Fair & Lovely (film)

Fair & Lovely (Phēr aṇḍ lavlī) is a 2014 Indian Kannada romance drama film written and directed by D. P. Raghuram. Produced by Shilpa Ramesh under the banner Jade Plant Ventures, the film stars Prem Kumar as Manoj and Shwetha Srivatsav as Bhumika, a sex worker, in the lead roles. Vijay Raghavendra appears in a supporting role. The music was composed by V. Harikrishna who has also made his debut as a lyricist by penning one track for the film.

The film was released on 24 October 2014, to generally positive reviews from critics, who acclaimed the film's screenplay, narration, dialogues, cinematography and the performances of the lead pair, Kumar and Shwetha Srivatsav. The latter's performance won her the Best Actress at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South.