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{{short description|1995 Indian Kannada film by Upendra}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Om (1995)
| image = 1995 Kannada film Om poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical re-release poster
| director = [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]
| producer = [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]]
| writer = S. Muralimohan (dialogues)
| screenplay = Upendra
| story = Upendra
| starring = [[Shiva Rajkumar]]<br />[[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]]
| music = [[Hamsalekha]]
| cinematography = [[B. C. Gowrishankar]]
| editing = T. Shashikumar
| studio = Poornima Enterprises
| distributor = [[Sri Vajreshwari Combines]]
| released = {{Film date|1995|05|19|df=yes}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget = {{INR|75 [[lakh]]}}<ref name=":News18">{{Cite web |title=Shiva Rajkumar-starrer Om, Having Highest Number Of Re-releases, Completes 29 Years |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/shiva-rajkumar-starrer-om-having-highest-number-of-re-releases-completes-29-years-8898972.html |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bharatvarsh |first=TV9 |date=2025-08-29 |title=500 से ज्यादा बार री-रिलीज हुई ये साउथ फिल्म, लिमका बुक ऑफ वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड में दर्ज है नाम, क्या आपने देखी है? |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/south-cinema/om-film-kannada-re-release-box-office-collection-records-actor-shiva-rajkumar-3459907.html |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=TV9 Bharatvarsh |language=hi}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|10 [[crore]]}}<ref name=":0" />
}}

'''''Om''''', stylized as '''''ॐ''''', is a 1995 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[gangster film]] written and directed by [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]. The film was produced by [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]] under the production company Sri Vajreshwari Combines. The film stars [[Shiva Rajkumar]] and [[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]] with Srishanthi, G. V. Shivanand, Sadhu Kokila in supporting roles with real-life gangsters - ''Bekkina Kannu'' Rajendra, Tanveer, ''Korangu'' Krishna and Jedaralli Krishnappa - portraying the role of gangsters in a small but important portion of the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/entertainment/om-kannada-movie-super-star-upendra-directed-shiva-rajkumar-starrer-of-movie-during-his-college-days-hg-383903.html|title=Om Kannada Movie | Super star Upendra directed Shiva Rajkumar starrer Of movie during his college days | ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾಲೇಜು ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆದ ಕಥೆ 'ಓಂ' ಸಿನಿಮಾವಾಗಿ ಮೂಡಿ ಬಂದಾಗ..!|website=kannada.news18.com|date=16 May 2020 }}</ref>

''Om'' was remade in Telugu as ''[[Omkaram]]'' (1997) starring [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] and Prema which was also directed by Upendra. [[Hamsalekha]] was also the music director of the Telugu remake and retained the songs in the Telugu version.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/shiva-rajkumar-starrer-om-movie-remade-in-many-languages/articleshow/75822253.cms|title='ಓಂ' ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ ಪರಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲೂ ಸದ್ದು ಮಾಡಿತ್ತು! ಯಾವ್ಯಾವ ಭಾಷೆಗೆ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಆಗಿದೆ ನೋಡಿ|website=Vijaya Karnataka}}</ref> The film was unofficially remade in Hindi as ''[[Arjun Pandit (1999 film)|Arjun Pandit]]'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite web |last=S M |first=Shashiprasad |date=12 July 2023 |title=Hit films of Kannada superstar Shivanna that were remade in other languages |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/hit-kannada-films-of-shivanna-that-were-remade-in-other-languages/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816164632/https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/hit-kannada-films-of-shivanna-that-were-remade-in-other-languages/ |archive-date=16 August 2023 |access-date=1 December 2023 |website=South First}}</ref> The 2001 [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] film ''Panja'' was loosely inspired by the core plotline of this movie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/entertainment/unknown-facts-of-om-kannada-movie-zp-384815.html|title=ದಾಖಲೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪರಭಾಷೆಗೂ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಆಗಿತ್ತು 'ಓಂ' | Unknown Facts of OM Kannada Movie|website=kannada.news18.com|date=19 May 2020 }}</ref> UP gangster [[Vikas Dubey]] was reported to be an ardent fan of ''Arjun Pandit''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-vikas-dubey-became-the-gabbar-of-bikru/articleshow/76918160.cms |title=How Vikas Dubey became the 'Gabbar' of Bikru |website=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714144938/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-vikas-dubey-became-the-gabbar-of-bikru/articleshow/76918160.cms |archive-date=2020-07-14}}</ref>

