Paris Pranaya
| Paris Pranaya | |
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 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar |
| Written by | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar |
| Produced by | Amarnatha Gowda Harinath Policharla Tumkur Dayanand Vidyashankar |
| Starring | Raghu Mukherjee Minal Patil |
| Cinematography | Krishna Kumar |
| Edited by | Basavaraj Urs |
| Music by | Stephen Prayog |
Production company | 21st Century Lions Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Paris Pranaya (transl. Romance in Paris) 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 rolea whilst Rajesh, Tara and Sharath Lohitashwa feature in other prominent roles. The film was produced by 21st Century Lions Cinema banner.
The film released on 18 April 2003 to generally positive reviews from critics. 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. 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
Production
Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar began working on the script in January 2002.[1] Raghu Mukherjee, the winner of the 2002 Mister Grasim International, plays an NRI from Europe.[2][3] Minal Patil was to make her debut with Janani but was later replaced.[4] The song "Rome Rome" was shot in Barcelona during the La Mercè celebrations.[5]
Music
| Paris Pranaya | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Stephen Prayog | ||||
| Released | 25 March 2003 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 36:11 | |||
| Label | Akash Audio | |||
| Stephen Prayog chronology | ||||
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The music of the film was composed by Stephen Prayog.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.
All music is composed by Stephen Prayog
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paris Pranaya" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Dhig Dhig Digantadache" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Srinivas, K. S. Chitra | 6:40 |
| 3. | "Yede Thumbi Hadidenu" | G. S. Shivarudrappa | Nanditha | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Krishna Nee Begane Baaro" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Shreya Ghoshal Sonu Nigam | 5:47 |
| 5. | "Aa Biliyara Deshada" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | K. S. Chitra, Rajesh Krishnan, Madhu Balakrishnan | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Appanaane" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Nanditha, Hemanth Kumar | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Rome Rome" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam | 5:44 |
| Total length: | 36:11 | |||
Release and reception
The film released on 18 April 2003 alongside Kutumba (2003).[9] Viggy wrote "Nagathihalli excels once again in Paris Pranaya through sharp dialogs, sober comedy apart from introducing two new talents to Kannada film industry in the form of Raghu Mukherjee and Minal Patil".[10] Chitraloka.com wrote Paris Pranaya "is a panoramic view of Europe besides being palatable, paradigm, pragmatic and praiseworthy. All because of the passionate and diligent director Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar and his team".[11] Despite releasing to positive reviews, the film was a box office failure.[12]
Awards
- Best Music Director - Stephen Prayog[13]
- Best Lyricist - Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
- Best Female Playback Singer - Nanditha for "Ede Tumbi Hadidenu"
- Best Film - Tumkur Dayanand
References
- ^ Kumar, G. S. (3 January 2002). "Moviemaker Nagathihalli turns to Europe". The Times of India.
- ^ "Paris Pranaya- new film of Nagathihalli". Viggy.
- ^ Kodur, Swaroop (6 November 2022). "Exclusive! Raghu Mukherjee: I am a lot more keen today on going against my image". OTT Play.
- ^ Kumar, G. S. (28 June 2002). "Another carmelite enters films". The Times of India.
- ^ Kumar, G. S. (26 September 2002). "A song on Rome". The Times of India.
- ^ Songs
- ^ Venkatesh, Nikita (12 March 2020). "Happy Birthday Shreya Ghoshal messages flood singer's timeline". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020.
- ^ Kumar, G. S. (23 August 2002). "Fusion music for Paris Pranaya". The Times of India.
- ^ Tirta, Tejaswini (14 December 2007). "Date issues of a different kind". The Times of India.
- ^ "Paris Pranaya film review". Viggy. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Paris Pranaya Movie Review". Chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Lokesh, Vinay (13 November 2013). "Popular places inspire Sandalwood film titles". The Times of India.
- ^ Reddy, Y. Maheswara (30 August 2022). "Music & directing". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ "51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare Award winners". The Times of India. 4 June 2004.
