Charminar (2013 film)

Charminar
Film poster
Directed byR. Chandru
Screenplay byR. Chandru
Story byR. Chandru
Produced byR. Chandru
Starring
CinematographyK. S. Chandrashekar
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music byHari
Production
company
R. Chandru Films
Release date
  • 8 February 2013 (2013-02-08)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Box office₹ 5.7 crores

Charminar is a 2013 Kannada romantic drama film written, directed and produced by R. Chandru, featuring Prem and Meghana Gaonkar in the lead roles. The film deals with the life of a man in comparison with the famous monument Charminar in Hyderabad, that symbolises four important pillars: family, guru, friends and lover.

Charminar was produced by R. Chandru films and the soundtrack composed by newcomer Hari, former guitarist based out of Hyderabad. In 2015, the film was remade in Telugu by the same director as Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini. The director has claimed the 2018 Tamil movie 96 (as well as its 2019 Kannada remake and 2020 Telugu remake) have similarities with this movie.