Premakke Sai () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy which marked his debut in Kannada films. The film was produced by C. Ashwini Dutt. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Shaheen Khan, Prakash Rai and Kasthuri.
The film was a remake of Telugu film Chiru Navvutho (2000) directed by G. Ram Prasad and written by Trivikram Srinivas. The film was also remade in Tamil as Youth (2002). The music was composed by Mani Sharma who composed for the other two languages as well.
Cast
V. Ravichandran as Venu
Shaheen Khan as Sandhya
Prakash Raj
Kasthuri as Vedha
Srinath
Sihi Kahi Chandru
Sadhu Kokila
Ramesh Bhat
Sanketh Kashi
Malathi
Padma Vasanthi
Bhavyasri Rai
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Mani Sharma and lyrics written by K. Kalyan. A total of 7 tracks have been composed for the film and the audio rights brought by Ashwini Audio. The song "Premada Lokada" is based on "Yeh Mera Jahan" from Kushi. The songs "Olavu", "Santhosha Sambrama" and "Anda Nin Hesara" were retained from original Telugu film Chiru Navvutho. The song "Chanchala" was later remade by Sharma as "Malligai Malligai" for Tamil film Arasu and as "Chinnaga" for Telugu film Tagore.
Reception
A critic from Sify wrote that "Ravichandran is the only saving grace of an otherwise idiotic romantic mush". Chitraloka wrote "In the days of action, vulgar and nonsensical films ‘Premakke Sai’ stands out as an example how a love subject could be neatly treated and served to the audience".