Love Lies and Seeta
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| Directed by | Chandra Pemmaraju |
| Produced by | Chandra Pemmaraju |
| Written by | Chandra Pemmaraju |
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| Music by | Dan Omelia Robopop Wired Beats |
| Cinematography | Lukasz Pruchnik |
| Edited by | Kenneth Fabritius |
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Love, Lies and Seeta is a 2012 Indian-American independent romantic comedy film written, produced, directed by Chandra Pemmaraju. Starring Melanie Kannokada,Arjun Gupta, Lavrenti Lopes, Michael Derek, it is built around three distinctly different guys all of whom pine for the same beautiful girl. The movie premiered at the India International Film Festival (IIFF) of Tampa Bay in Florida and went on to play in various international film festivals before having a limited theatrical release in India on May 18, 2012 by Cinemax. The film marks Melanie Kannokada's debut as lead in a feature film.
Love Lies and Seeta is a romantic musical comedy that envelopes four characters and their friends as they experience their 2010 summer in New York City. The movie follows the lives of the three male leads: “The Bollywood hero,” Arjun Gupta, “The Rock Star,” Michael Derek, and “The Hipster Geek,” Lavrenti Lopes who have all independently met the beautiful Seeta (Melanie Kannokada) at different stages in their lives. As the three men’s friendships grow, a chance encounter with Seeta makes them all realize that they have fallen in love with the same woman. They reach out to their friends outside the group to cope with falling in love with Seeta. The love triangle envelops the characters and their friends. The city backdrop depicts a New York Summer and makes its urban-natural beauty an important supporting character.
The film was shot completely in Manhattan and Brooklyn in NYC with an ensemble Indian American cast. The movie was produced in micro-budget and shot on location using sync sound. The movie is first of its kind where it was funded and supported by film enthusiasts. By using crowd sourcing method the producers raised all the money for its production.
The film features original music by various Independent musicians including Robopop, Timblane, New Life Crisis, Matt Hartke, La Dauphine and Wiredbeats.
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