Ninne Preethisuve

Ninne Preethisuve (transl. I Love You) is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Oscar Films. The film features Ramesh Aravind, and Raasi in lead roles with Shiva Rajkumar in extended cameo.^[1] The film was a remake of director Rajakumaran's Tamil film Nee Varuvai Ena (1999).

Ninne Preethisuve
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Om Prakash Rao
Written by	BA Madhu (dialogues)
Story by	Rajakumaran
Based on	Nee Varuvai Ena (Tamil)
Produced by	K Meharunnisa Rehaman K Musthafa
Starring	Ramesh Aravind Shiva Rajkumar Raasi
Cinematography	Anaji Nagaraj
Edited by	S. Manohar
Music by	Rajesh Ramanath
Production company	Oscar Films
Release date	9 August 2002 (2002-08-09)
Running time	152 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Ramesh Aravind as Kalyan
• Raasi as Meghamala
• Shiva Rajkumar as Major Srinivas (Extended Cameo)
• Sharan as Rajesh
• Mukhyamantri Chandru
• Sihi Kahi Chandru
• Chitra Shenoy
• Sadhu Kokila
• Lokesh (Guest Appearance)
• Dingri Nagaraj
• Srilalitha

Production

The film was launched at the Sriramanjeneya Temple in Hanumanthnagar, Bangalore.^[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Rajesh Ramanath with the lyrics by K. Kalyan. All the tunes from Tamil film is retained while the song "Olave Nanna Olave" is based on the song "Nilave Vaan Nilave" from Maayi.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Prema Patra"	K. Kalyan	Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra
2.	"Kogileya Haadu"	K. Kalyan	Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra
3.	"Gudi Ganteyu"	K. Kalyan	Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra
4.	"Olave Nanna Olave"	K. Kalyan	Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra
5.	"Ninna Preethiya"	K. Kalyan	Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra
6.	"Nanna Preethiya Devathe"	K. Kalyan	Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra

Reception

A critic from Viggy wrote that "However, 'Ninne Preethisuve' is a genuine attempt to mean different at least in the climax and story line".^[4]