Rose (2014 film)

Rose is a 2014 Kannada romantic drama film starring Ajay Rao and Shravya. The film is directed by Sahana Murthy and produced by Tarun Shivappa. The music for the film is composed by Anoop Seelin. The film is set for a simultaneous release in India and Australia on 4 July 2014.

The film was launched in May 2013 and is an intense emotional love story involving the Rose flower as a central character. The filming took place around Bangalore, Mysore and went abroad to shoot three songs. The film is expected to be remade in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages with the distributor already sold the film to a leading Bollywood production house for ₹ 75Lacs.

Cast

 * Ajay Rao as Ajai (credited as Ajay Krishna Rao)
 * Shravya as Amrutha
 * Sadhu Kokila
 * Bullet Prakash
 * Mico Nagraj
 * Sudha Belawadi
 * Pavitra Lokesh
 * Aruna Balraj
 * Saikumar Pudipeddi as Jailer
 * Petrol Prasanna
 * Shankar Ashwath
 * Muni
 * Patre Nagaraj
 * Edakallu Chandrashekhar
 * Girija Lokesh
 * Malathi Mysore
 * Harish Rayappa
 * Cockroach Sudheer
 * Rockline Sudhakar

Soundtrack
The audio of the film was launched in January 2014 in Bangalore. The event was attended by the cast and crew of the film. Anoop Seelin has composed five tracks for the film.

Reception
A critic from The Times of India wrote that "While the first half of the film doesn't have much to offer, it gains momentum in the second part, keeping the audience hooked".