| Arunodaya | |
| Director: | P. H. Vishwanath |
| Screenplay: | P. H. Vishwanath |
| Story: | P. H. Vishwanath |
| Producer: | S. Sathish (Swamy) |
| Starring: | |
| Cinematography: | A. V. Krishna Kumar |
| Editing: | P. R. Soundar Raj |
| Music: | Hamsalekha |
| Studio: | Sandesh Enterprises |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
Arunodaya is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by P. H. Vishwanath and starring Ramesh Aravind, Vijayalakshmi and Shilpa.[1] [2] The plot of the film is similar to Premotsava (1999), which released prior to this film.[3] The film was a box office success.[4] [5]
The music was composed by Hamsalekha, and the audio was released under the Anand Audio label.[6] Latha Hamsalekha won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.[7]
A critic from Online Bangalore wrote that "Director P. H. Vishwanath comes out with another winner in Arunodaya; a please all film which has all the ingredients required to make a competent and good film, and which at the same time retains some class" and called the film "a perfect viewing for Kannada film goers this year end".[3] The critic praised the film's first half, actors' performances (particularly Vijayalakshmi's), music, photography, and dialogues while criticised the film's second half and called the climax "jarring and illogical".[3]