Shivu is diagnosed with cancer and is living his final days, and Vishal, working in Dubai, has been in touch with him. He returns to India to reconcile with Rashmi, now working as a television journalist, and finds her dating Suraj (Pawan Kumar). The film ends with Vishal's epilogue on how, in the context of love, life comes a full circle. One should not miss to watch the director's copy of alternate ending of the film on YouTube Cast Diganth as Vishal Sindhu Lokanath as Nandini Sathish Ninasam as Shivakumar "Shivu" Samyukta Hornad as Rashmi Achyuth Kumar as Vishal's father Veena Sundar as Vishal's mother Srinivas Prakash as Raghu Mimicry Dayanand as Pinky Lal Pawan Kumar as Suraj Raju Talikote as gatekeeper Chandan Kumar as Chandan Ramya Barna in a cameo appearance Production Director Pawan Kumar had previously worked as an Assistant Director for Yograj Bhat's recent films like Manasaare and Pancharangi which were well received by critics. The title lifeu ishtene was taken from one of the most popular Kannada songs in 2010 from Pancharangi movie. Three weeks after the successful show of the film, Pawan Kumar said he is planning a sequel to the film which is tentatively titled Wifeu Ishtene which will "show how marriage is a bad idea for the character that Diganth played in Lifeu Ishtene." International release The film will be screened overseas in the countries of USA, UK, Australia, Singapore, among others from October 2011 onwards. In California's Bay Area, the screening is scheduled for 14, 15, 16, 22 and 23 October at Serra Theaters. Online release The movie got released online to curb piracy and to reach out to NRI audience. The film was released in two versions. The higher resolution version is priced at five dollars, the low resolution version for two dollars and fifty cents. Reception Critical response Overall, the film garnered very good reviews from critics. A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 4.5 out of 5 stars and says " It's a movie for the youngistan. There is romance, comedy, dance and witty dialogues to keep you entertained. There is no strong storyline but it concludes with a message for the youth". A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote "This is not a film where you can search for a story or pinpoint a particularly good aspect. But they could have had better songs, those