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Amrutha Varshini (1996)

Amrutha Varshini poster
Original title
Amruthavarshini
Directed by
Dinesh Baboo
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 27m
Rated
U
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A married couple's life is disrupted when a friend intrudes and sets off a chain of tragic events. The story focuses on the husband, wife, and the friend who plays a negative role.

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What happens

Amruthavarshini (transl. Rain of immortal nectar) is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language romantic thriller film written, photographed and directed by Dinesh Baboo. It stars Suhasini, Ramesh Aravind and Sarath Babu. Nivedita Jain appears in a cameo role. It features Ramesh Arvind playing a negative role for which he was widely praised. The film revolves around the three central characters of a husband (Sharath), wife (Suhasini) and a friend (Ramesh) who intrudes into the couple's life and turns their life into tragic events. Upon release, the film was declared a blockbuster hit with all the songs of the soundtrack composed by Deva becoming evergreen hits. The film was one of the highest grossers at the box-office for the year 1997. The film was awarded with multiple State Awards and Filmfare Awards, particularly for the story and acting. The film was subsequently dubbed in Telugu with same title name and in Tamil as Uyirinum Melaaga. In Malayalam, the film was remade as Mazhavillu (1999) by the same director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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