Yet another intelligent and interesting lady director Ms Priya Bharathi has added to the list of woman directors in Kannada film history. In the past Prema Karanth (Phaniyamma), Aruna Raje (Pathitha Pavani), Jayasri Devi (Kona Eedaithe, Bhavani), Kavitha Lankesh (Deeviri, Bimba, Prema Preethi Pranaya, Thananam Thanam and Avva) Vijayalakshmi Singh (E Bandhana), Poornima Mohan (Julie), Priya Hassan (Jambada Hudugi) and a few days ago Ms Roopa Iyer of India Classic Art announced the international film 'Mukhaputa' (Cover Page).

The shrewd, humble, well mannered and dazzling Priya Bharathi a resident of Washington of United States of America is foraying in to cinema from a romantic comedy film. She has taken up 'E Preethi' for the joint production of Dr.Narayan Hosmane, Pradeep Bekal, Mahi Mahesh and S.V.Narayana Swamy. Priya Bharathi has written the story, screenplay, editing her own film besides heading the megaphone. The adapted brother of one of the producers Dr.Narayan Hosmane (producer of Roopa Iyer's 'Mukaphuta') the eminent writer in Kannada literary field Jayanth Kaikini has penned the lyrics and dialogues for this Infinity Entertainment film. Ms Suchitra Latha of 'The Music Mint' is heading the music department. Nageshwara Rao RV and Udaya Raja are handling the cinematography department.

On Wednesday morning Sri Divya Jnanandhagiri Swami lighted the lamp for the take off of the film. The famous director Phani Ramachandra showed the clap for the first shot switched on my yesteryears top director Joe Simon.

Diganth, Tejaswini, Nina Mahesh, Bhatat are in the lead roles of 'E Preethi' that has a caption 'Sneha Preethi digital Reethi'.

Priya Bharathi looking very confident in her maiden address of the film media at the Nandi Teertha temple in Malleswaram, Bangalore on Wednesday morning showed her strength from perfect approach to her debut direction 'E Preethi'. In the past Priya Bharathi from her first television film 'Guttu' in 2001 introduced Ganesh who later became comedy time Ganesh and currently the No.1 popular star of Kannada cinema ever since 'Mungaru Male'. The current Golden star Ganesh had just passed out from Adarsha Film Institute when Priya selected him for two hours film for TV.

'E Preethi' is an up to date cinema focusing on the youths who concentrate on brain drain with wrong concepts. This is the age the wrong thinking has to be checked and channeled to right way says Priya who has picked the real life tale of her friend in USA for the contents of this film. This is romantic comedy and technology will be made use in 'E-Preethi'. This is sure to touch the family audience at large. Instead of keeping the dream of making big in US or London we must make changes in us and discover the potential in us. India is of course the bright country for dream chasers says talkative Priya Bharathi. Drawing her attention on the technology she says it is very easy to create history. What is done in six months is done in two months in the medicine department. For Priya taking up a film is a passion.

A Bangalore born person of Indian Origin in Washington Priya Bharathi is armed with MA in Journalism, cinematography and editing professional courses in USA. For her maiden film she is shooting for 40 days in Washington DC.