The film became a successful venture at the box office and was declared an industry hit. It remains a [[Cult following|cult classic]] in [[Kannada cinema]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Birthday special: 5 movies that prove Upendra is the 'Real Star' of Kannada cinema | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/birthday-special-5-movies-that-prove-upendra-is-the-real-star-of-kannada-cinema-889273.html#google_vignette }}</ref> with a dedicated fan following among audience owing to its re-release every two weeks. This film has a Limca record for re-releasing more than 550 times.<ref name="si" /> The movie was reported to be the highest screened film in the history of [[Kannada cinema]].<ref name="ch">{{cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/om-still-chanting/articleshow/22074133.cms |title=OM still chanting}}</ref>
The movie has released 30 times in Kapali theatre, Bangalore which is a record.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://epaper.prajavani.net/Home/index?Edition=151&Date=MTUvMTAvMjAxNw==&Page=275655 |title=Edition |access-date=15 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221195127/http://epaper.prajavani.net/Home/index?Edition=151&Date=MTUvMTAvMjAxNw==&Page=275655 |archive-date=21 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On the occasion of completion of 25 years, Upendra had revealed that the core plot of the film was based on a real-life person - ''Purshi'' who was his brother's friend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kannada.asianetnews.com/celebrity-interviews/kannada-actor-upendra-interview-about-silver-jubilee-movie-om-qaib08|title='ಓಂ' ನೋಡಿದಾಗ ಬೇಸರ ಆಗಿದ್ದು ಅದೊಂದೇ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ: ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ | Kannada actor Upendra interview about Silver jubilee movie Om|website=kannada.asianetnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/25-years-of-gangster-film-om-841079.html|title=25 years of gangster film 'Om'|date=23 May 2020|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/may/19/cult-film-om-clocks-25-actor-shivarajkumar-and-director-upendra-on-its-making-2145040.html|title=Cult film 'Om' clocks 25, Actor Shivarajkumar and director Upendra on its making|website=The New Indian Express|date=19 May 2020 }}</ref> The film is credited for ushering in the genre of underworld mafia in a full-fledged manner in [[Kannada cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/head-bush-movie-review-dhananjaya-shines-in-a-promising-but-caricaturish-gangster-drama/article66039765.ece|title='Head Bush' movie review: Dhananjaya shines in a promising, but caricaturish gangster drama|last=Khajane|first=Muralidhara|date=21 October 2022|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104081541/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/head-bush-movie-review-dhananjaya-shines-in-a-promising-but-caricaturish-gangster-drama/article66039765.ece|archive-date=4 November 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Plot==
Shashi is a [[journalist]] who interviews underworld gangsters and provides a book titled '''ॐ''', which is written by her and requests them to read. In the book, Shashi, who was interviewing about the [[Bangalore Underworld]] learns about a gangster named Satyamurthy "Satya" Shastri, who has been forcing a college student named Madhuri "Madhu" to love him by day, but is also involved in oil smuggling activities by ''Oil'' Raja at night. One night, Satya meets another gangster named Rayan where he reveals that Raja has hired a hitman named Kutty to kill him. Satya stabs Kutty, but manages to survive despite being severely injured and also kills Oil Raja at his mansion, where his wife Maria becomes the [[Witness|eyewitness]]. After being provided with an iota, Shashi told him he would be waiting for Madhuri at his friend Geetha's house. The cops chase Satya but manage to escape, leaving Madhu. Shashi learns about Satya's past from Geetha:

Satya was a humble college student and the son of a [[brahmin]] priest named Sreekantha Shastri, who is leading a happy life with his mother and three sisters: Sujatha, Suma, and Gowri. At his house, Satya is visited by Dheena's brother Ponna, who wants to stay away from Madhu, whom Dheena is in love with. Madhu is attracted to Satya and keeps talking to him, and Satya falls in love with Madhu, who instills the courage to fight back. At the college, Satya hacks Dheena and Ponna, who survive with severe injuries. Madhu testifies that Satya hacked the brothers for personal vengeance where he is tortured in [[Arrest|police custody]], but is granted bail by Ponna's boss Jayaraj. Satya visits Madhu where he learns that she is his friend Harish's sister. In a past event, Satya and Harish witnessed the killing of a girl by Ponna. Ponna and his gang frame Harish for the murder and threaten to kill Satya if he doesn't testify against Harish.

