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{{Infobox film
| name = Naagarahavu
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = Film poster
| director = S. Murali Mohan
| producer = [[Rockline Venkatesh]]
| writer = [[Robin Bhatt]] Akash Khurana [[Javed Siddiqui]]
| screenplay = S. Murali Mohan
| narrator =
| starring = [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] [[Jyothika]] [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] [[Sadhu Kokila]]
| music = [[Hamsalekha]]
| cinematography = R. Giri
| editing = Shyam
| studio = Rockline Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2002|8|22|df=yes}}
| runtime = 158 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| budget =
}}

'''''Nagarahavu''''' (English: Cobra) is a 2002 Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[psychological thriller]] film starring [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] and [[Jyothika]]. The film was directed by S. Murali Mohan and is a remake of the 1993 [[Bollywood|Bollywood film]] ''[[Baazigar]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/nagarahavu-naagarahaavu-aka-shivanagam-movie-review-live-audience-response-699468|title=Nagarahavu aka Shivanagam movie review: Live audience response|last=Upadhyaya|first=Prakash|work=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref> The film shocked its [[Karnataka]] audience with an unexpected violation of the standard [[Kannada film industry]] formula, with an [[ambiguous]] hero. An above-average success at the box office, this was Upendra's second film where he played a negative role after his earlier blockbuster film ''[[Preethse]]''.It was [[Jyothika]]'s debut film in Kannada film industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kannada films 2002 – Round up|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/flash-back/3154-2002-year-round-up.html}}</ref> For his work in the film, Upendra won the [[Udaya Film Awards|Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor]] for the second time, along with Jyothika for her Best Female Actor Award.

==Plot==
Based on Ira Levin's 1953 novel ''A Kiss Before Dying'', it is a contemporary thriller about revenge. The main character is Ajay Sharma ([[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]). His father, Vishwanath Sharma ([[Srinath]]), once owner of a great business empire, was defrauded by Ashok Patel ([[Dalip Tahil]]), a trusted employee in Vishwanath's company. The Sharma family is ousted from their own company and loses everything they owned. Soon afterwards, Ajay's father and his young baby sister die due to illness, unable to buy medicine because of their destitute state. His mother is now suffering from [[mental illness]] and memory loss. Driven over the edge, Ajay becomes obsessed with killing Chopra and destroying his family.

Ajay begins dating Keerthi Patel ([[Jyothika]]), the daughter of the owner of the Patel business empire. They meet secretly as her father would not approve of a poor son-in-law. Meanwhile, the younger daughter Prema Patel ([[Jyothika]], dual role) travels with her father Madan Chopra to Madras (now [[Chennai]]), for Ashok's final kart race before he retires permanently. Ashok has never lost before, but comes across Vicky Despande (Ajay Sharma in a disguise of brown contact lenses). Vicky allows Ashok to win by slowing at the last corner and tells him that he couldn't beat his "[[guru]]". Vicky then charms Prema by saying that he lost the race as he couldn't break the heart of a beautiful girl. Thus his ploy of winning in spite of losing (meaning ''Nagarahaavu'') succeeds as he wins Prema's heart. This way, he manages to date both Keerthi and Prema simultaneously using different identities.

Ajay is (incidentally) photographed lurking outside the birthday party of Keerthi by one of her friends. Later, Ashok Patel arranges for Keerthi to be married off to another business family. Keerthi is heartbroken, and Ajay decides that they will write identical suicide notes and commit suicide. After they each write their suicide notes, he tells her that the suicide note was just a test. He says that only cowards commit suicide and destroys his note, while keeping Keerthi's. They decide to marry secretly the next day. When they arrive, the registrar is closed, so they go up to the roof of the building for sightseeing. He makes her sit on the parapet and tells her the truth about himself, after which he throws her to her death from the rooftop of the building. He then posts the suicide note and leaves, but arrives later (as Vicky) with Prema. He helps the Patel family with the funeral. The letter written by Keerthi implies that she has committed suicide, and the murder investigation is closed. Prema cannot believe that, and asks her father to re-open the case. However, he disagrees, saying he doesn't want to lose his reputation due to Keerthi's affair. Prema then asks Arjun (Rockline Venkatesh), who is her former classmate and a current police inspector, for help.

