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{{Infobox film
| name = Victory
| image = Victory_(2013_film).jpeg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = [[Nanda Kishore]]
| screenplay = M. S. Sreenath
| producer = SRS Media Vision <br /> [[Anand Audio]]
| story = M. S. Sreenath
| starring = [[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]]<br />[[Asmita Sood]]<br />[[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]]<br />[[P. Ravi Shankar|Ravishankar]]
| narrator = [[Jaggesh]]
| music = [[Arjun Janya]]
| cinematography = Shekar Chandra
| distributor = [[Jayanna Combines]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|08|23}}
| editing = K. M. Prakash
| studio = SRS MEDIA VISION
| language = Kannada
| runtime = 158 minutes
| country = India
| budget = {{INR}}2.5 crores<ref name="it1"/>
}}

'''''Victory''''' is a 2013 Indian [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Nanda Kishore]] and written by M. S. Sreenath. The film stars [[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]] and [[Asmita Sood]] in the lead roles along with [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]], [[P. Ravi Shankar|Ravishankar]] and [[Ramesh Bhat]] playing supporting roles. Actress [[Ragini Dwivedi]] appears in one item dance number for the film. The film is produced by SRS Media Vision in association with Anand Audio, a popular audio company in Karnataka.

The film was an instant success at the box-office. The original score and soundtrack for the film was composed by [[Arjun Janya]]. One of the songs, "Khali Quarter", from the film went viral on the social media and was widely appreciated by celebrities and critics. The film premiered in the US through producer Atlanta Nagendra on 6 September 2013, and was widely appreciated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Victory-to-premiere-in-the-US-on-September-6/articleshow/22225332.cms|title=Victory to premiere in the US on September 6|newspaper=[[The Times Of India]] |date=2 September 2013}}</ref> It was observed that the storyline of the movie was similar to that of 1995 Kannada movie ''[[Ganeshana Galate]]'' which itself was based on the 1978 movie ''[[The Odd Job]]''. The movie was remade in Telugu in 2016 as ''[[Selfie Raja]]'' starring [[Allari Naresh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Allari-Nareshs-next-is-a-remake-of-Oru-Vadakan-Selfie/articleshow/53948643.cms|title=Allari Naresh's next is a remake of Oru Vadakan Selfie|website=[[The Times of India]]|last1=Jonnalagedda |first1=Pranita }}</ref> The movie had a sequel titled ''[[Victory 2]]'' released in 2018 in which he played a quadruplet thereby becoming the second Indian actor after Kamal Hassan to play such a role.

==Plot==
The film starts with Chandru (Sharan) marrying Priya (Asmita Sood) and on the very first night of their marriage they get separated as she is made to believe that Chandru is a womeniser. Dejected by this, Chandru attempts suicide several times, but in vain. He finally hires a local Don "Mafia" (Ravishankar) and gives him a week's time to kill him. Meanwhile, Priya returns to Chandru realizing her mistakes and wants to live with him happily. But by then, Mafia who is reluctant to kill Chandru, realises that he is a look a like of his childhood friend Munna and he immediately plans to earn some money by killing Chandru & claiming his life insurance amount. Meanwhile Veerabhadra (Keerthi Raj) is on the verge of taking revenge on DCP Rajendra's family. What follows is the comical twists and turns on how Chandru escapes from the don and re-unites with Priya.

==Cast==
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* [[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]] as Chandru & Munna (Double character)
* [[Asmita Sood]] as Priya, Chandru's wife
* [[P. Ravi Shankar|Ravishankar]] as Mafia, a local goon
* [[Tabla Nani]] as Chinthamani Choornananda, Chandru's uncle
* [[Keerthiraj]] as Veerabhadra, a local Rowdy
* [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]] as DCP Rajendra & Priya's Father
* [[Sadhu Kokila]] as Inspector Sadhu Gowda
* [[Kuri Prathap]] as a Police constable
* [[Ramesh Bhat]] as DCP Rajendra's friend
* [[Ragini Dwivedi]] as Maya, Munna's love interest (Also a special appearance in the item number "Yakka Nin Maglu")
* [[Mimicry Dayanand]] as Astrologer
* [[Girija Lokesh]] as DCP Rajendra's Mother & Priya's Grand mother
* [[Chikkanna]]
* Rani Damukumar
* Apoorva
* Rachana Gowda
* Akki channabasappa
* Arasu Maharaj as one of Mafia's henchman
* [[Mithra (actor)|Mithra]] as Snake Charmer
* Rockline Sudhakar
* Mandeep Rai as Doctor
* Sangamesh Upaase as Receptionist in Doctor's clinic
* Cool Chinna
* [[Nanda Kishore]] in a cameo appearance in song "Khali Quarter"
{{div col end}}

