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			{{distinguish\|Pujari}}
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2024}}
			{{Use Indian English\|date=February 2024}}
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Poojari		\| name = Poojari
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	\| based_on = <!-- {{Based on\|title of the original work\|creator of the original work\|additional creator(s), if necessary}} -->		\| based_on = <!-- {{Based on\|title of the original work\|creator of the original work\|additional creator(s), if necessary}} -->
	\| producer = Mohan Kumar<br /> Mallikarjun<br />Sharan		\| producer = Mohan Kumar<br /> Mallikarjun<br />Sharan
	\| starring = Adi Lokesh<br />[[Neethu ~~(actress)~~\|~~Neethu~~]]		\| starring = [[Adi Lokesh]]<br />[[Neethu\|Neethashree]]
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| cinematography = S. Chandrashekar		\| cinematography = S. Chandrashekar
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	\| studio = Friends Movies		\| studio = Friends Movies
	\| distributor = <!-- or: \| distributors = -->		\| distributor = <!-- or: \| distributors = -->
	\| released = {{Film date~~\|df=yes/no~~\|2007\|1\|24}}		\| released = {{Film date\|2007\|1\|24}}
	\| runtime =		\| runtime =
	\| country = India		\| country = India
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	\| gross =		\| gross =
	}}		}}
	'''''Poojari''''' ({{Translation\|Priest}}){{efn\|According to dialogue writer Keshav Adhithya, ''Poojari'' is broken down into ''Poo'', which means worship, ''ja'', which means learning [[jataka]] and ''ri'', which means repair.<ref name="F">{{Cite web\|url=https://kannada.filmibeat.com/news/110406adi-lokesh.html\|title=ಆದಿ ಲೋಕೇಶ್‌ ಕೈಗೆ ಮಚ್ಚು... ‘ಪೂಜಾರಿ’ ಬಂದೇ ಬಿಟ್ಟನಲ್ಲಪ್ಪೋ!\|work=[[Oneindia\|Filmibeat]]\|date=5 April 2006\|language=kn}}</ref>}} is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sharan and starring Adi Lokesh (in his lead debut) and [[Neethu (actress)\|Neethu]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://globalkannada.com/what-happened-to-the-adi-lokesh-of-the-holy-lokesh/\|title=What happened to Adi Lokesh of the holy Lokesh?\|work=Global Kannada}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/neethu-shetty-walks-out-from-bengaluru-benne-dose-202429.html\|title=Neethu Shetty Walks Out From 'Bengaluru Benne Dose'!\|work=[[Oneindia\|~~Filmibeat~~]]~~\|last=Veena}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-cityscape/it-is-the-first-time-i-am-playing-a-ghost-neethu-751570~~.~~html\|title=It is the first time I am playing a ghost: Neethu\|work=[[Deccan Herald]]\|first=Tini Sara\|last=Anien}}</ref>~~		'''''Poojari''''' ({{Translation\|Priest}}) is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sharan and starring [[Adi Lokesh]] (in his lead debut) and [[Neethu\|Neethashree]].

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	*Adi Lokesh as Poojari		{{Cast listing\|
	*[[Neethu ~~(actress)~~\|~~Neethu~~]] as Priya		*[[Adi Lokesh]] as Poojari
			*[[Neethu\|Neethashree]] as Priya
	*[[Rangayana Raghu]]		*[[Rangayana Raghu]]
	*[[Shobaraj]]		*[[Shobaraj]]
	*[[Ramesh Bhat]]		*[[Ramesh Bhat]]
	*[[Avinash]]		*[[Avinash Yelandur\|Avinash]]
	*[[Tulasi (actress)\|Tulasi]]		*[[Tulasi (actress)\|Tulasi]]
	*[[Chitra Shenoy]]		*[[Chitra Shenoy]]
			*[[Kuri Prathap\|Prathap]]
			}}

