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Wikipedia article
'Paris Pranaya' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar. The film stars newcomers Raghu Mukherjee and Minal Patil in the lead role whilst Rajesh, Tara and Sharath Lohitashwa feature in other prominent roles.[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/paris-pranaya/cast-crew.html Cast & Crew] The film was produced by 21st Century Lions Cinema banner.
The film released on 18 April 2003 to generally positive reviews from critics.[http://www.viggy.com/english/review_paris_pranaya.asp Paris Pranaya film review] Extensively shot in many European locales such as Paris, Rome, Southern France and Spain, the film covers a scene of the annual "Vishwa Kannada Sammelana - 2002" held at Detroit.[http://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/2826-paris-pranaya-review.html Paris Pranaya Movie Review] It went on to win awards at the Filmfare Awards South and Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2003.
Cast
* Raghu Mukherjee as Krish alias Krishna
* Minal Patil as Poorvi
* Rajesh as H. K. Master
* Sharath Lohitashwa as Aditya
* Tara as 'Cell' Seetha
* Harinath Policharla
* Sumalatha
* Sudha Belawadi
* Nagathihalli Chandrashekar guest appearance
Voice-over
* Rajesh Krishnan dubbed for Raghu Mukherjee* Nanditha dubbed for Minal Patil
Music
The music of the film was composed by Stephen Prayog.[http://kannadasongmp3.blogspot.in/2011/04/paris-pranaya-2003.html Songs] The soundtrack focused mainly on the fusion music of Indian and western styles. Popular Bollywood playback singers Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal rendered their voices for the songs, with Ghoshal making her debut in Kannada cinema. The soundtrack included a pure Kannada light music song "Yede Thumbi Haadidenu" composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy and written by acclaimed poet G. S. Shivarudrappa. On the other side, it had the musical bits played by the giants of Western Classical Music such as Beethoven and Mozart.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Fusion-music-for-Paris-Pranaya/articleshow/19900523.cms Fusion music for Paris Pranaya] The track "Krishna Nee Begane Baaro" is an adaptation of the renowned classical song of the same name, originally composed and written by saint Vyasatirtha in the raga Yamuna Kalyani.
Awards
* Karnataka State Film Awards
# Best Music Director - Stephen Prayog
# Best Lyricist - Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
# Best Female Playback Singer - Nanditha
* Filmfare Awards South
# Best Film - Tumkur Dayanand
References
External source
* [http://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/2826-paris-pranaya-review.html Movie review]
* [http://mio.to/album/31-kannada_movie_songs/22204-Paris_Pranaya__2003_/#/album/31-kannada_movie_songs/22204-Paris_Pranaya__2003_/ Soundtrack]
Category:2003 films
Category:2003 romantic drama films
Category:Films set in Europe
Category:Films shot in Europe
Category:Films set in Paris
Category:Films shot in Paris
Category:Films shot in Rome
Category:Indian romantic drama films
Category:2000s Kannada-language films
Category:Films directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
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