Aishwarya (film)
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| Directed by | Indrajit Lankesh |
| Written by | B. A. Madhu (dialogues ) |
| Produced by | N. Kumar |
| Starring | Upendra Deepika Padukone Daisy Bopanna |
| Music by | Rajesh Ramanath |
Release date | 15 September 2006 |
Running time | 147 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹3 crore |
| Box office | ₹5 crore |
Aishwarya (Template:Lang-kn) is a Kannada movie starring Upendra, Deepika Padukone and Daisy Bopanna, and directed by Indrajit Lankesh. This is a remake of hit telugu movie Manmadhudu. The film featured Upendra as a rich advertisement executive and changed his mass image into a classy one.[1] The film was a commercial success and was among the top 5 hit films of 2006.[2]
Plot
Abhishek Hegde (Upendra) had first fallen in love with a young lady Anjali (Daisy Bopanna) who was a model. Anjali dies in an accident when the two declare their love and are hugging, Abhishek's car hits a lorry. As Anjali's family does not want her to marry Abhishek, he is informed that Anjali has married the person she has been engaged to and did not care to tell him that and visit him even when he was in hospital recovering from injuries after the accident. Abhishek's grandfather had faked an invitation card to Anjali's wedding. This angers Abhishek and he starts to hate women with the generalization that all women are like Anjali. After a long gap Aishwarya (Deepika Padukone) joins the company he works in which is owned by his uncle as an assistant manager. After a stay for a few days in the office, she gets Abhishek fired and she takes the position of manager. Abhishek now not knowing what to do talks to his aunt, but is interrupted by his uncle, who is mean to him. Finally, he takes the job of assistant manager as that is the only job available. Within a few days they assigned a task at Vienna. The two travel to Europe on business for ten days and learn from each other. Aishwarya transforms Abhishek by her assertive and fun-loving nature. They fall in love with each other but don't express it. Abhishek finds out that Aishwarya is getting engaged as decided by her family to a very strict family from Mandya. Aishwarya is aware of Abhishek's feelings for her. Both of them finally speak out their love. Now Abhishek to save his love drives to reach Aishwarya. At this moment Aishwarya is on a boat traveling to the place where she has to get married. Abhishek shouts out for Aishwarya and she responds by jumping into the river. They both reunite and share their moment of joy by telling how much they love each other.The movie ends on a happy note and they are supposedly married by the end.
Cast
- Upendra as Abhishek Hegde
- Deepika Padukone as Aishwarya
- Daisy Bopanna as Anjali
- Komal
- Ramakrishna
- Sadhu Kokila
- Sharan
Crew
- Director - Indrajit Lankesh
- Producer - N Kumar
- Written - B A Madhu
- Music By - Rajesh Ramanath
Box Office
Aishwarya got a tremendous opening across Karnataka upon release.[3] The film got a grand opening both in single screens and multiplexes as well. The film broke several opening box office records by generating a nett share of ₹1.5 crore and a total gross of ₹2 crore during its first week,[4] out of which more than ₹1 crore came from BKT (Bangalore, Kolar, Tumkur) alone,[5] once again proving Upendra's strong foothold in the BKT region after his earlier record breaking opener Omkara which had also collected ₹1 crore nett from the BKT region in its first week.[6] After its amazing performance at the box office during its first 2 weeks, the film was already declared a big hit.[7] Aishwarya went on to complete 50 days of run at 30 centers across Karnataka[8] and 75 days of run in Bangalore, and was a commercial success, although it could not reach expectations. Aishwarya collected a total of ₹5 crore gross in its entire run of 75 days and was among the top 5 hit films of 2006.[9]
Songs
| SL.No | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aishwarya Aishwarya | Kunal Ganjawala |
| 2 | Dhoni Dhoni | Karthik |
| 3 | Manmatha | Anusha Mani |
| 4 | Yella OK maduve Yaake? | Upendra |
| 5 | Hudugi Hudugi | Kunal Ganjawala |
External links
- Official Website
- Review on NowRunning.com
- www.Indiaglitz.com
- Audio release of Aishwarya
- Aishwarya goes Platinum
References
- ^ http://www.chitraloka.com/aishwarya/index.html
- ^ http://www.webindia123.com/movie/2006/regional/kannada/index.htm
- ^ http://www.bykes.whereincity.com/news/6/9273
- ^ "Aishwarya first week gross".
- ^ "Aishwarya first week share".
- ^ "Omkara first week share".
- ^ "Aishwarya overtakes Sevanthi".
- ^ "Aishwarya 50 days".
- ^ http://www.webindia123.com/movie/2006/regional/kannada/index.htm
