Julie (2006 film)

Julie is a 2006 Indian Kannada film by Poornima Mohan.^[1] The film is a remake of the 1975 Hindi film Julie, which is itself a remake of the 1974 Malayalam film Chattakkari.^[2] It stars Bollywood actor Dino Morea marking his Kannada debut and Ramya as a young woman that discovers that she has gotten pregnant after a one-night stand with her childhood sweetheart.^[3][4]

Julie
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Directed by	Poornima Mohan
Story by	Pamman
Produced by	KCN Mohan
Starring	Ramya Dino Morea Sundeep Malani
Cinematography	T. Janardhan
Edited by	Manohar
Music by	Rajesh Ramanath
Release date	12 May 2006 (2006-05-12)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

Julie is a young Christian woman who finds herself pregnant after having sex with Shashi, a Hindu follower and her childhood sweetheart. Faced with the choice of abortion or carrying the child to term, Julie chooses to keep the pregnancy a secret from Shashi and goes to a convent, where she will deliver the child and put it up for adoption. Afterwards Julie returns home in the hopes that Shashi will marry her now that she does not have a baby, as she thought that he would not have shown an interest in her otherwise. Despite her well-laid plans, Julie finds that things aren't so simple as that. Not only does her brother want her to move to England, but she also meets Richard, a man who doesn't care that she has had a baby out of wedlock. Ultimately Julie manages to reconcile with Shashi and live happily ever after.

Cast

• Ramya as Julie
• Dino Morea as Shashi
• Sundeep Malani as Mr. Gupta
• Sihi Kahi Chandru
• Ramesh Bhat
• Chitra Shenoy
• Sowmya H D

Music

Rajesh Ramanath had composed the songs for Julie, which he reused from the 1975 film.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nanna Ninna Pritiyalli"	Kunal Ganjawala	3:48
2.	"My Heart is Beating"	Chaitra	5:50
3.	"Navanitha Chora"	Priyadarshini	4:13
4.	"Dhava Dhava Yeh Eyali"	Chaitra, Udit Narayan	5:07
5.	"Ee Hadu"	Priyadarshini	4:50
Total length:			39:34

Reception

Critical and audience reception was largely negative. A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "The final product simply lacks the impact of the original".^[6] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "This remake cannot be compared to the original. It lacks the original’s intensity and tempo".^[7] On the contrary, a critic from Chitraloka.com wrote that "The subject of 'Juilie' is still prevalent in our society. That is why we recommend this film to watch".^[8]