Prema Katha

Prema Katha (transl. Love Story) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romance drama film written by Vara Prasad Varma and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It is the debut film of both Sumanth and Antara Mali as leads in the Telugu film industry. The film opened to positive reviews by critics but was commercially unsuccessful. It had a highly praised soundtrack by Sandeep Chowta including the hit song "Devudu Karunisthaadani".^[1] The film bagged six state Nandi Awards^[2][3] and was dubbed into Tamil as Kadhal Vanile.^[4]

Prema Katha
Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Written by	Vara Prasad Varma (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Vara Prasad Varma
Story by	Vara Prasad Varma
Produced by	Nagarjuna Akkineni
Starring	Sumanth Antara Mali Manoj Bajpayee Radhika Narasimharaju
Cinematography	Venkat R. Prasad
Edited by	Bhanodaya
Music by	Sandeep Chowta
Production company	Annapurna Studios
Distributed by	Annapurna Studios
Release date	16 April 1999 (1999-04-16)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

Set in a rural backdrop, it is a love story between a poor village boy Suri (Sumanth) and a rich upper-class girl Divya (Antara Mali), much to the opposition of the latter's violent brother, Sankaram (Manoj Bajpayee).^[5]

Cast

• Sumanth as Suri
• Antara Mali as Divya
• Manoj Bajpayee as Sankaram
• Radhika as Subhadra, Suri's mother
• Giri Babu as Janaki Ramaiah
• Annapoorna as Parvatiamma
• Narasimha Raju as Suri's father
• Khayyum as Suri's friend
• Tanish as Subba Rao

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sandeep Chowta and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.

Prema Katha
Soundtrack album by Sandeep Chowta
Released	8 February 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	30:21
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Sandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta chronology
Shanti Shanti Shanti (1998) Prema Katha (1999) Mast (film) (1999)

Track list

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Devudu Karunisthadani"	Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram	4:59
2.	"Changre Hangaama"	Sowmya Raoh	5:00
3.	"Nee Kosam"	Rajesh Krishnan	6:14
4.	"Kokkarako"	Rajesh Krishnan	4:51
5.	"Sunday Sunday"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	4:58
6.	"Prema Sangati Emito"	Sowmya Raoh	4:19
Total length:			30:21

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1999^[6]

• Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Nagarjuna
• Best Director - Ram Gopal Varma
• Best Supporting Actress - Radhika
• Best Male Dubbing Artist - P. Ravi Shankar
• Best Cinematographer - Venkata Prasad
• Best Lyricist - Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry^[1]