Orata I Love You

Orata I Love You is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Shri and starring newcomers Prashanth and Sowmya. The film was a box office failure despite being profitable. After this film, Prashanth was referred to as Orata Prashanth.

Cast

Prashanth as Varada
Sowmya as Kavya
Harish as Santhosh
Sathyajith as Gowda
Avinash
Mandya Ramesh
Dhanaraj
Mumaith Khan as an item number in "Adu Hyanga Helalo"

Production

Hridaya made her debut under the name of Sowmya.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by newcomer G. R. Shankar. The song "Yaaro Kannalli Kannanittu" from the film became popular.

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Prashanth gives his best and Sowmya is okay. G R Shankar’s music is good". R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com wrote that "In a nutshell, though Orata I Love You may not be in the same league as Duniya or Mungaru Male, it certainly is a well-made film with good dialogues, decent performances, scintillating music and good choreography". A critic from Chitraloka.com said that "This story has been told in an interesting manner by Sreenivas. The music by debutant music director B.R.Shankar is the highlight of the film".