Satya is reluctant but is forced to lie at the court that Harish is the murderer of his family. Distraught, Harish commits suicide in jail. Subsequently, Harish's and Madhu's mother dies from shock. Madhu planned vengeance against Ponna where she used Satya as a weapon to kill Ponna while also tarnishing Satya's life. Satya is also ousted by his father Sreekantha Shastri, where he joins hands with Jayaraj. In the present, Satya takes Madhu to propose to her, but Madhu stabs Satya and escapes. However, Satya arrives at Madhu's house alive where he takes Shashi to a room and quietly asks her to help him convince Madhu of his innocence. Shashi agrees, and the two orchestrate a drama and make Madhu realize her mistake. Having seen Satya's family's condition, Madhu feels guilty and decides to change Satya to his past self. Meanwhile, Kutty and Ponna brainwash Rayan against Satya, leading to a [[Gang#Gang violence|gang war]] at the former's sister's wedding, but Satya executes the henchmen in front of his family.

When the cops arrive, Madhu takes Satya and escapes, but Satya's sister alliance is broken due to Satya's actions. Sreekantha Shastri performs a funeral, claiming that Satya is dead, which leads Satya heartbroken. Madhu tries to console Satya while professing her love for him and tells Satya to be his normal self, and she also tells him about Rayan's involvement in the attack. Enraged and ignorant of Madhu, Satya attacks Rayan at a restaurant but Rayan escapes. Madhu begins [[fasting]] till Satya changes his ways. Satya learns about Kutty's release from prison and his involvement in the death of Jayaraj and his gang members, so he hacks him to death at night. Madhu is admitted to the hospital where Satya meets her, but Rayan and his henchmen also arrive at the hospital. At this point in the film, the book's ending pages are missing, so the gangsters contact Shashi to find out about the ending.

Shashi takes them to a [[dhaba]], where she reveals what happened at the hospital. At the hospital, Satya tells the gangsters to finish him, and he also promises Madhu that he will lead a life free from the underworld. After making the promise, one of Satya's legs is chopped and Madhu's face is half-burnt by the acid thrown by one of the goons. Rayan and the others realize that Satya has changed, so they leave him to start a new life. It is revealed that Shashi brought them to Satya, who is a changed man, running a dhaba and leading a happy life with Madhu and his children. After seeing the happiness of Satya and his family, the gangsters realize their mistake and retire from the underworld to live a peaceful life with their families, with the film ending with a message of peace.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Shiva Rajkumar]] as Satyamurthy "Satya" Shastri
* [[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]] as Madhuri "Madhu"
* Srishanthi as Shashi, a [[journalist]] of Krantiveera
* G. V. Shivanand as Narasimha, Madhu's father
* Upasane Seetharam as Sreekantha Shastri, Satya's father
* [[Honnavalli Krishna]] as a [[press photographer]] in Krantiveera
* [[Sadhu Kokila]] as Shankar
* [[V. Manohar]] as Chennakeshava, [[Editor-in-chief]] of Krantiveera
* [[Vanishree]] as Sujatha, Satya's sister
* Sandhya as Suma, Sathya's sister
* [[Michael Madhu]] as Michael
* Bekkina Kannu Rajendra as himself
* Tanveer as himself
* Korangu Krishna as himself
* Jedaralli Krishnappa as himself
* Ajay as "Srirampura" Kutty
* Dileep as Jai
* S. Murali Mohan as Harish, Madhuri's brother
* Harish Rai as Don Roy
* Kote Prabhakar as Dheena, Ponna's brother (Voice dubbed by Upendra)
* Tumkur Mohan as Ponna, Dheena's brother
* Vikram Udayakumar as [[Police inspector|Inspector]]
* Sriraksha Shivakumar as Geetha, Madhu's friend
* Balu Murugaraj
* Sriraj Kothari
* John
* Sukumar
* Shankar Narayan
* Ashwath Narayan
* N. Lokanath
* Mysore Anand
* Suresh Rai
;Uncredited
* [[Vinay Rajkumar|Master Vinay]] as Satya and Madhu's elder son
* [[Yuva Rajkumar|Master Yuva]] as Satya and Madhu's younger son
{{colend}}

