Omkaram

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{{Infobox film
| name = Omkaram
| image =
| caption =
| writer = Upendra <br> [[L. B. Sriram]] (dialogues)
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Om (1995 film)]]''|[[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]}}
| story = Upendra rao
| screenplay = Upendra rao
| producer = KKN Kumari
| director = [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]
| starring = [[Dr. Rajasekhar]] <br> [[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]]
| music = [[Hamsalekha]]
| cinematography = Sundarnath Suvarna
| editing = R. Janardhan
| studio =
| released = 23rd January 1997
| runtime = 158 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Omkaram''''' is a 1997 [[Telugu film|Telugu]] [[action film]] directed by [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] making his directorial debut in Telugu. The film stars [[Dr. Rajasekhar]], [[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]] and [[Bhagyashree Patwardhan]] in lead roles.<ref>http://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/omkara/cast-crew.html</ref> The film was a remake of director's own 1995 Kannada film ''[[Om (Kannada film)|Om]]'' with Prema reprising her role in the remake. The Telugu version was an average success in comparison to the original Kannada version.<ref>http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2013/kannada-movies-remade-in-other-languages-122546.html#slide27043</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Dr. Rajasekhar]] as Satya
*[[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]] as Madhu
*[[Bhagyashree Patwardhan|Bhagyashree]] as Shashi
*[[J. V. Somayajulu]] as Satya's father
*[[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] as the narrator of the first scene

==Soundtrack==

The soundtrack was composed by [[Hamsalekha]] who also composed the songs for the original Kannada version . He retained three songs from the original while the fourth one was from one of his earlier Kannada movie.

The retained songs from the original movie were:
''College Kurrodu'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ub993obZb0</ref> was the retained version of ''College Kumar''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVJ25KPoHCk''</ref>
''O Gulabi'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJLBG8cn4L4</ref> was the retained version of ''O Gulaabiye''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLvUvuLr-fI</ref>
''Bullemma'' <ref>https://wynk.in/music/album/omkaram/hu_398538</ref> was the retained version of ''Mehabooba''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqJs5zBK_FI</ref> While the other song ''Om Brahmanda'' <ref>https://wynk.in/music/album/omkaram/hu_398538</ref> which comes in the place of ''Hey Dinakara'' retained only the opening Sanskrit verse from the original version <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qRw44QqYSs</ref> and was followed by the tune of another Kannada song by Hamsalekha - ''Eke Heegaytho'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8EjqsFO6Tc</ref> from the 1988 Kannada movie ''[[Anjada Gandu]]''.

;Telugu version <ref>http://telugusongs.allindiansite.com/omkaram.html</ref>

*"College Kurrodu" - [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
*"O Gulabi" - [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
*"Bullemma" - Mano
*"Dilruba" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
*"Om Brahmanda" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

;Tamil version <ref>https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/omkaaram-original-motion-picture/id982121750</ref>

*"College Student" - Mano
*"O Rojave" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
*"Kanne Vaa" - Devi
*"Om Brahmananda" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
*"I Love You" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

==References==
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==External links==
{{Upendra}}

[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1990s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Kannada films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hamsalekha]]
[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]
[[Category:1990s crime action films]]
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Upendra]]

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