==Production==
Actor turned debutant director [[Nanda Kishore]], son of yester-year actor Sudheer, announced his maiden project and titled it as "Victory". He roped in Sharan as the main protagonist who tasted big success from ''[[Rambo (2012 film)|Rambo]]'' released in 2012. One of the unit members reported that the film would be a comic-caper and would engage the audience for its complete length.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Box-office-victory-for-Nandakishore/articleshow/20460548.cms|title=Box-office victory for Nandakishore?|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 June 2013}}</ref> Model-turned-actress Asmita Sood who was a [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] finalist in 2011, was signed up for her first Kannada film to play the lead role opposite Sharan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Sonu-Sood-doesnt-want-to-be-my-brother-Asmita-Sood/articleshow/21845072.cms|title=Sonu Sood doesn't want to be my brother: Asmita Sood|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=16 August 2013}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| artist = [[Arjun Janya]]
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Owing to the success of the previous venture, ''[[Rambo (2012 film)|Rambo]]'', the audio company Anand Audio, which also returned to film production, once again teamed up with music director [[Arjun Janya]] and actor [[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]] for this film. Arjun composed four tracks for the film out of which one repeats in male and female versions. Well known lyricists such as [[Jayanth Kaikini]], [[Yogaraj Bhat]], [[K. Kalyan]] and [[Kaviraj (lyricist)|Kaviraj]] wrote the lyrics for the songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/victory-audio-release-by-month-end-news-kannada-nfom4Kdhadf.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609145433/http://www.sify.com/movies/victory-audio-release-by-month-end-news-kannada-nfom4Kdhadf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 June 2013|title = 'Victory' audio release by month-end!|website=[[Sify]] |date= 14 May 2013}}</ref> Popular yester-year playback singer [[L. R. Eswari]] made a comeback by rendering her voice for a dance song in this film.

The single "Khali Quarter" from the soundtrack sung by [[Vijay Prakash]] and written by [[Yogaraj Bhat]] went viral on the online video sharing sites and was widely considered as one of the most successful songs of 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Khali-quarter-goes-viral-in-Sandalwood/2013/08/08/article1723717.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810013828/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Khali-quarter-goes-viral-in-Sandalwood/2013/08/08/article1723717.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 August 2013|title=Khali quarter goes viral in Sandalwood|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=8 August 2013}}</ref>

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| title1 = One Two Za Two
| lyrics1 = [[K. Kalyan]]
| extra1 = [[Arjun Janya]]
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| title2 = Kanna Minche Jaahirathu
| lyrics2 = [[Jayanth Kaikini]]
| extra2 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Anuradha Bhat]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Khali Quarter Baatli Hange Lifeu
| extra3 = [[Vijay Prakash]]
| lyrics3 = [[Yogaraj Bhat]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Vone Vone
| extra4 = [[Mika Singh]], Sangeetha
| lyrics4 = [[Kaviraj (lyricist)|Kaviraj]]
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| title5 = Yakka Nin Magalu
| extra5 = [[L. R. Eswari]], [[Kailash Kher]]
| lyrics5 = Shivu Byargi
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| title6 = Kanna Neere Jaahirathu
| extra6 = Anuradha Bhat
| lyrics6 = Ghouse Peer
| length6 =
}}

==Response==
''Victory'' opened to a tremendous response at the box office. All across the Karnataka State, the film was declared a blockbuster hit within the first week of its release. Even before the release, the film created a news by selling the satellite rights at a record price of {{INR}} 2.5Crores to a Kannada channel. This price itself was the total production cost of the film and further the distribution sales were at the record selling price which made the film a blockbuster all over.<ref name="it1">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Victory-strikes-gold-at-box-office/articleshow/22223446.cms|title=Victory strikes gold at box-office?|newspaper=[[The Times Of India]] |date= 2 September 2013}}</ref> The first week collections mounted about {{INR}}6Crores while the first weekend collections were about {{INR}}2.6Crores.

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===

A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Sharan has again proved that he is a hero material with his brilliant performance. Asmitha Sood has done a good job. Ravishankar is as excellent in comedy roles as in villain's roles. Ragini's dance sequence and Arjun Janya's music are the highlights. Shekhar Chandra as captured some eye-catching scenes in his camera".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/victory/movie-review/22033252.cms?from=mdr|title=VICTORY MOVIE REVIEW|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 May 2016}}</ref> B S Srivani from [[Deccan Herald]] wrote "Victory, however, leaves two questions unanswered: One, was the Akka nin maglu song really necessary? Second, who played Chandru's aunt — Sharan himself or...?".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/352882/misunderstanding-bane-romance.html|title=Misunderstanding is the bane of romance|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=24 August 2013}}</ref> A critic from [[Sify.com]] wrote "Music by Arjun Janya may not be top class, but one song Khaali Quarter (lyrics penned by Yograj Bhat) has become a chartbuster. Ragini Dwivedi has performed an item number in the movie and it fails to live up to the expectations. This movie is definitely for those who want a change in their routine life by laughing for a couple of hours".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/victory-review-kannada-15037110.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904193219/http://www.sify.com/movies/victory-review-kannada-15037110.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-09-04|title=Movie review:Victory|website=[[Sify]] |date=2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3099372}}

{{Nanda Kishore}}

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