Elu Suttina Kote

Elu Suttina Kote (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film directed by B. C. Gowrishankar and starring Ambareesh and Gouthami with Ramesh Aravind, Sadashiva Brahmavar, Sundarakrishna Urs, Devaraj, Sunil Raoh, Kavya amongst others in supporting roles. The film enjoys cult classic status in the Kannada cinema industry. The core plot of the movie is based on the Russian novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.^[1]

Elu Suttina Kote
Directed by	B. C. Gowrishankar
Screenplay by	B. C. Gowrishankar
Story by	B. C. Gowrishankar
Produced by	Sa Ra Govindu S. V. Prasad
Starring	Ambareesh Gouthami
Cinematography	B. C. Gowrishankar
Edited by	A. Subramanyam
Music by	L. Vaidyanathan
Distributed by	Gayathri Chitralaya
Release date	30 March 1988 (1988-03-30)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Ambareesh
• Gouthami
• Ramesh Aravind
• Sundarakrishna Urs
• Nagesh Kashyap
• Shankar Rao
• Devaraj
• Sadashiva Brahmavar
• Honnavalli Krishna
• Mandeep Roy
• Kavya
• Sunil Raoh

Production

In an interview, Ambareesh said that his character in Elu Suttina Kote had a lot of scope for performance.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music for the film was composed by carnatic musician L. Vaidyanathan.

Elu Suttina Kote
Soundtrack album by L. Vaidyanathan
Released	1987
Genre	Feature film soundtrack

Track #	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	"Eno Maadalu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2	"Santasa Araluva Samaya"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Rathnamala Prakash
3	"Antarangada Hoobanake"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4	"Ee Shrusti"	Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Reception

The Hindu listed this film alongside five other films for which Ambareesh earned critical acclaim for his acting.^[3]