Yashwanth

Yashwanth (spelled onscreen as Yeshwanth) is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama directed by Dayal and starring Murali and Rakshitha.

Yashwanth
VCD cover
Directed by	Dayal
Written by	Dayal
Produced by	K. Manju
Starring	Murali Rakshitha
Cinematography	Sathya Hegde
Edited by	Vinod Manohar
Music by	Mani Sharma
Production company	Lakshmishree Combines
Release date	1 February 2005 (2005-02-01)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Murali as Yashwanth
• Rakshitha
• Pawan Kumar
• Vinayak Joshi
• Sanjana
• Preethi
• Muni
• Ramesh Bhat
• Indudhar
• A. S. Murthy
• Nagashekar
• Chandu
• Tulasi Shivamani
• Vanitha Vasu as Rakshitha's mother
• Malathi Saradeshpande
• "Gundu" Gurulakshmi
• Dheerendra Gopal as the dog's voice
• Suja (item number in "Aadu Aata Aadu")^[1]

Production

This film was the third film of both director Dayal, of Baa Baaro Rasika (2004) fame, and Murali.^[2] The film's story is based on a real life incident in the director's life when he had to give up his wife's jewelry when he was under financial pressure.^[2] The film was produced by K. Manju, whose previous film Sahukara (2004) was a hit. Reena Yadav and Namitha were each considered to play one of the film's heroines before Rakshita was cast.^[2][3] Murali Manohara, who worked under choreographer Five Star Ganesh, debuted as a dance director with this film.^[4] Vanitha Vasu plays Rakshitha's mother in the film, who later becomes estranged.^[5]

Soundtrack

Yashwanth
Soundtrack album by Mani Sharma
Released	2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	29:38
Language	Kannada
Official audio
Yashwanth - Full Jukebox on YouTube

The songs were composed by Mani Sharma. The song "Nodana Bengaluru" was shot on a double decker bus in Bangalore.^[6] The audio was released at KSCA Club in Bangalore.^[7]

Track listing^[8]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ambari Meleri"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Hemanth, Nanditha	4:56
2.	"Duddu Yaara Kailiddare"	Shashank	Tippu	4:27
3.	"Mannige Maara Baarave"	K. Kalyan	Karthik	5:30
4.	"Nodenna Bengalooru"	Dwarki	Karthik	4:44
5.	"Moda Modalu"	Kaviraj	Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha	5:26
6.	"Aadu Ata Aadu"	Manjunath Rao	Chaitra H. G.	4:35
Total length:				29:38

Reception

S. N. Deepak of Deccan Herald wrote "There is nothing new in the story. The director has taken up a simple story of today’s youth, mixes some action and romance and tries to make it an entertaining film. He focuses on how today’s youth spend time and invite problems. Besides, he also shows that they can also achieve something if they focus on a single goal, that’s all".^[9] A critic from Viggy wrote that "On the whole, Yashwanth is not as gripping as one would've expected it to be. Its an absolute letdown but enthralls the frontbenchers!"^[10] The film failed at the box-office.^[11]