Snehitaru

Snehitaru
Directed by	Ram Narayan
Produced by	Soundarya Jagadish
Written by	Ram Narayan
Starring	Tarun Chandra Vijay Raghavendra Srujan Lokesh Pranitha Ravishankar Gowda
Music by	V. Harikrishna
Cinematography	M. R. Seenu
Edited by	Ganesh. M
Production company	Soundarya Jagadish Films
Release dates	October 5, 2012 (2012-10-05)[1]
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Snehitaru 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] The film is inspired by the Indian epic Mahabharatha.

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
• Sharan
• Master Snehith
• Srujan Lokesh
• Ravishankar Gowda
• Ramesh Bhat
• Tennis Krishna
• Bullet Prakash
• Sihi Kahi Chandru
• Girija Lokesh
• Darshan in a special appearance
• Nikita Thukral in a cameo appearance

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 cover
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]

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