	== Production ==		== Production ==
	Adi Lokesh previously starred in ''[[Jogi (2005 film)\|Jogi]]'' (2005) and made his lead debut with this film.<ref name="N">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2008/nov/10/i-want-to-forget-poojari-5658.html\|title=‘I want to forget ~~Poojari’~~\|work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The ~~''[[muhurat]]'' of the film~~ was held at Sree Kailasa Vaikunta Mahakshetra Temple in [[Rajajinagar]]. Sharan, the producer of this film, also produced ''Kullara Lok'' (2002) and ''[[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (film)\|Dr. B. R. Ambedkar]]'' (2005). Similar to the films ''[[Om (1995 film)\|Om]]'' (1995) and ''[[Shastri (film)\|Shastri]]'' (2005) where [[brahmins]] become villains, in ~~this film the lead character uses a~~ [[~~machete~~]] ~~despite being a priest~~.<ref name="F"/>		[[Adi Lokesh]] previously starred in ''[[Jogi (2005 film)\|Jogi]]'' (2005) and made his lead debut with this film.<ref name="N">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2008/nov/10/i-want-to-forget-poojari-5658.html\|title='I want to forget Poojari'\|date=10 November 2008\|work=[[The New Indian Express]]\|access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref> Director Sharan did not let Adi Lokesh dub for himself.<ref name="N"/> The song "Kannale Nanna Chitra Baredanu" was shot in [[Bangkok]].<ref name="N"/>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	The music was composed by [[Abhimann Roy]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/poojari-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1182414878\|title=Poojari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)\|work=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> and the lyrics were written by Sharan Kumar Kabbur, Kantharaj S, Prashanth and Srinivas. The ~~song "Kannale Nanna Chitra Baredanu" was shot in [[Bangkok]]~~.~~<ref name="N"/>~~		The music was composed by [[Abhimann Roy]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/poojari-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1182414878\|title=Poojari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)\|date=2007\|work=[[Apple Music]]\|access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref> and the lyrics were written by Sharan Kumar Kabbur, Kantharaj S, Prashanth and Srinivas. The songs became popular.

	{{Track listing		{{Track listing
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	\| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Badri Prasad		\| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Badri Prasad
	\| length2 = 4:59		\| length2 = 4:59
	\| title3 = ~~Jama~~ Kotta Thayi		\| title3 = Janma Kotta Thayi
	\| extra3 = Vijay Kumar		\| extra3 = Vijay Kumar
	\| length3 = 4:11		\| length3 = 4:11
	\| title4 = ~~Kannale~~		\| title4 = Kannalle
	\| extra4 = Divya Raghavan, Chaitra H. G.		\| extra4 = Divya Raghavan, Chaitra H. G.
	\| length4 = 5:04		\| length4 = 5:04
	\| title5 = ~~Kannale~~ (instrumental)		\| title5 = Kannalle (instrumental)
	\| extra5 = {{emdash}}		\| extra5 = {{emdash}}
	\| length5 = 5:02		\| length5 = 5:02
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	}}		}}

	== ~~Box office~~ ==		== Reception ==
	~~The film released alongside~~ ''[[~~Arasu (2007 film)\|Arasu~~]]'' ~~(2007)~~ and ~~was a box office failure despite having a large opening~~.<ref>{{~~Cite~~ web\|url=~~https~~://www.~~filmibeat~~.com/~~kannada~~/~~reviews~~/2007/~~poojary-review-290107~~.~~html~~\|title=~~Poojary Review~~\|~~work~~=[[~~Oneindia~~\|~~Filmibeat~~]]}}</ref> After the film's failure, Adi Lokesh ~~did not star in any film for a year~~.<ref name="N"/>		A critic from ''[[Chitraloka.com]]'' rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "The film is mass oriented and it attracted the mass audience. [...] Neeta looks glamorous in the song sequences".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/sections/how_is_it/2007/poojari.shtml\|title=POOJARY GOOD OPENING\|website=[[Chitraloka.com\|Chitraloka]]\|access-date=6 November 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423230710/http://www.chitraloka.com/sections/how_is_it/2007/poojari.shtml\|archive-date=23 April 2008}}</ref> The film was a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://globalkannada.com/what-happened-to-the-adi-lokesh-of-the-holy-lokesh/\|title=What happened to Adi Lokesh of the holy Lokesh?\|work=Global Kannada\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711221543/https://globalkannada.com/what-happened-to-the-adi-lokesh-of-the-holy-lokesh/\|archive-date=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="N"/> After the film's failure, Adi Lokesh decided to concentrate back on villain roles.<ref name="N"/>

	~~== Notes ==~~
	~~{{Noteslist}}~~

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*{{IMDb title\|14332680}}		*{{IMDb title\|14332680}}

			[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
			[[Category:2007 Kannada-language films]]

