Amrutha Varshini

About the Movie Amrutha Varshini: Love Or Friendship?

Amrutha Varshini is a Kannada movie revolving around Hemant, Veena, and Abhishek. Hemant and Veena are a married couple who are visited by Hemant’s childhood friend Abhishek. Due to the recent death of Shruthi, his girlfriend, Abhishek is low in spirit and gets attracted to Veena due to similar appearances. Learning of this, Hemant takes Abhishek to a nearby cliff for a discussion to change his mind.

Amrutha Varshini Movie Release Date on OTT

The romantic movie Amrutha Varshini was released in theatres on 1st January 1997. It is also streaming on the ZEE5 OTT platform.

Amrutha Varshini Movie Plot

The plot of the drama movie shows the life story of a happy couple, Hemant, an employee in an ad firm, and Veena. One day, Abhishek visits their home and gets interested in Veena. This is because she looks like his late girlfriend who recently passed away having lost her battle with cancer. Hemant discovers this and decides to talk him out of it. However, Abhishek is planning to kill Hemant to clear his path for marrying Veena. The rest of the story shows how he goes about it and if he is able to unite with Veena.

Amrutha Varshini Movie Cast and Crew

The cast of the movie includes Ramesh Aravind as Abhishek Bharadwaj, Suhasini as Veena Hemanth and Sharath Babu as Hemanth. Tara is seen as Vimala, Thara as Vimala and Hema as Bhoomi. Ramakrishna is seen as Janakiram, Kunigal Nagabhushan as Ranganna, and Vinayak Joshi as Kodaikanal Tourist Guide Peter.

Amrutha Varshini is directed by Dinesh Babu, who has also contributed to the story, screenplay, and cinematography. The Hindi movie is produced by Bharathi Devi under the Chinni Chitra label. The editor is Kemparaj, while the music is composed by Deva.

Interesting Facts about the Movie Amrutha Varshini

The soundtrack of the movie, with contributions by composer Deva and lyricist K Kalyan, went on to become a blockbuster hit, with all songs considered evergreen hits among the Kannada audience.

Amrutha Varshini won various awards, including the Aryabhata Award, Filmfare Awards, Karnataka State Film Awards and the Screen Award in various categories.

FAQs about the Movie Amrutha Varshini

Q1. Are there any remakes or adaptations of the movie?

Ans: The movie was dubbed in Tamil as “Uyirinum Melaaga” and in Telugu as “Amrutha Varshini”. Dinesh Babu also made a Malayalam version of the movie in 1999 titled “Mazhavillu”.

Q2. Does the movie Amrutha Varshini feature any guest appearances?

Ans: Niveditha Jain is seen in a cameo appearance as Shruthi.