Sathyavan Savithri

Not to be confused with Satyavan Savithri.

Sathyavan Savithri (Kannada: ಸತ್ಯವಾನ್ ಸಾವಿತ್ರಿ) is a 2007 Kannada comedy film directed by Ramesh Aravind and produced by Ajay Chandani for Ajay Films banner. The story written by Rajendra Karanth, is inspired by a famous French play Fleur de cactus by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy which was also made in English as Cactus Flower (1969) and Hindi as Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005).

Sathyavan Savithri
DVD cover
Directed by	Ramesh Arvind
Written by	Rajendra Karanth
Based on	Fleur de cactus and Cactus Flower (1969)
Produced by	Ajay Chandani
Starring	Ramesh Aravind Daisy Bopanna Jennifer Kotwal
Cinematography	PKH Das
Edited by	P. R. Soundar Rajan
Music by	Gurukiran
Production company	Ajay Films
Release date	29 June 2007 (2007-06-29)
Running time	137 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film features Ramesh Aravind, Jennifer Kotwal and Daisy Bopanna in leading roles.^[1] It features soundtrack and score by Gurukiran.

Plot

The film is about the hilarious incidents that happen in a dentist Sathyavan's (Ramesh Aravind) life. He is a big time flirt and doesn't believe in marriage. His grandfather (Dattatreya) plays a game of handing over his luxurious property to a charitable trust if he does not heed to the request of marriage. Sathyavan meets a girl Monisha (Jennifer Kotwal) and tries to woo her for marriage. Meanwhile, another girl Subbulakshmi (Daisy Bopanna) comes into his life as his secretary and the story focuses on whom Sathyavan chooses to marry.

Cast

• Ramesh Aravind as Sathyavan
• Jennifer Kotwal as Monisha
• Daisy Bopanna as Subbulakshmi
• Nethra
• Mohan Shankar
• Aniruddh
• Komal Kumar
• H. G. Dattatreya
• Sadashiva Brahmavar
• Sundar Raj
• Shobha Raghavendra
• Pal Chandani

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Gurukiran for Anand Audio company. The audio was launched and released to the market on 13 June 2007. The song "Dr. Sathya" is heavily inspired from Barbie Girl song performed by Danish-based dance group Aqua.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dr. Sathya"	Kaviraj	Gurukiran, Chaitra H. G.
2.	"First Time Ninna Nodidaaga"	Kaviraj	Lakshmi Manmohan
3.	"Hello Boys"	Rajendra Karanth	Apoorva Sridhar, L. N. Shastry, Gurukiran

Reviews

Upon release, the film met with favorable critical reviews for its comical content and character portrayals. Rediff.com reviewed with 3.5 stars saying the film is hilarious and is an enjoyable fare for family audiences.^[2] Deccan Herald reviewed saying the film is a clean entertainer.^[3]

See also

• Cactus Flower (film)
• Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya?