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| director      = [[H. R. Bhargava]]
| director      = [[H. R. Bhargava]]
| writer        = [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]
| screenplay    = H. R. Bhargava
| screenplay    = H. R. Bhargava
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| story          = [[M. P. Shankar]]
| story          = [[M. P. Shankar]]
| producer      = M. P. Shankar
| producer      = M. P. Shankar
| starring      = [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]<br/>M. P. Shankar<br/>[[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]]<br/>[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]
| starring      = [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]<br />M. P. Shankar<br />[[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]]<br />[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]
| cinematography = D. V. Rajaram<br/>N. K. Sathish
| cinematography = D. V. Rajaram<br />N. K. Sathish
| editing        = Yadav Victor
| editing        = Yadav Victor
| music          = [[Rajan–Nagendra]]
| music          = [[Rajan–Nagendra]]
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| distributor    = Bharani Chithra
| distributor    = Bharani Chithra
| released      = {{Film date|1983|03|09|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1983|03|09|df=y}}
| runtime        = 138 min
| runtime        = 138 minutes
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = [[India]]
| language      = Kannada
| language      = Kannada
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'''''Onde Guri''''' is a 1983 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film, directed by [[H. R. Bhargava]] and produced by M. P. Shankar. The film stars [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[M. P. Shankar]], [[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]] and [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]. The film has musical score by [[Rajan–Nagendra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ka/Onde-Guri-1982/9219803226|title=Onde Guri|access-date=2015-01-21|publisher=nthwall.com}}</ref>
'''''Onde Guri''''' is a 1983 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[H. R. Bhargava]] and produced by M. P. Shankar, who wrote the story, under Bharani Chithra. The film stars [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], alongside [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]], [[M. P. Shankar]], [[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]], [[Tiger Prabhakar]] and [[Vajramuni]]. The music was composed by [[Rajan–Nagendra]], while cinematography and editing were handled by Yadav Victor and D. V. Rajaram and N. K. Sathish. The film was inspired from 1979 film ''[[Mad Max (film)|Mad Max]]'' and was dubbed in Tamil as ''Pani Puyal''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pydoieIbv8k&feature=youtu.be|title = 'ನಟ ಉದಯಕುಮಾರ್ ಮಗ ವಿಶ್ವವಿಜೇತ ಹಾಳಾಗಿದ್ದು ಯಾರಿಂದ? ಯಾವುದರಿಂದ?'-Ep08-Q&A-Director Bhargava-Kalamadhyama|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LAiS3YK0qRM&feature=youtu.be|title = Vishnuvardhan Tamil Hits &#124;&#124; Naan Paadum Geethai Unakkaga &#124;&#124; SPB&#124;&#124; Pani Puyal Tamil movie|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ka/Onde-Guri-1982/9219803226|title=Onde Guri|access-date=2015-01-21|publisher=nthwall.com|archive-date=21 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121183340/http://www.nthwall.com/ka/Onde-Guri-1982/9219803226|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The film is based on the 1979 Australian dystopian film ''[[Mad Max (film)|Mad Max]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pydoieIbv8k&feature=youtu.be|title = 'ನಟ ಉದಯಕುಮಾರ್ ಮಗ ವಿಶ್ವವಿಜೇತ ಹಾಳಾಗಿದ್ದು ಯಾರಿಂದ? ಯಾವುದರಿಂದ?'-Ep08-Q&A-Director Bhargava-Kalamadhyama|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> The movie was dubbed in Tamil as '''''Pani Puyal'''''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LAiS3YK0qRM&feature=youtu.be|title = Vishnuvardhan Tamil Hits &#124;&#124; Naan Paadum Geethai Unakkaga &#124;&#124; SPB&#124;&#124; Pani Puyal Tamil movie|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>
 
== Plot ==
Kumar, a [[Criminal Investigation Department (India)|CID]] officer, is assigned to stop a violent [[Outlaw motorcycle club|motorcycle gang]] from committing gruesome heists and killings. Kumar soon earns the wrath of the gang leader when he shoots his leg during a jewellery heist. The leader and his gang barge into Kumar's house and kill his brother Krishna and fiancèe Padmini. Kumar and Padmini's father Ganesh wants to avenge their deaths, but decides to lay low for the safety of their family and leaves for [[Mangalore]]. The gang soon learns about Kumar's location, they hunt down and kill Ganesh, Kumar's mother and his infant child, but Kumar's wife Rohini survives the incident. Enraged, Kumar finally hunts down the gang and its leader during the robberies and kills them, thus avenging his families' death.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
{{cast listing|
*[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]
*[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] as Kumar
*[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]
*[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] as Rohini
*[[Sowcar Janaki]]
*[[Sowcar Janaki]] as Kumar's mother
*[[M. P. Shankar]]
*[[M. P. Shankar]] as Ganesh
*[[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]]
*[[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]] as Krishna
*Sadhana(*Shari)
*[[Shari (actress)|Sadhana]] as Padmini
*[[Prabhakar]]
*[[Tiger Prabhakar]] as the leader of the motorcycle gang
*[[Vajramuni]]
*[[Vajramuni]] as the motorcycle gang member
*[[Sudheer (Kannada actor)|Sudheer]] as the motorcycle gang member
*[[Sundar Krishna Urs]] as [[Director general of police|DIG]] Somasekhar, Rohini's father
*[[Shakti Prasad]]
*[[Shakti Prasad]]
*[[Sudheer (Kannada actor)|Sudheer]]
*[[Negro Johnny]]
*[[Negro Johnny]]
*[[Sundar Krishna Urs]] in Guest Appearance
*[[Musuri Krishnamurthy]]
*[[Musuri Krishnamurthy]] in Guest Appearance
*[[Dinesh (Kannada actor)|Dinesh]]  
*[[Dinesh (Kannada actor)|Dinesh]] in Guest Appearance
*[[Uma Shivakumar]]
*[[Uma Shivakumar]] in Guest Appearance
*[[Jayamalini]]
*[[Jayamalini]]
{{div col end}}
}}


==Production==
==Production==
 
After scripting and directing ''Rama Lakshmana'', [[M. P. Shankar]] decided to make an action-oriented film, where he wrote the story after gaining inspiration from 1979 film ''[[Mad Max (film)|Mad Max]]''. [[H. R. Bhargava]] chose to work on the script and [[Chi. Udayashankar]] wrote the lyrics and dialogues. [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], who was popular among the youth as an ''Angry Young Man'' through his role in ''[[Sahasa Simha]]'', was selected to play the protagonist. Madhavi, who gained popularity in Kannada film industry through ''[[Haalu Jenu]]'', was signed as the heroine. [[Prabhakar (Telugu actor)|Prabhakar]] was selected to play the main antagonist, while [[Vajramuni]] was given a supporting role. M. P. Shankar had a pivotal role in the film and decided to produce and distribute the film under his production banner Bharani Chitra.
=== Devolepment ===
After scripting and directing ''Rama Lakshmana'' [[M. P. Shankar]] decided to make an action oriented film.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} Gaining inspiration from the Australian film ''[[Mad Max (film)|Mad Max]]'', he prepared the story of a young man fighting against a deadly gang. Director H. R. Bhargava who had become popular in his field through certain notable hits like ''Bhagyavantharu'', ''Guru Shishyaru'' ,''Avala Hejje'' , ''Pedda Gedda'' and ''Tony'' chose to work on the script. Veteran scriptwriter and lyricist Chi. Udayashankar was approached to pen the lyrics and prepare the screenplay.
 
=== Casting ===
Dr. Vishnuvardhan was chosen to play the protagonist. Vishnu was then popular among the youth as an ''Angry Young Man'' through his role in ''[[Sahasa Simha]]''. Madhavi who gained popularity in Kannada film industry through ''[[Haalu Jenu]]'' was signed as the heroine. [[Prabhakar (Telugu actor)|Prabhakar]], a popular villain of the 1980s with an immense fanbase among young men, was roped in to play the main antagonist while [[Vajramuni]], another popular villain, was given a supporting role. M. P. Shankar himself had a pivotal role in the film. Shankar decided to produce the film in the banner of Bharani Chitra.


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
}}
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The songs were composed by the Rajan–Nagendra duo.
The soundtrack and background score were composed by [[Rajan–Nagendra]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
|-
| 1 || "Ee bhavageete" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| 1 || "Ee Bhavageete" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-  
|-  
| 2 || "Nannanegoo naa ninnanu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]
| 2 || "Nannanegoo Naa Ninnanu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|-
| 3 || "Ranga baaro" || S. Janaki
| 3 || "Ranga Baaro" || S. Janaki
|-
|-
| 4 || "Anda nodi" || [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| 4 || "Anda Nodi" || [[S. P. Sailaja]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Re-release==
==Release==
Following the re-release of Sahasa Simha Onde Guri was chosen for re-release especially due to the positive response it has garnered over time.<ref>https://www.hindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-return-of-the-classics/article24459730.ece</ref> The film was released in CinemaScope with 5.1 D.T.S sound.
''Onde Guri'' was released on 9 March 1983 and was later re-released with 5.1 [[DTS (company)|DTS sound]] in 2022 after the re-release of ''[[Sahasa Simha]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khajane |first1=Muralidhara |title=Old classic Nagarahavu re-releases |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-return-of-the-classics/article24459730.ece |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=19 July 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
 