==Production==

===Development===
Upendra wrote a part of the story during his days in college in the late-1980s. Purushottam, a friend of Upendra, brought to him a letter written by someone that caught his attention. Drawing inspiration from it, he drafted the first part of the story, that he subsequently developed, although incompletely. He also revealed that had always wanted make a film on [[organized crime]] and [[mafia]], based on real-life incidents.<ref name="yt1">{{cite AV media|people=Upendra|date=21 September 2014|title=Weekend With Ramesh — Episode 16 - September 21, 2014|language=kn|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8kJw4nOtDs|access-date=23 September 2015|publisher=[[Zee Kannada]]}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref> He said he was "disappointed" on learning that the screenplay of 1989 film ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]'' had a similar storyline to what he had written.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/11/stories/2005111104250100.htm|title=Entertainment Bangalore : Uppi's hardly uppity|date=2016-04-20|access-date=2016-10-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420020602/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/11/stories/2005111104250100.htm|archive-date=20 April 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> He began working as a dialogue writer and songwriter in Kannada cinema during the time, and the first half of the 1990s saw him direct two films, ''[[Tharle Nan Maga]]'' (1992) and ''[[Shhh! (film)|Shhh!]]'' (1993). Alongside, he developed the storyline and wrote a screenplay with the plot taking sequences of [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]], which he said "took another form" at the end of completion.<ref name="yt1"/>

===Casting===
Having given the film a [[working title]] as ''Satya'', Upendra initially decided to cast [[Kumar Govind]] as the eponymous lead, who he had previously collaborated with, in ''Shhh!''.<ref name="tnie1">{{cite news |author= Sharadhaa A. |title= The Magic of Om Continues |url= http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/The-Magic-of-Om-Continues/2015/03/10/article2705684.ece |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150402224352/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/The-Magic-of-Om-Continues/2015/03/10/article2705684.ece |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2 April 2015 |newspaper= The New Indian Express |date= 10 March 2015 |access-date= 13 March 2015}}</ref> However, later, eager to cast [[Shiva Rajkumar]] in the role, Upendra approached actor Honnavalli Krishna in 1994, and persuaded him to speak the matter over to Shiva's father and actor, [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]. Krishna spoke to [[S. P. Varadappa]], Rajkumar's brother, who invited Upendra and him over to their house in [[Bangalore]]. Impressed by the story narrated by Upendra in a span of ten minutes using newspaper cuttings of oil mafia to elaborate on the subject, Rajkumar gave the go-ahead and Shiva was signed as the male lead. Rajkumar also agreed to produce the film and handed an amount of {{INR}}50,000 over to Upendra the same day.<ref name="yt1"/> Shiva had till then portrayed roles predominantly of a romantic hero in his then career of 8 years. Speaking on casting him, Upendra said he was drawn by Shiva's "powerful brownish-shaded eyes" and wanted to "make full use of it".<ref name="yt1"/> Many actresses had been speculated to play the role of the female lead Madhuri, in the film, including then popular [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] actress [[Juhi Chawla]]. Finally, on Rajkumar's approval, [[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]], a newcomer then, who was already filming with Shiva in ''[[Savyasachi (1995 film)|Savyasachi]]'', was cast in the role.<ref name="yt2">{{cite AV media|people=Prema|date=6 July 2010|title=Kannada Actor Prema Film Lifes Journey|language=kn|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Idb0-8RI8|access-date=23 September 2015|publisher=[[TV9 Kannada]]}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Real-life gangsters Bekkinakannu Rajendra, Korangu Krishna, Tanveer Ahmad and Jedarahalli Krishna made cameo appearances in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950630-art-imitates-underworld-life-in-kannada-film-om-807469-1995-06-29|title=Art imitates underworld life in Kannada film OM|first=Saritha|last=Rai|work=India Today|date=30 June 1995|access-date=28 October 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230912095656/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950630-art-imitates-underworld-life-in-kannada-film-om-807469-1995-06-29|archive-date=12 September 2023}}</ref>

