Yaare Neenu Cheluve

Yaare Neenu Cheluve
Yaare Neenu Cheluve
Feature film soundtrack
Label	Manoranjan Audio
Hamsalekha chronology

Yaare Neenu Cheluve
Yaare Neenu Cheluve
Kannada	ಯಾರೇ ನೀನು ಚೆಲುವೆ
Directed by	D. Rajendra Babu
Written by	S V Prasad (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Agathiyan
Story by	Agathiyan
Based on	Kadhal Kottai (Tamil)
Produced by	Rockline Venkatesh
Starring	Ravichandran; Sangita; Heera Rajagopal
Cinematography	D. V. Rajaram
Edited by	Shyam Yadav
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production; company	Rockline Studios
Release date	22 April 1998;
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Yaare Neenu Cheluve (transl. Who Are You, Beauty?) is a 1998 Indian

romantic drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Ravichandran, Sangita and Heera Rajagopal.^[1] Popular actors such as Vishnuvardhan,^[2] Ramesh Aravind, Jaggesh and Prakash Raj

are seen in special appearances in the film.

The film was a remake [3] of Tamil film Kadhal Kottai. Heera reprised her original role in this version as well.

The film released in 1998 to generally positive reviews from critics. The songs composed by

Best Music Director award at the 1998 Filmfare Awards South

.

Plot

Kamali (

autorickshaw to drive for a living. Ramesh (Ramesh Aravind), a wealthy businessman expresses his interest in marrying Kamali, but Kamali excuses herself to consider her as prospective bride when she meets Shivu in private and shares her unflinching love for Surya, who even allows her to meet him for one last time. Shekar, who initially dissuades Kamali's love finally gives in and allows her to go to Bangalore half-heartedly. Upon arriving in Bangalore, which is experiencing severe monsoon

, Kamali finds out that Mary and the other hostel mates are not in town. Pinning hopes, she boards the Surya's autorickshaw, without knowing that it is him, and searches for him desperately. At the end of the day, both of them get refreshed at his place, where he dons the sweater gifted by her, covering it with his uniform. As Kamali plans to head home, depressed, Surya helps her to board the Davanagere Express. As the train departs, in a turn of events, Surya removes his shirt wherein Kamali notices the sweater, and the pair finally unite, as Vishnu and Mary look on and rejoice.

Cast

Ravichandran as Surya
Sangita as Kamali
Heera as Diana
Tara as Mary
Doddanna
Sadhu Kokila
Prakash Raj as Shekar, Kamli's Brother-in-law
Ramji

Special appearance

Vishnuvardhan as Vishnu
Ramesh Aravind as Ramesh
Jaggesh as Shivu

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by Hamsalekha.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bulbulki Gilgilki"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shankar Shanbag	4:55
2.	"Chinte Yaake Maaduteeya"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:01
3.	"Priya Please Love Me"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	5:02
4.	"Chakotha Chakotha"	Suresh Peters, B. Jayashree	4:56
5.	"Dayaana Dayaana"	Srinivas, Anuradha Sriram	4:46
6.	"Kushalave Kshemave"	Srinivas, Anuradha Sriram	4:47

Reception

The Hindu wrote "Multiple starrers are almost unknown to Kannada cinema and the credit for introducing a galaxy of mega stars goes to Rockline Productions whose "Yaare Neenu Cheluve" has formidable names such as Vishnuvardhan, Ravichandran, Ramesh. Jaggesh and Prakash Rai, making it perhaps the first such star-studded venture. But the film's merit-worthiness stops here, the acting prowess of its stars notwithstanding. For, it is a straight remake of the Tamil hit "Kaadal Kottai" So, it comes a cipher where creativity and originality are concerned although Rajendra Babu can be credited as the captain for a film which is technically and musically superior."^[4] In contrast, Deccan Herald wrote "The story just falls flat on its face and fails to live up to even half the expectations of its Tamil original."^[5]