The film upon re-release received good response. The opening day saw theatres having large cutout posters of Vishnuvardhan with fans flooding the movie halls.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:1980s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1983 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1983 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra]]
[[Category:Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra]]
[[Category:Motorcycling films]]
[[Category:Motorcycling films]]
[[Category:Films directed by H. R. Bhargava]]
[[Category:Films directed by H. R. Bhargava]]

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Onde Guri
Directed byH. R. Bhargava
Produced byM. P. Shankar
Screenplay byH. R. Bhargava
Dialogues byChi. Udayashankar
Story byM. P. Shankar
StarringVishnuvardhan
M. P. Shankar
Ramakrishna
Madhavi
Music byRajan–Nagendra
CinematographyD. V. Rajaram
N. K. Sathish
Edited byYadav Victor
Production
company
Bharani Chithra
Distributed byBharani Chithra
Release date
  • 9 March 1983 (1983-03-09)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Onde Guri is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by M. P. Shankar, who wrote the story, under Bharani Chithra. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, alongside Madhavi, M. P. Shankar, Ramakrishna, Tiger Prabhakar and Vajramuni. The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, while cinematography and editing were handled by Yadav Victor and D. V. Rajaram and N. K. Sathish. The film was inspired from 1979 film Mad Max and was dubbed in Tamil as Pani Puyal.[1][2][3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Kumar, a CID officer, is assigned to stop a violent motorcycle gang from committing gruesome heists and killings. Kumar soon earns the wrath of the gang leader when he shoots his leg during a jewellery heist. The leader and his gang barge into Kumar's house and kill his brother Krishna and fiancèe Padmini. Kumar and Padmini's father Ganesh wants to avenge their deaths, but decides to lay low for the safety of their family and leaves for Mangalore. The gang soon learns about Kumar's location, they hunt down and kill Ganesh, Kumar's mother and his infant child, but Kumar's wife Rohini survives the incident. Enraged, Kumar finally hunts down the gang and its leader during the robberies and kills them, thus avenging his families' death.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

After scripting and directing Rama Lakshmana, M. P. Shankar decided to make an action-oriented film, where he wrote the story after gaining inspiration from 1979 film Mad Max. H. R. Bhargava chose to work on the script and Chi. Udayashankar wrote the lyrics and dialogues. Vishnuvardhan, who was popular among the youth as an Angry Young Man through his role in Sahasa Simha, was selected to play the protagonist. Madhavi, who gained popularity in Kannada film industry through Haalu Jenu, was signed as the heroine. Prabhakar was selected to play the main antagonist, while Vajramuni was given a supporting role. M. P. Shankar had a pivotal role in the film and decided to produce and distribute the film under his production banner Bharani Chitra.

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Onde Guri
Soundtrack album by
Released1981
GenreFeature film soundtrack

The soundtrack and background score were composed by Rajan–Nagendra.

Track # Song Singer(s)
1 "Ee Bhavageete" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2 "Nannanegoo Naa Ninnanu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
3 "Ranga Baaro" S. Janaki
4 "Anda Nodi" S. P. Sailaja, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Release[edit | edit source]

Onde Guri was released on 9 March 1983 and was later re-released with 5.1 DTS sound in 2022 after the re-release of Sahasa Simha.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "'ನಟ ಉದಯಕುಮಾರ್ ಮಗ ವಿಶ್ವವಿಜೇತ ಹಾಳಾಗಿದ್ದು ಯಾರಿಂದ? ಯಾವುದರಿಂದ?'-Ep08-Q&A-Director Bhargava-Kalamadhyama". YouTube.
  2. "Vishnuvardhan Tamil Hits || Naan Paadum Geethai Unakkaga || SPB|| Pani Puyal Tamil movie". YouTube.
  3. "Onde Guri". nthwall.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. Khajane, Muralidhara (19 July 2018). "Old classic Nagarahavu re-releases". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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