Romeo Juliet (2002 film)

Romeo Juliet is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gunakumar. It features Vijay Raghavendra and Radhika Kumaraswamy in the lead. The supporting cast includes Reethu Singh, Sagar, and V. Nagendra Prasad. The music for the film is by Hamsalekha.

Romeo Juliet
Film poster
Directed by	Gunakumar
Written by	V. Nagendra Prasad (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Gunakumar
Produced by	HC Srinivas
Starring	Vijay Raghavendra Radhika Kumaraswamy
Cinematography	S. Krishna
Edited by	K M Shankar
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production company	Srinivasa Productions
Release date	October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

Cast

• Vijay Raghavendra as Acchu
• Radhika Kumaraswamy as Anu
• Reethu Singh as Rani
• Sagar as Somu
• V. Nagendra Prasad
• Bharath Bhagavathar
• Malathi Sardeshpande
• Doddanna

Production

The film was directed by newcomer Gunakumar and is inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.^[1] This is the third film to feature Vijay Raghavendra and Radhika Kumaraswamy after Ninagagi (2002) and Prema Qaidi (2002).^[2] The filming began on 17 April 2002 at colleges in Bangalore and Manipal.^[2][1]

Soundtrack

Romeo Juliet
Soundtrack album by Hamsalekha
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Kannada
Label	Ashwini Audio
Producer	H.C. Srinivas

The film's music was composed by Hamsalekha.^[3] The music rights were acquired by Ashwini Audio.

All lyrics are written by Hamsalekha.

Tracklist

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Prema Gulabi"	Mangala, Nagachandrika, Ramya, Sunitha
2.	"O My Dream Girl"	Chetan Sosca
3.	"Hurry Up"	Chetan Sosca, Latha Hamsalekha
4.	"Rani Jenu"	Chetan Sosca, Hemanth, Sangeetha, Vijay Aras
5.	"Panchi"	Divya Raghavan
6.	"Acha Cha Chu"	Nanditha
7.	"Neera Neera"	Chetan Sosca, Latha Hamsalekha, Vishwanath

Reception

Reviewing the film for Deccan Herald, a critic wrote that "Despite a catchy title, Romeo Juliet seems to have failed to attract the film buffs. First and foremost the movie appears to be a duplicate of Ninagagi though both the films were made almost simultaneously by different directors".^[4]