Preethi Prema Pranaya film review - film by Kavitha Lankesh

Love has no age limitation - may be at teenage or middle age or at the retirement age! But has different dimension at different time. Based on this concept is the new film of well-known director Kavitha Lankesh has an apt title 'Preethi Prema Pranaya'. Film revolved around three generations of two families having Ananthnag and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as first generation who takes the lion share of the film.

Family of Dr. Chandrashekhar (Ananthnag) - a widower in his family has son Dr. Ashok (Prakash Rai) and daughter-in-law Jyothi (Sudharani) and grandson Vivek (Sunil Rao). Second son Ajay (Arun Sagar) too is a doctor with wife Sheela (Bhavana), an ad professional. Well settled doctor has enough name and fame but the concern doted by his sons irritates him. Their over cautious behavior suffocates him. Too much is too bad. He happens to meet Sharadha Devi (Bharathi) a widow in an accident and as a doctor he does his duty but with an 'extra care'. This leads into friendship and later they could not resist meeting each other with some pretext or the other. He finds the kind of affection, love and care that he needed at his age through this relationship with Sharadha Devi and vis-à-vis. Film takes an enlivening climax when Chandrashekar takes bold step to face his family member and the society. This demonstrates that every human being needs someone 'who care for them', 'who listens to them', 'who shares their feelings' no matter what age group you are in.

This 'differently made' film proves the maturity and level of thinking Ananthnag and Sunil Rao

of an eligible director. No wonder Kavitha already has great recognitions and awards in her basket. PPP demonstrates so many faces of life - the obvious teenage love and knotty behaviors of Sunil Rao and Anu Prabhakar as third generation kids; the kind of difficulties and problems that the elderly friends (Lokanath and Shivaram) of Ananthnag face at their old age and so on. All blended with adequate hummer and sentiment. Selection of right cast is another plus for the film. There is no second word about the topnotch acting by the pro Ananthnag and Bharathi. So are Prakash Rai and Sudharani. Anu Prabhakar looks very cute. Bhavana looks glamorous in one of the number 'Kabbina Jalle…'. One of the fusion songs of old hits gets maximum appreciation. Credit goes even to Madan-Harini for the choreography for that song, which manages to recall the original dance sequence. Music by Mano Murthy is good though one can see the influence of his hit song 'Car Car' of Nanna Preethiya Hudugi. One more song shot partly in Singapore has no adequate reason. May be the director has an answer to it! Or may be to give 'foreign touch' to the film.

As a whole, people who are tired of the same old sentiment, action, silly comedy can get a break through Preethi Prema Pranaya - a 200% family entertainer for all age group. Well-done Kavitha.

Watch out for the film in USA shortly. Check the schedule here.

Direction: Kavitha Lankesh
Producer: Mano Murthy, Ram Prasad, Dr. Renuka Ramappa, Somashekhar
Music: Mano Murthy
Cinematography: A.C. Mahendran
Cast: Anant Nag, Bharathi Vishnuvarddan, Prakash Rai, Sudha Rani, Bhavana, Anu Prabahakar, Sunil Roah, Lokanath, Shivram, Sringeri Ramanna, Sampath Kumar etc

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