Lifeu Ishtene

Lifeu Ishtene
Theatrical release poster
Kannadaಲೈಫು ಇಷ್ಟೇನೆ
Directed byPawan Kumar
Screenplay byPawan Kumar
Story byPawan Kumar
Produced by
  • M. Manjunatha
  • Syed Salam
  • R. Upendra Shetty
Starring
CinematographySugnaan
Edited bySanath
Suresh
Music byMano Murthy
Production
companies
  • Yograj Movies
  • KK Films
Release date
  • 9 September 2011 (2011-09-09)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Box office₹2 crores[1]

Lifeu Ishtene (transl. This is all life is) is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language black comedy film written and directed by Pawan Kumar. It stars Diganth, Sindhu Lokanath and Samyukta Hornad in the lead roles. Sathish Ninasam, Achyuth Kumar and Veena Sundar feature in supporting roles. The plot revolves around the adult life of a carefree youngster, who falls in love easily with multiple women, and observes the consequences, "realizing the meaning of life" and that it comes a "full circle". The title of the film was taken from a track of the 2010 Kannada film Pancharangi.[2][3]

The film score and soundtrack was composed by Mano Murthy, with lyrics for the tracks penned by Yogaraj Bhat, Jayant Kaikini and Pawan Kumar. The cinematography was done by Sugnaan, and was edited by Sanath and Suresh. The film was released on 9 September 2011 to critical acclaim. Following a nine-week run at theatres, it emerged as a commercial success, and was declared one of the best Kannada films of 2011.[4] Having been nominated in three categories, Chethan Sosca won the award for Best Male Playback Singer at the Filmfare Awards.[5]

  1. ^ "Top earning Kannada movies of 2011". Bangalore Mirror. 29 December 2011.
  2. ^ Jayaraman, Pavitra (24 August 2015). "Lucia – By the people". Livemint. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ^ Prasad S., Shyam (2 July 2014). "Idlis, vastu and the Swiss valley". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (31 December 2011). "Kannada film industry shows signs of recovery". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  5. ^ "59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list)". Filmfare. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2015.