Shruthi (film)

Shruthi is a 1990 Indian Kannada-language musical-drama film directed and produced by Dwarakish. A remake of the Tamil film Pudhu Vasantham (1990),^[1] the film stars Sunil, Indudhar, Honnavalli Krishna, Srivatsa, Shruti and Dileep with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar.

Shruthi
ಶೃತಿ
Directed by	Dwarakish
Written by	Kunigal Vasanth (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Dwarakish
Story by	Vikraman
Based on	Pudhu Vasantham (Tamil)
Produced by	Dwarakish
Starring	Sunil Indudhar Honnavalli Krishna Shruti Dileep
Cinematography	Karunakara Rao
Edited by	Goutham Raju
Music by	S. A. Rajkumar
Production company	Abhilash Enterprises
Release date	24 October 1990 (1990-10-24)
Running time	152 min
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

The film tells the story of four struggling friends aspiring to be musicians who accidentally meet a girl Shruthi who is in search of her lover. Shruthi joins the gang of friends and helps them change their fortunes in the music industry. The sudden arrival of Shruthi's lover takes a turn on their relationships.

Cast

• Sunil as Krishna
• Indudhar as Gopi
• Honnavalli Krishna as Seena
• Srivatsa as Robert
• Shruti as Sruthi
• Dileep as Vijay
• Mandeep Roy
• Vaishali Kasaravalli
• Srinath
• Geetha Srinath
• Chethan Ramarao
• Kunigal Vasanth
• Manju Malini
• Shankar Rao

Production

Initially Prabhu Deva was considered to play the lead role but left to choreograph for a Chiranjeevi film. Dwarakish saw Sunil while driving on the road and cast him in the film. It was through this film that Shruti, previously credited as Priyadarshini, got her screen name, which became her identity throughout her career. The film featured several newcomers and notably features Honnavalli Krishna in a leading role. The film was made on a low budget with the total remuneration of all of the actors being just ₹5000.^[2]

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by S. A. Rajkumar who also scored for the original Tamil film.^[3] The lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar, M. N. Vyasa Rao and R. N. Jayagopal. The song "Haadonda Naa Haduvenu" is based on "Pattu Onnu Naan Paadattuma" from the original. The songs were appreciated upon release.

Sl No	Song Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist
1	"Kannada Thayiya Makkalu"	S. A. Rajkumar	Chi. Udaya Shankar
2	"Haadonda Naa Haduvenu"	K. J. Yesudas	R. N. Jayagopal
3	"Chilipili Enuthali"	Manjula Gururaj	Hamsalekha
4	"Thalakke Navella"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	M. N. Vyasa Rao
5	"Januma Janumadallu"	K. J. Yesudas, Manjula Gururaj	M. N. Vyasa Rao
6	"Hennige Thali"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Chi. Udaya Shankar
7	"Haadonda Naa Haduvenu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	R. N. Jayagopal

Box office

The film was a box office success and Sunil and Shruti went on to appear in several films together. However, Dwarakish did not earn much money from the film due to its lowkey nature.^[2]