Hey Sarasu

Hey Sarasu is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by B Ramamurthy and starring Ramesh Aravind, Saritha Jain and Ashwini. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Chandralekha (1997) by Priyadarshan.^[1][2] The film was released after a seven year delay.

Hey Sarasu
Directed by	B Ramamurthy
Written by	B Ramamurthy (dialogue)
Screenplay by	B Ramamurthy
Based on	Chandralekha (1997) by Priyadarshan
Produced by	A Ganesh Umesh Banakar
Starring	Ramesh Aravind Saritha Jain Ashwini
Cinematography	Ramu
Edited by	Narahalli Jnanesh
Music by	G R Shankar
Production company	Om Sri Chamundeshwari Films
Release date	7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Ramesh Aravind as Seetharama Rao
• Saritha Jain
• Ashwini
• Shivaram
• Jai Jagadish as Varma
• Chidanand
• Shivadhwaj
• Sathyajith as Rajesh
• Joe Simon
• Aravind
• Priyanka
• Ashalatha
• Sharanya as Seetharama Rao's sister^[3]

Production

Shooting for the film was finished by July 2009.^[4][5]

Soundtrack

Hey Sarasu
Soundtrack album by G R Shankar
Released	2009
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	19:50
Language	Kannada
Label	Anand Audio
G R Shankar chronology
Mr. Painter (2009) Hey Sarasu (2009)

The music was composed by G R Shankar.^[6] KCN Chandrashekar, the former president of the Kannada Film Producers Association, attended the audio launch in 2009 as the chief guest.^[7] The audio rights were purchased by Anand Audio.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Laka Laka Laka Laka"	V. Manohar	Anuradha Bhat, Akanksha Badami	4:43
2.	"Preethi Maade Nannanne"	Hemanth Das	Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha	5:03
3.	"Notige Notu"	Hrudaya Shiva	Ajay Warier	4:33
4.	"Preethiyiondu Bharavase"	K. Kalyan	Rajesh Krishnan	5:31
Total length:				19:50

Release

The film remained unreleased in 2010.^[8][9] In 2012, Ramesh Aravind was unsure of why the film was not released yet.^[10] The film did not have a theatrical release and opted for a direct television premiere on Udaya Movies on 7 August 2016 at 9:30 a.m.^[11]