Ooh La La is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romance film written, directed and produced by Hemanth Hedge, making his debut. It features Krishna Mohan, Radhika, Arya Prasad and Sonia Agarwal in the lead roles. The score and soundtrack for the film is by Suresh Devkumar. The film was a box office success.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Hemanth Hedge |
| Written by | Hemanth Hedge |
| Produced by | Ramoji Rao |
| Starring | Krishna Mohan Radhika Arya Prasad Sonia Agarwal |
| Cinematography | Krishnakumar |
| Music by | Suresh Devkumar |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
edit- Krishna Mohan
- Radhika
- Arya Prasad
- Sonia Agarwal
- Raju Ananthaswamy
- Chithra Shenoy
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Umashree
- Sanketh Kashi
- Srinivas Prabhu
Production
editThe film's director previously worked as an actor for Mathadana (2001). The film was launched on 5 July 2002 at Banashankari.[3]
Hemanth Hegde was inspired by Yash Chopra's style of films for this film, which is a mix of "glam, colour, emotion, comedy and youth". Hegde was keen to make such a film as it has not been attempted in the Kannada film industry, which mostly makes sentimental films. Hegde also wanted the stylish clothing present in Chopra's films to be in this film as well. He hired Simrin and Naveen Bhurani of Galaxy for the clothing department.[4]
The film was shot for around 45 days in Bangalore, Vizag and Mysore.[4]
Soundtrack
editThe film's background score and the soundtrack were composed by Suresh Devkumar. The music rights were acquired by Ananda Audio.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Geleyare Grleyare Birusina Vayasidu" | V. Manohar | Suresh Peters | |
| 2. | "Dum Dum Dum Yenal Adam" | V. Manohar | Devan | |
| 3. | "Mounave Vandane Snehave Vandane" | K. Kalyan | M. D. Pallavi, Hemanth | |
| 4. | "Dumbi Banthu Dumbi Banthu" | Anand | Rajesh Krishnan, Nandita | |
| 5. | "Rebabba Rebabbari Ee Youvana" | K. Kalyan | Gurukiran | |
| 6. | "He Swalpa Hathra Barthiya" | K. Kalyan | Anuradha Sriram, Rajesh Krishnan |
Release and reception
editThe film was initially scheduled to release on 25 December 2002,[4] but it was delayed due to a royalties dispute with one of the film's playback singers.[citation needed]
A critic from indiainfo.com wrote that "Overall the film is good".[6]
References
edit- ^ Joy, Prathibha. "Hemanth Hegde's Sa to release in only six theatres in Karnataka". The Times of India.
- ^ "2003 - Yearly roundup of Kannada Film Industry". www.viggy.com.
- ^ "Oo La Laa… 'First' for many, says director Hemanth Hegde". www.viggy.com.
- ^ a b c "Ooh La La La: Fun on the Kannada screen - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Ooh La La (2003) - Suresh Devakumar". Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "O LA LA - Review". indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2004.