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{{Infobox film
|name = Amruthavarshini
|image = Amruthavarshini poster.jpg
|caption = Theatrical release poster
|director = [[Dinesh Baboo]]
|producer = Bharathi Devi
|story = Dinesh Baboo
|screenplay = Dinesh Baboo
|starring = [[Ramesh Aravind]]<br>[[Suhasini]]<br>[[Sharath Babu]]<br>[[Nivedita Jain]]
|music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
|cinematography = [[Dinesh Baboo]]
|editing = Kemparaj
|studio = Chinni Chitra
|released = 1997
|runtime = 147 minutes
|country = India
|language = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|budget =
|gross =
}}

'''''Amruthavarshini''''' ({{lit|rain of [[Amrita|immortal nectar]]}}) is a 1997 [[India]]n [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[romantic drama film|romantic drama]] film written, photographed and directed by [[Dinesh Baboo]]. It features [[Ramesh Aravind]], [[Suhasini]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chirag-entertainers.com/av.htm |title=Amruthavarshini |work=Chirag Entertainers |access-date=20 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724033955/http://www.chirag-entertainers.com/av.htm |archive-date=24 July 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and [[Sharath Babu]] in the lead roles with [[Nivedita Jain]] appearing in a cameo role. It features Ramesh Arvind playing a negative role for which he was widely praised. The film revolves around the three central characters of a husband (Sharath), wife (Suhasini) and a friend (Ramesh) who intrudes into the couple's life and turns their life into tragic events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/romance-all-the-way-news-kannada-pcnjm5dcbfaai.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002175048/http://www.sify.com/movies/romance-all-the-way-news-kannada-pcnjm5dcbfaai.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2016|title=Romance all the way!|publisher=Sify|date=13 February 2015}}</ref>

The film was produced by Bharathi Devi under the banner Chinni Chitra. Upon release, the film was declared a musical blockbuster hit with all the songs of the soundtrack composed by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] becoming evergreen hits. The songs of the film continue to be favorites among the Kannada audience. The film was one of the highest grossers at the box-office for the year 1997.<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/n-chandrashekhar-america-america-demolishes-kannada-film-making-myths/1/274271.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/sep/11amrit.htm|title=Love, murder, guilt, revenge|publisher=Rediff|author=Rajitha|date=1997}}</ref> The film was awarded with multiple [[Karnataka State Film Awards|State Awards]] and [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]], particularly for the story and acting.

The film was subsequently dubbed in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] with same title name and in Tamil as ''Uyirinum Melaaga''.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/01/14/stories/09140222.htm ]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In [[Malayalam]], the film was remade as ''[[Mazhavillu]]'' (1999) by the same director.

==Plot==
Hemanth (Sharath Babu) and Veena (Suhasini) are a happily married couple with Hemanth working for an advertisement firm. One day, Abhishek Bharadwaj (Ramesh Aravind), a poet and Hemanth's childhood friend, visits them. Abhishek is depressed due to the death of his girlfriend, Shruti (Nivedita Jain) due to cancer. Shruthi had made Abhishek promise that he will marry another girl after her death. Abhishek becomes obsessed with Veena as she has a strong resemblance to Shruthi. Hemanth comes to know about this but doesn't reveal this to Veena. He takes Abhishek to a cliff and ask him to change his mind and go back home but Abhishek tries to kill him by letting their jeep hit him which causes him to fall off the cliff. Abhishek does not try to save him even though he could have, when Hemanth was hanging off the cliff. Hemanth's automatic camera captures the whole episode. When Veena accidentally sees those pictures, she understands what really happened that day. She pretends to have moved on and suggests that she is ready to share her life with Abhishek. She asks him to take her to the cliff where Hemanth died as it was his long cherished dream to take photos from the cliff. She confronts him, revealing that she knows what had happened and shows him those pictures of that day. She then commits suicide from that cliff, in front of Abhishek, as a revenge.

==Cast==
* [[Ramesh Aravind]] as Abhishek Bharadwaj
* [[Suhasini]] as Veena Hemanth
* [[Sharath Babu]] as Hemanth
* [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]] as Vimala
* [[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]] as Janakiram
* [[Nivedita Jain]] as Shruthi (in a guest appearance)
* [[Sathyapriya]] as Abhi's mother
* [[Kunigal Nagabhushan]] as Ranganna
* [[Vinayak Joshi]] as Kodaikanal Tourist Guide Peter

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Amrutha Varshini
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
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| caption = Soundtrack cover
| released = 18 September 1996
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 34:45
| label = [[Lahari Music]]
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[[Deva (music director)|Deva]] composed the music for the film and the soundtracks, with lyrics of the soundtracks penned by [[K. Kalyan]]. The album has nine soundtracks.<ref>{{cite web |title= Amruthavarshini (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url= https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/amruthavarshini-original-motion/id603037053 |publisher= iTunes |date= |accessdate= 21 August 2014}}</ref> The male version of the song "Tunturu" appears for only 30 seconds in the movie — after climax during the end credits.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KayRZIj7KkQ</ref>
{{tracklist
| headline = Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 34:45
| title1 = Tunturu (Female Version)
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length1 = 5:21
| title2 = Ee Sundara
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = K. S. Chithra, [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length2 = 5:16
| title3 = Manase Baduku
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length3 = 5:04
| title4 = Kannina Notagalu
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 5:30
| title5 = Tampu Tangali
| lyrics5 =
| extra5 = K. S. Chithra
| length5 = 0:30
| title6 = Bhale Bhale Chandadha
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length6 = 5:27
| title7 = Yella Shilpagaligu
| lyrics7 =
| extra7 = K. S. Chithra & S.P Balasubrahmanyam
| length7 = 5:21
| title8 = Gaali Gaali
| lyrics8 =
| extra8 = K. S. Chithra
| length8 = 1:51
| title9 = Tunturu (Male Version)
| lyrics9 =
| extra9 = Gangadhar
| length9 = 0:25
}}

==Awards and honors==
* It won the Arya Bhata Award and was also screened at the Indian Panorama Festival<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chirag-entertainers.com/AVreview.htm |title=Amruthavarshini review |work=Chirag Entertainers |access-date=5 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025145346/http://www.chirag-entertainers.com/AVreview.htm |archive-date=25 October 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada]] 1997 - ''B. Jayashree Devi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/45thFilmfareSouthBestFilmsWinners|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205065518/https://archive.org/details/45thFilmfareSouthBestFilmsWinners|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-02-05|title=45th Filmfare South Best Films Winners}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/45thFilmfareSouthBestMusicDirectors|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205071128/https://archive.org/details/45thFilmfareSouthBestMusicDirectors|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-02-05|title=45th Filmfare South Best Music Directors}}</ref>
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada]] 1997 - [[Ramesh Aravind]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada]] 1997 - [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/45thAnnualFilmfareBestKannadaMusicDirector|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205071917/https://archive.org/details/45thAnnualFilmfareBestKannadaMusicDirector|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-02-05|title=45th Annual Filmfare Best Kannada Music Director}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/DevawonfilmfarebestkannadamusicdirectorAmruthavarshini|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205073809/https://archive.org/details/DevawonfilmfarebestkannadamusicdirectorAmruthavarshini|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-02-05|title=Deva won Filmfare Best Kannada Music Director Award}}</ref>
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Karnata State Film Awards — Amrutha Varshini |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/E9447519F20B26DF65256941001E4B68 |accessdate=2012-11-29 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Editor]] - Kemparaj

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt5471570}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101025145346/http://www.chirag-entertainers.com/AVreview.htm]

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[[Category:1990s Kannada-language films]]
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[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
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[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Dinesh Baboo]]

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