Amrutha Varshini (1996) is a Kannada

Kannada language

Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...

 movie starring Ramesh Arvind

Ramesh Aravind

Ramesh Aravind or Ramesh is a popular Kannada, Tamil and Telugu movie actor. He is considered one of the most versatile actors in Indian cinema.-Early days:...

, Suhasini

Suhasini Mani Ratnam

Suhasini Maniratnam is an Indian actress. She made her film debut in 1980 with the Tamil film Nenjathai Killathe for which she won the Best Actress award. Suhasini has won a National Film Award for Best Actress for Sindhu Bhairavi in 1986...

 and Sharath Babu. Directed by Dinesh Baboo

Dinesh Baboo

Dinesh Baboo , is an Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter. He has worked in both Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. His directorial ventures were chiefly with Kannada films...

, the movie takes us through the mind of Ramesh, who falls in love with the already married Suhasini (Sharath Babu, her husband) and their journey through their lives and the events that unfold. The movie has a large number of songs, sung by SPB

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...

 and Chitra

K. S. Chithra

K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films...

. The music composition is by Deva.The movie is remade into Malayalam as Mazhavillu

Mazhavillu

Mazhavillu is a 1999 Malayalam romance film by Dinesh Babu which is based on his own Kannada movie Amrutha Varshini. The film has Kunchako Boban, Preeti Jhangiani and Vineeth in the lead roles.-Plot:...

 by the same director.

Award

• It has bagged the Arya Bhata Award and was also screened at the INDIAN PANORAMA FESTIVAL
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Ramesh
  Ramesh
  Ramesh is a common name in India and Nepal as well as other parts of the world where Hindu are living.The Sanskrit meaning of words Ramesh is Ruler of Rama....
  
  in 1997