Ooh La La (film) explained

Ooh La La
Director:Hemanth Hedge
Producer:Ramoji Rao
Starring:Krishna Mohan
Radhika
Arya Prasad
Sonia Agarwal
Music:Suresh Devkumar
Cinematography:Krishnakumar
Studio:Usha Kiran Movies
Runtime:140 minutes
Country:India
Language:Kannada

Ooh La La is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romance film written, directed and produced by Hemanth Hedge, making his debut. It features Krishna Mohan, Radhika, Arya Prasad and Sonia Agarwal in the lead roles. The score and soundtrack for the film is by Suresh Devkumar. The film was a box office success.[1] [2]

Production

The film's director previously worked as an actor for Mathadana (2001). The film was launched on 5 July 2002 at Banashankari.[3]

Hemanth Hegde was inspired by Yash Chopra's style of films for this film, which is a mix of "glam, colour, emotion, comedy and youth". Hegde was keen to make such a film as it has not been attempted in the Kannada film industry, which mostly makes sentimental films. Hegde also wanted the stylish clothing present in Chopra's films to be in this film as well. He hired Simrin and Naveen Bhurani of Galaxy for the clothing department.

The film was shot for around 45 days in Bangalore, Vizag and Mysore.[4]

Soundtrack

The film's background score and the soundtrack were composed by Suresh Devkumar. The music rights were acquired by Ananda Audio.[5]

Release and reception

The film was initially scheduled to release on 25 December 2002,[4] but it was delayed due to a royalties dispute with one of the film's playback singers.

A critic from indiainfo.com wrote that "Overall the film is good".[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hemanth Hegde's Sa to release in only six theatres in Karnataka. Prathibha. Joy. The Times of India.
  2. Web site: 2003 - Yearly roundup of Kannada Film Industry. www.viggy.com.
  3. Web site: Oo La Laa… 'First' for many, says director Hemanth Hegde. www.viggy.com.
  4. Web site: Ooh La La La: Fun on the Kannada screen - Times of India. The Times of India. 2020-04-08.
  5. Web site: Ooh La La (2003) - Suresh Devakumar. en. 2020-04-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20180916114615/http://mio.to/album/Ooh+La+La+(2003). 16 September 2018.
  6. Web site: O LA LA - Review. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040607133743/http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/olala.html. 7 June 2004. indiainfo.com.