Prema tries to investigate Keerthi's death, however her attempts prove unsuccessful. Rajesh, Keerthi's college friend, offers to help her, but is brutally killed by Vicky. As Vicky forces him to sign a suicide note before hanging him, Arjun thinks that Rajesh must have been in love with Keerthi and hence her murderer. Later, Prema and Vicky meet Keerthi's college friend, Sangeetha, who becomes suspicious of him. When she finds out that he was Keerthi's boyfriend back in college, she calls the Sharma household during Vicky's and Prema's engagement party. Vicky intercepts the phone and impersonates Ashok Patel, and then arrives at her place. He strangles her, then fits her body in a suitcase and throws it in the river.

Vicky vows to destroy Ashok Patel's confiscate his assets and throw him out of his office and onto the street, just like Patel did many years ago to Ajay's father. Patel needs to go on a business trip, and knowing that Vicky's his soon to be son-in-law, gives Vicky the [[Power of attorney]]. Vicky does a carbon copy of the previous montage of Patel, and within days seizes everything. One day in a club Vicky takes Prema to calm her mind, where they meet Ajay's childhood friend, who greets him as ''Ajay''. While Vicky tries to ignore him, Prema tells the man that he is mistaken, and that Ajay is Vicky Despande. Ajay's friend repeatedly tries to remind Vicky (who is actually ''Ajay'') about their friendship. Vicky feels trapped and tries to get out of the mess by abusing him and gets in a scuffle with him. Prema visits Ajay's friend and the whole truth is revealed to her.

When Patel returns, Vicky reveals himself as Vishwanath Sharma's son Ajay and gives him the exact sendoff that Patel did 15 years ago. Prema finds Ajay's home address, and finds out his real identity. Ajay comes in and they argue about Keerthi's murder. Ajay wins her over by telling her the history of their two families. Ashok Patel charges in with a group of thugs and shoots Ajay in the shoulder before he is severely beaten and wounded. Ajay's mother is then knocked unconscious trying to defend Ajay. This prompts him to recover and fight Ashok and his gang all alone. Patel eventually picks up a stake and stabs Ajay. However, Ajay manages to impale him with the same stake by walking into him, and they jump off a small cliff. Patel dies, He tells her that he has reclaimed what is rightfully hers. Mrs. Sharma is cured of her illness, but is beset by sorrow, along with Prema crying beside her, because her father cheated her, as Ajay moves in with his mother and Prema.

==Cast==
* [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] as Ajay Sharma
* [[Jyothika]] as Keerthi / Prema
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
* [[Sadhu Kokila]]
* [[Doddanna]]
* [[Rockline Venkatesh]]
* [[Srinath]] as Vishwanath Sharma
* Shivadhwaj
* Shanker Bhat
* [[Mandeep Roy]]
* Suchendra Prasad

==Nagarahavu Cricket Cup==
[[Rockline Venkatesh]], producer of the film, organised a celebrity cricket match to promote the film's release. The event was held at KSCA Stadium, [[Bangalore]]. Cast and crew of the film, including [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]], and other celebrities of the [[Kannada cinema|Kannada film Industry]] like [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Ambarish]], [[Shivrajkumar]], [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], [[Devaraj]], [[Ramesh Arvind]], [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan]], [[Anu Prabhakar]], [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]], and many others took part in the match, which was attended by thousands of fans.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103090123/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-17/bangalore/27288556_1_kirmani-star-power-wides ]</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music for the movie was composed by [[Hamsalekha]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Singers
|-
| "Yaking Adthiye" || [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
|-
| "Havina Dwesha" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
| "Edhe Chippinalli" ||[[Chithra]], [[Rajesh Krishnan]]
|-
| "I Want To Say" || Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram
|-
| "Ammage Bitte" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|-
| "Kolegara" || [[Hemanth Kumar]]
|}

==Box office==
The film was an above average success at the box office.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080410041851/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/11/11/stories/2005111104250100.htm ]</ref>

==Awards==
*[[Udaya Film Awards|Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor]] – [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]
*[[Udaya Film Awards|Udaya Film Award for Best Female Actor]] – [[Jyothika]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2000s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Kannada remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hamsalekha]]

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