===Filming===
The [[principal photography]] began on 7 December 1994 in [[Bangalore]]. On the day, [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] wrote the spiritual icon "ॐ" on the film's screenplay material using kumkuma, which was later made the title design for the film.<ref name="yt3">{{cite AV media|date=2 January 2015|title=OM 'Sathya' Kathe: Unknown Facts About 'OM' Kannada Movie|language=kn|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ2vJzygd6M|access-date=4 October 2015|publisher=[[TV9 Kannada]]}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref> B. C. Gowrishankar who handled cinematography used a warm, yellow tone and employed filters throughout the film to diffuse the violence and the colour of the blood.<ref name="om">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/its-still-young/article7011642.ece | title=It's Still Young — The Hindu | publisher=S. Shivakumar | work=The Hindu | date=19 March 2015 | access-date=27 October 2015| last1=Kumar | first1=S. Shiva |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230911145219/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/its-still-young/article7011642.ece|archive-date=11 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec052004/enter1.asp | title=Camera was his magic wand | publisher=S. N. Deepak | work=Deccan Herald | access-date=27 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113032624/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec052004/enter1.asp | archive-date=13 January 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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[[Hamsalekha]] composed the film score and the film's soundtrack, also writing its lyrics. In September 2015, the rights for the soundtrack album was acquired by [[Sony Music India|Sony Music Entertainment]], and was released digitally.<ref>{{cite web|title=Om (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/om-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1034828004|website=iTunes|date=January 1995|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> All the songs including ''Hey Dinakara'' and ''O Gulabiye'' were well received and became chartbusters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/17songs.htm|title=The best songs of Rajkumar|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 24:28
| title1 = Hey Dinakara
| lyrics1 = [[Hamsalekha]]
| extra1 = [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]
| length1 = 5:08
| title2 = College Kumaru
| lyrics2 = Hamsalekha
| extra2 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length2 = 5:07
| title3 = Mehabooba
| lyrics3 = Hamsalekha
| extra3 = Mano
| length3 = 4:58
| title4 = O Gulaabiye
| lyrics4 = Hamsalekha
| extra4 = Rajkumar, [[Rathnamala Prakash]]
| length4 = 4:58
| title5 = Amruthavanthe Premada
| lyrics5 = Hamsalekha
| extra5 = Mano
| length5 = 4:17
}}

==Release==
The film was made on a budget of ₹68–75 lakh. [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] bought the rights to distribute the film for the Mysore area and made a small fortune.<ref name="om"/><ref name=":News18" />