Rajsingh562004 at 16:08, 20 July 2023

2023-07-20T16:08:53Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Poojari
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = 
| director = Sharan
| writer = Keshav Adhithya (dialogues)
| screenplay = Sharan
| story = Sharan
| based_on = 
| producer = Mohan Kumar<br /> Mallikarjun<br />Sharan
| starring = Adi Lokesh<br />[[Neethu (actress)|Neethu]]
| narrator =
| cinematography = S. Chandrashekar
| editing = Baby Nagaraj
| music = [[Abhimann Roy]]
| studio = Friends Movies
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes/no|2007|1|24}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Poojari''''' ({{Translation|Priest}}){{efn|According to dialogue writer Keshav Adhithya, ''Poojari'' is broken down into ''Poo'', which means worship, ''ja'', which means learning [[jataka]] and ''ri'', which means repair.<ref name="F">{{Cite web|url=https://kannada.filmibeat.com/news/110406adi-lokesh.html|title=ಆದಿ ಲೋಕೇಶ್‌ ಕೈಗೆ ಮಚ್ಚು... ‘ಪೂಜಾರಿ’ ಬಂದೇ ಬಿಟ್ಟನಲ್ಲಪ್ಪೋ!|work=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]]|date=5 April 2006|language=kn}}</ref>}} is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sharan and starring Adi Lokesh (in his lead debut) and [[Neethu (actress)|Neethu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalkannada.com/what-happened-to-the-adi-lokesh-of-the-holy-lokesh/|title=What happened to Adi Lokesh of the holy Lokesh?|work=Global Kannada}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/neethu-shetty-walks-out-from-bengaluru-benne-dose-202429.html|title=Neethu Shetty Walks Out From 'Bengaluru Benne Dose'!|work=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]]|last=Veena}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-cityscape/it-is-the-first-time-i-am-playing-a-ghost-neethu-751570.html|title=It is the first time I am playing a ghost: Neethu|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|first=Tini Sara|last=Anien}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*Adi Lokesh as Poojari
*[[Neethu (actress)|Neethu]] as Priya
*[[Rangayana Raghu]]
*[[Shobaraj]]
*[[Ramesh Bhat]]
*[[Avinash]]
*[[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi]]
*[[Chitra Shenoy]]

== Production ==
Adi Lokesh previously starred in ''[[Jogi (2005 film)|Jogi]]'' (2005) and made his lead debut with this film.<ref name="N">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2008/nov/10/i-want-to-forget-poojari-5658.html|title=‘I want to forget Poojari’|work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The ''[[muhurat]]'' of the film was held at Sree Kailasa Vaikunta Mahakshetra Temple in [[Rajajinagar]]. Sharan, the producer of this film, also produced ''Kullara Lok'' (2002) and ''[[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (film)|Dr. B. R. Ambedkar]]'' (2005). Similar to the films ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]'' (1995) and ''[[Shastri (film)|Shastri]]'' (2005) where [[brahmins]] become villains, in this film the lead character uses a [[machete]] despite being a priest.<ref name="F"/>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Abhimann Roy]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/poojari-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1182414878|title=Poojari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|work=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> and the lyrics were written by Sharan Kumar Kabbur, Kantharaj S, Prashanth and Srinivas. The song "Kannale Nanna Chitra Baredanu" was shot in [[Bangkok]].<ref name="N"/>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Akka Pakka
| extra1 = Abhimann Roy, [[Chaitra H. G.]]
| length1 = 3:58
| title2 = Ilibyada Maga
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Badri Prasad
| length2 = 4:59
| title3 = Jama Kotta Thayi
| extra3 = Vijay Kumar
| length3 = 4:11
| title4 = Kannale
| extra4 = Divya Raghavan, Chaitra H. G.
| length4 = 5:04
| title5 = Kannale (instrumental)
| extra5 = {{emdash}}
| length5 = 5:02
| title6 = Kele Thangaali
| extra6 = Abhimann Roy
| length6 = 5:04
| title7 = Muddu Muddaada
| extra7 = [[Udit Narayan]], H. Divya
| length7 = 5:01
| title8 = Poojaari
| extra8 = Abhimann Roy, Inchara, H. Divya, Kantha
| length8 = 4:21
| total_length = 37:40
}}

== Box office ==
The film released alongside ''[[Arasu (2007 film)|Arasu]]'' (2007) and was a box office failure despite having a large opening.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/reviews/2007/poojary-review-290107.html|title=Poojary Review|work=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]]}}</ref> After the film's failure, Adi Lokesh did not star in any film for a year.<ref name="N"/>

== Notes ==
{{Noteslist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|14332680}}