Romeo Juliet (2002 film) explained

Romeo Juliet
Director:Gunakumar
Producer:HC Srinivas
Screenplay:Gunakumar
Starring:Vijay Raghavendra
Radhika Kumaraswamy
Music:Hamsalekha
Cinematography:S. Krishna
Editing:K M Shankar
Studio:Srinivasa Productions
Runtime:130 minutes
Country:India
Language:Kannada

Romeo Juliet is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gunakumar. It features Vijay Raghavendra and Radhika Kumaraswamy in the lead. The supporting cast includes Reethu Singh, Sagar, and V. Nagendra Prasad. The music for the film is by Hamsalekha.

Cast

Production

The film was directed by newcomer Gunakumar and is inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The filming began in mid-April of 2002 at colleges in Bangalore and Manipal.[1]

Soundtrack

Romeo Juliet
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Hamsalekha
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Language:Kannada
Label:Ashwini Audio
Producer:H.C. Srinivas

The film's music was composed by Hamsalekha.[2] The music rights were acquired by Ashwini Audio.

Reception

Reviewing the film for Deccan Herald, a critic wrote that "Despite a catchy title, Romeo Juliet seems to have failed to attract the film buffs. First and foremost the movie appears to be a duplicate of Ninagagi though both the films were made almost simultaneously by different directors".[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Campus love story. 26 April 2002. The Times of India. 27 September 2023. 29 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150729044054/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Jayashri-Raj-weds-Atlanta-engineer/articleshow/8000800.cms. live.
  2. Web site: Hamsalekha - Romeo Juliet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). en-US. 2020-04-07. Tidal. 7 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407123753/https://tidal.com/browse/album/104198778. live.
  3. Web site: FILM REVIEWS: Romeo Juliet (Kannada) . 26 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021213013609/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct13/filmr.asp . 13 December 2002 . 13 October 2002 . dead. Ronnie. Deccan Herald.