- Apthamitra
Infobox Film
name = Apthamitra
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starring =Dr.Vishnuvardhan ,Ramesh Aravind ,Soundarya Prema Dwarakesh
director =P. Vasu
producer = Dwarakesh
music =Gurukiran
Budget = Rs.3 crores
released =2004
language =Kannada "Apthamitra" (translation: "Close friend" ) is a
2004 Kannada movie starring Dr.Vishnuvardhan ,Ramesh Arvind ,Soundarya andDwarakish . This was actressSoundarya 's last film. The storyline of this movie was inspired by the Malayalam movie "Manichithrathazhu " and was later remade in Tamil asChandramukhi starringRajinikanth . It was a box-office hit and ran successfully for a year.Box-Office performance
*The film collected Rs.12 crores,which was an all-time record for Kannada films at that time. [ [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/31/stories/2004123101620100.htm Lucky for Kannada.] ]
Awards
The film, won 4
Filmfare Awards . [News from Viggy.com" [http://www.viggy.com/english/current_filmfare_award_2004.asp] .]"KANNADA"
"Best Film:" Apthamitra
"Best Actor:" Vishnuvardhan - Apthamitra
"Best Actress:" Soundarya - Apthamitra
"Best Director:" P. Vasu - Apthamitra
"Best Music Director:" Gurukiran - Apthamitra
Character map of Manichithrathazhu and its remakes
References
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