Sriramachandra
Sriramachandra is a 1992 Indian Kannada romantic drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by P. Dhanraj.[1] The film stars Ravichandran in dual roles, along with Mohini, Vajramuni and Srinath amongst others. The music and lyrics were composed by Hamsalekha. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Kalyanaraman (1979), written by Panchu Arunachalam.
| Sriramachandra | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Produced by | P. Dhanaraj |
| Written by | Upendra
R. Rajashekhar [Dialogues] |
| Screenplay by | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Story by | Panju Arunachalam |
| Starring | Ravichandran Mohini Srinath Vajramuni |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
| Cinematography | Kabir Lal |
| Edited by | K. Balu |
Release date | 1992 |
Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Synopsis
Srirama and Chandra are twins born to Srinath and Sumithra. Over a family difference, the couple splits and Srirama lives with his father in the Kalasa (Chikmagalur district) tea estate, while Chandra is brought up by his mother in Bangalore city. Srirama is born as an innocent and immature boy whose life revolves around his father and friend Seetha, whom he intends to marry. However, with an urge over property, Srinath's manager Vajramuni hatches a successful plan to murder him and leaves Srirama orphaned and the sole property owner. Srirama, without a knowledge in accounts, gets cheated regularly by his manager. Before dying, Srirama's father reveals the secret about his mother and twin brother staying in Bangalore. Knowing this, manager tricks a drama couple as his mother and brother and makes him believe it. However, Srirama comes to know about the gang's plan and runs away to inform the police. En route, he gets killed by falling off a cliff, making Seetha lose her consciousness and become mentally unstable. The rest of the plot tells about how Srirama becomes a ghost and informs all the incidents to his twin brother in the city and how Chandra deals with the situation.
Cast
- Ravichandran as Srirama and Chandra
- Mohini as Geetha
- Srinath
- Vajramuni as Estate manager
- Dheerendra Gopal as Bhatta
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Umashree
- Sumithra as Rajalakshmi
- Rajanand as Estate Jeep driver
- Shivaram
- Krishne gowda as Estate Lawyer
- Mafia shashi as lingappa
- Bank suresh
- Tiger Juneja
- Stunt Devu
Songs
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gaganadali Maleya Dina" | Mano, K. S. Chithra |
| 2 | "Enaayitu Nanageedina" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra |
| 3 | "Bhootavilla Pisachiyilla" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano |
| 4 | "Sundari Sundari" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| 5 | "Sundari Sundari" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Reception
The film and music composed by Hamsalekha was well received and the audio sales hit a record high.