===Re release===
The movie crossed its 500th re-release mark in 2013.<ref name=ch /> As of March 2015, ''Om'' had been re-released over 550 times and in over 400 theatres across [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/25-years-of-om-top-five-reasons-why-you-should-watch-shivarajkumar-and-premas-classic-film/photostory/75807792.cms|title=25 years of 'Om': Top five reasons why you should watch Shivarajkumar and Prema's classic film|date=19 May 2020|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/shiva-rajkumar-prema-starrer-om-movie-created-trend-on-social-media/articleshow/75813831.cms|title=ಥಿಯೇಟರ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲ ಸೋಶಿಯಲ್ ಮೀಡಿಯಾದಲ್ಲೂ ಹವಾ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿದ ಶಿವಣ್ಣನ 'ಓಂ'!|website=Vijaya Karnataka}}</ref><ref name = si>{{cite news |title= Shiva Rajkumar sets a new record! |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Shiva-Rajkumar-sets-a-new-record/articleshow/46500011.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 9 March 2015 |access-date= 13 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/May/19/cult-film-om-clocks-25-actor-shivarajkumar-and-director-upendra-on-its-making-2145040.html|title=Cult film 'Om' clocks 25, Actor Shivarajkumar and director Upendra on its making - The New Indian Express|website=www.newindianexpress.com|date=4 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/readers-articles/25yearsofom/|title=25 Years Of Om: Remembering The Great Kannada Classic|first=Jeevan|last=Jayaram|date=20 May 2020}}</ref> On 12 March 2015, the film was re-released with [[digital intermediate]] and [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]] for the first time in over 100 theatres.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/re-releasing-movies-an-emerging-trend-in-sandalwood-news-kannada-oeejzpbfdecsi.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018223050/http://www.sify.com/movies/re-releasing-movies-an-emerging-trend-in-sandalwood-news-kannada-oeejzpbfdecsi.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 October 2016 | title=Re-releasing movies- an emerging trend in Sandalwood | publisher=Moviebuzz | work=Sify | access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref> It was distributed by Kishore Films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/exclusive/11688-om-550-releases-in-20-years-exclusive.html|title=OM 550 Releases In 20 Years - Exclusive - chitraloka.com {{!}} Kannada Movie News, Reviews {{!}} Image|website=www.chitraloka.com|access-date=2016-10-14|archive-date=6 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406143115/http://chitraloka.com/exclusive/11688-om-550-releases-in-20-years-exclusive.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=ch />

===Pre-release business===
Om earned approximately ₹2 crores in pre-release business.<ref name=":News18" />

===Home media===
Even though the film was released in 1995, its satellite rights was sold to [[Udaya TV]] only in 2015 for a sum of ₹10 crores. The film had its television premiere on 15 August 2015 on the eve of Independence Day.<ref>{{cite news |title= Om satellite rights sold. |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Om-to-finally-be-screened-on-TV/articleshow/48340017.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 5 August 2015 |access-date= 5 August 2015}}</ref> The amount is the highest for any Kannada film considering that the film is already 20 years old and has been released hundreds of times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/om-in-udaya-tv-kannada-news-139670.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915042100/http://www.indiaglitz.com/om-in-udaya-tv-kannada-news-139670.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 September 2015|title=OM in udaya tv|work=Indiaglitz|access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref> Video rights was released by Sri Ganesh Video.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Shiva-Rajkumars-Om-now-out-on-DVD/articleshow/48570019.cms|title=Shiva Rajkumar's Om now out on DVD|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=15 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="bangmir">{{cite web | url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Om-arrives-on-DVD/articleshow/48558429.cms | title=Om arrives on DVD | publisher=Bangalore Mirror | access-date=15 October 2015}}</ref>

==Awards==
;[[1995–96 Karnataka State Film Awards]]
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] — [[Shiva Rajkumar]]
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] — [[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]]
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] — [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]] — [[B. C. Gowrishankar]]

;[[Filmfare Awards South|43rd South Filmfare Awards]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Best Actor]] — [[Shiva Rajkumar]]

==Legacy==
''Om'' attained cult status in Kannada cinema. It became a trendsetter in the genre of films based on gangsters.<ref name="uppi">{{cite web | url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Song-sounds-like-a-sword/articleshow/48136655.cms | title=Song sounds like a sword | publisher=Bangalore Mirror | access-date=15 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/hatrick-hodi-maga-is-bad/20090511.htm|title=Hatrick Hodi Maga is bad|newspaper=Rediff|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref><ref name="om"/> ''Rediff'' in its review of Darshan starrer ''Shastri'' (2005) called it "poor imitation of the trendsetting Kannada film, Om".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/shas/20050614.htm|title=Shashtri: Badly made, poorly directed|newspaper=Rediff|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref> Murali Mohan who worked as an assistant in ''Om'' made his directorial debut with ''Santha'' (2007) which had a similar plot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/sssantha/20070521.htm|title=Santha: Yet another gangster film|first=R. G.|last=Vijayasarathy|website=Rediff}}</ref>

In 1999, the film was unofficially remade in Hindi as ''[[Arjun Pandit (1999 film)|Arjun Pandit]]'' (1999) by Rahul Rawail which stars Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla in leading roles was criticized by film viewers for deviating from the storyline.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/aug/20arjun.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Dumb and dumber|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3189256|Om}}

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