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Theatrical poster
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Directed by | Yogaraj Bhat |
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Music by | V. Harikrishna |
Cinematography | Santosh Rai Pathaje |
Edited by | Deepu S. Kumar |
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6 October 2011 |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Box office | ₹27 crore (US$4.0 million) |
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Soundtrack album by V. Harikrishna | |
Released | 14 September 2011 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 24:14 |
Label | Ashwini Media Networks |
Paramathma is a Kannada romantic-comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Yogaraj Bhat. It stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Deepa Sannidhi in the lead roles and it was released on 6 October 2011, on the eve of Vijayadashami. Halfway through its production, the film's TV rights was procured for a record ₹3.5 Crore. Even before the release, the film grossed a record amount of over ₹25 Cr included broadcasting and distribution rights.
A Yograj Bhat movie titled Lagori was to be filmed in 2009 starring Puneet Rajkumar, but it got shelved after producer Rockline Venkatesh withdrew from the film citing increasing production costs. In 2011, after the success of Bhat's 2010 home production movie Pancharangi, he is co-producing Puneet Rajkumar starrer Paramathma with distributor-turned-producer Jayanna. The script is said to demand three female leads, and they are: Deepa Sannidhi, Ramya Barna and Aindrita Ray. Filming began on 3 March in Sakleshpura, and the film is being released on 6 October 2011. Shooting locations include the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, mainly places surrounding Udupi and Manipal.
After a delayed launch of about 10 days, the music album of Paramathma was officially released by Duniya Soori and Raghavendra Rajkumar on 14 September 2011 at Hotel Le Méridien, Bengaluru. While V. Harikrishna has scored the music, lyrics are penned by both Yogaraj Bhat and Jayant Kaikini. Ashwini Media Networks corporation owns the audio rights of the album which was purchased at a record ₹7.7 million.