer film had a decent run in at the box office.

Cast

• Vijay Raghavendra
• Tarun Chandra
• Pranitha
• Shankar Rao
• Master Snehith
• Srujan Lokesh
• Ravishankar Gowda
• Ramesh Bhat
• Tennis Krishna
• Bullet Prakash
• Sihi Kahi Chandru
• Girija Lokesh
• Chikkanna
• Saadhu Kokila
• Triveni Rao
• Harris Johnny
• Ravi chethan
• Besant Ravi
• Vijaya Sarathi
• Victory Vasu
• Ramesh Pandith
• Laya Kokila
• Sarojamma Maarimutthu
• V. Manohar
• Mohan Juneja
• Mimicry Dayanand
• Arasu Maharaj as Don Bande
• Kuri Prathap
• Rockline Sudhakar
• Darshan in a special appearance
• Nikita Thukral as an item number

Production

After Masth Maja maadi and Appu Pappu, this is the third film of family of Soundarya Jagadish banner. Master Snehith, son of couple Soundarya and Rekha has an important role in this film. The little star is challenging the stars like Darshan and Nikitha who are in guest roles in this film.[3]

Critical reception

Snehitaru received good to average response from critics upon its release. Oneindia gave the film 3/5 rating and commented that the film is nothing but a fun ride. Two songs of the film were praised.[4] DNA gave the film an average rating of 2.5/5.[5] Rediff, which gave the film a rating of 2/,5 said the film was a light-hearted entertainer.[6]

Soundtrack

Snehitaru
Soundtrack album by V. Harikrishna
Released	23 July 2012
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Ashwini Audio

V. Harikrishna composed the music for the film and the soundtracks, with lyrics for the soundtracks penned by Kaviraj, Shyam Shivamogga and K. Ramnarayan. The album has five soundtracks.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Badapayi Hrudayake"	Kaviraj	Sonu Nigam
2.	"Badukodu Hege Naa"	Shyam Shivamogga	Vani Harikrishna
3.	"Thattu Chappale"	K. Ramnarayan, Shyam Shivamogga	V. Harikrishna, Vani Harikrishna
4.	"Thindi Aytha Sir"	K. Ramnarayan	V. Harikrishna, Hemanth, Chetan Sosca
5.	"Thirty Forty Site Iddre"	Shyam Shivamogga	Vani Harikrishna, Priya Himesh

References

1. Snehitharu Filmibeat. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
2. "A Multi star cast Snehitharu". 12 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
3. "'Snehitharu' is expected to be released soon". 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
4. "Review: Snehitaru". Oneindia. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
5. "Review: Snehitaru". DNA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
6. "Review: Snehitaru is a light-hearted entertainer". Rediff.com. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
7. "Snehitharu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 1 October 2014.