Sreemanta

Sreemanta is a 2023 Kannada language drama film written and directed by Hassan Ramesh. The film is produced by Sanjay V. Babu, G Narayanappa, T. K. Ramesha.

The film stars Kranti Revana Siddappa, Vaishnavi Patwardhan and Vaishnavi Chandran Menon. Ramesh Bhat, Kalyani Raju, and Ravishankar Gowda are play supporting roles. The music of the film is composed by Hamsalekha. Sonu Sood makes a cameo, which was projected by the makers to be the lead role.

Plot
The plot begins with the hamlet experiencing a serious water shortage due to a lack of rain in recent years, so the poor people do a puja to the rain god. This causes torrential rains, which delights entire villages as they develop piles of crops. Because of the harvest, the villagers hold a big fair, which introduces the meat of the story. The main protagonist Krishna, who is beloved by the villagers, decides to play Abhimanyu in a mythological play, which leads him to meet and fall in love with a girl from Mumbai, which hurts rural girl Padma, who always wants Krishna well, resulting in a plot twist.

Reception
The Times of India gave it 2.0 rating out of 5.