'Raa raa sarasaku', on everyone's lips

Bangalore, Oct 30 (IANS): Songs from the Kannada hit "Aaptha Mithra", especially

the number "Raa raa sarasaku raa", have topped music charts this week and are being hummed by everyone.

1. "Aaptha Mithra": The film's songs are being lapped up by even the family audience. The song "Raa raa sarasaku raa" has become something akin to a Karnataka anthem! Other songs like "Pata pata gali pata" and "Kana kana sharade" are also on everyone's lips. Music director Guru Kiran and the Aswini Audio Company have hit the jackpot with this film.

2."Kalasi Palya": This Darshan-Rakshitha-starrer has done very well at the box office in the first two weeks and the film's success is propelling cassette sales. Producer Ramu has started his own audio company to distribute the audio! The song "Suntara gaali", for which the tune has been lifted from Tamil film song "Manmatha Raja", is creating waves.

3. "Mourya": Though the film is doing well, the audio sales are not up to the market expectations. Sale of the audio cassette of the film before its release was primarily because of the charisma of hero Puneet Raj Kumar and the proven record of director S. Narayan and music director Guru Kiran. The film's audio sales may increase over the coming weeks if the film picks up at the box office.

4. "Jyeshta": There are high expectations on this film because of the success of films like "Aaptha Mithra" and "Sahukaara" in which super star Vishnuvardhan played the lead. Music director S.A. Raj Kumar who has already made a name in the Kannada film industry with two big hits like "Chandra Chakori" and "Ramakrishna" has given the music. The film's audio, released during the Dussehra season, is doing brisk business and the songs have good lyrics by Kalyan. "Ninneya Nenapugale Naaleya Bharavaseyu" and "Kalaas" numbers are on top of the charts.

5. "Omkaara": Though the film's audio units had a brisk sale in the beginning stages, the quality of the audio is below market expectations. The after release sales of the audio have dipped mainly because the film did not match the hype it had created. The film's lead actor Upendra and the film's music director Guru Kiran had earlier delivered well as a combination. But the audio would have struck gold if the film was well appreciated by the people in the theatres.