Putra (film)

Putra (or Puthra) is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language family drama film directed by V. Umakanth. A remake of the Tamil film Em Magan (2006), the film stars Diganth, Supreetha, Roopasri and Avinash. The film was released after a two-year delay.

Cast

 * Diganth as Krishna
 * Supreetha as Thulasi
 * Roopasri as Madhu
 * Avinash as Narasimha
 * Sundar Raj
 * Tennis Krishna as Krishna's uncle
 * Sudha Belawadi
 * M. S. Umesh

Production
The film began production in mid-2009. Supreetha, who was cast as the main heroine, initially left the film due to date issues and a leg fracture. Shubha Poonja was brought in as her replacement but after a few days of shoot, she was replaced by Supreetha. Malavika was reported to be the film's second heroine, but she was replaced by Roopasri. The film was ready for release at the end of 2010.

Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Raja Ramesh and Vidyasagar. The songs "College Generation", "Gundu Goli Kanne", and "Badalavaneyu Nirantharavilli" were reused from "Kalluri Generation", "Goligundu Kanu" and "Maatram Ondre" from the original, respectively.

Reception
A critic from IANS wrote that "Puthra is an ordinary film despite a good story and neat performances from the two lead male actors". A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Diganthh finally has a good film to his credit that had not originated from the Yograj Bhat camp. Putra is directed by veteran V Umakanth who manages to extract good performances from at least half-a-dozen actors". A critic from Indiaglitz rated the film $6 1⁄2$ out of 10 and wrote that "A good story and performance better from usual ruts!"