Romeo Juliet (2002 film)

Romeo Juliet
Film poster
Directed byGunakumar
Written byV. Nagendra Prasad (dialogues)
Screenplay byGunakumar
Produced byHC Srinivas
StarringVijay Raghavendra
Radhika Kumaraswamy
CinematographyS. Krishna
Edited byK M Shankar
Music byHamsalekha
Production
company
Srinivasa Productions
Release date
  • October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Romeo Juliet is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gunakumar. It features Vijay Raghavendra and Radhika Kumaraswamy in the lead. The supporting cast includes Reethu Singh, Sagar, and V. Nagendra Prasad. The music for the film is by Hamsalekha.

Plot

Cast

Production

The film was directed by newcomer Gunakumar and is inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.[1] This is the third film to feature Vijay Raghavendra and Radhika Kumaraswamy after Ninagagi (2002) and Prema Qaidi (2002).[2] The filming began on 17 April 2002 at colleges in Bangalore and Manipal.[2][1]

Soundtrack

Romeo Juliet
Soundtrack album by
Hamsalekha
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
LabelAshwini Audio
ProducerH.C. Srinivas

The film's music was composed by Hamsalekha.[3] The music rights were acquired by Ashwini Audio.

All lyrics are written by Hamsalekha.

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Prema Gulabi"Mangala, Nagachandrika, Ramya, Sunitha 
2."O My Dream Girl"Chetan Sosca 
3."Hurry Up"Chetan Sosca, Latha Hamsalekha 
4."Rani Jenu"Chetan Sosca, Hemanth, Sangeetha, Vijay Aras 
5."Panchi"Divya Raghavan 
6."Acha Cha Chu"Nanditha 
7."Neera Neera"Chetan Sosca, Latha Hamsalekha, Vishwanath 

Reception

Reviewing the film for Deccan Herald, a critic wrote that "Despite a catchy title, Romeo Juliet seems to have failed to attract the film buffs. First and foremost the movie appears to be a duplicate of Ninagagi though both the films were made almost simultaneously by different directors".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Campus love story". The Times of India. 26 April 2002. Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Kumar, G. S. (29 March 2002). "A filmy hatrick". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Hamsalekha - Romeo Juliet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Tidal. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ Ronnie (13 October 2002). "FILM REVIEWS: Romeo Juliet (Kannada)". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 13 December 2002. Retrieved 26 September 2023.