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{{short description|Roberrt film}}
{{Short description|2021 film by Tharun Sudhir}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Roberrt
| name          = Roberrt
| image          = Roberrt-movies-poster.jpg
| image          = Roberrt-movies-poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical poster
| caption        = Promotional poster
| director      = [[Tharun Sudhir]]
| director      = [[Tharun Sudhir]]
| producer      = Umapathy Srinivasa Gowda
| producer      = Umapathy Srinivasa Gowda
| writer        = [[Tharun Sudhir]]
| writer        = Tharun Sudhir
| starring      = [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]]<br> [[Jagapathi Babu]]<br>[[Ravi Kishan]]<br>[[Devaraj]]<br>[[P. Ravi Shankar]]<br>[[Asha Bhat]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.cinemaexpress.com/article/stories/glad-to-start-my-journey-in-south-indian-cinema-with-roberrt-asha-bhat/14094|title=Glad to start my South Indian cinema with Roberrt:Asha Bhat|publisher=Cinema Express|accessdate=5 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/asha-bhat-to-make-her-sandalwood-debut-opposite-darshan/articleshow/70975387.cms|title=Asha Bhat to make her sandalwood debut opposite Darshan|date=5 September 2019|newspaper=Times of India|first=Sunayana|last=Suresh|accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>
| starring      = [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]]<br>[[Jagapathi Babu]]<br>[[Vinod Prabhakar]]<br>[[Asha Bhat]]<br>[[Ravi Kishan]]<br>[[Devaraj]]<br>[[P. Ravi Shankar]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/asha-bhat-to-make-her-sandalwood-debut-opposite-darshan/articleshow/70975387.cms|title=Asha Bhat to make her sandalwood debut opposite Darshan|date=5 September 2019|newspaper=Times of India|first=Sunayana|last=Suresh|access-date=19 September 2019|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922161238/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/asha-bhat-to-make-her-sandalwood-debut-opposite-darshan/articleshow/70975387.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
| music          = [[Arjun Janya]]
| music          = '''Songs:'''<br>[[Arjun Janya]]<br>'''Score:'''<br>[[V. Harikrishna]]
| cinematography = Sudhakar S Raj
| cinematography = Sudhakar S. Raj
| editing        = Dhonikishore
| editing        = K. M. Prakash
| studio        = Umapathy Films
| studio        = Umapathy Films
| distributor    = Umapathy Films
| distributor    = Umapathy Films
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|2021|03|11|ref1=<ref>{{cite web |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/roberrt-to-release-on-march-11/articleshow/80196933.cms |title= "Roberrt is all set to release on March 11th"—‘Dboss’}}</ref>}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|2021|03|11|ref1=<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/roberrt-to-release-on-march-11/articleshow/80196933.cms|title=Roberrt to release on March 11 - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=9 February 2021|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112101124/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/roberrt-to-release-on-march-11/articleshow/80196933.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Kannada
| language      = Kannada
| budget        = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
| runtime        = 166 minutes
| gross          = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
| gross          = ₹ 102 crores
{{refn|group=note|Though News 18 reported the gross collection to be 102 crores,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/year-ender-2021-highest-grossing-kannada-movies-of-the-year-4604252.html | title=Year Ender 2021: Highest-grossing Kannada Movies of the Year | date=29 December 2021 | access-date=30 January 2022 | archive-date=30 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130073833/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/year-ender-2021-highest-grossing-kannada-movies-of-the-year-4604252.html | url-status=live }}</ref> IB Times reported <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/robert-box-office-collection-darshan-starrer-keeps-cash-registers-ringing-834267 | title=Robert Box Office Collection: Darshan-starrer Keeps the Cash Registers Ringing | website=[[International Business Times]] | date=16 March 2021 | access-date=16 March 2021 | archive-date=16 March 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316073821/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/robert-box-office-collection-darshan-starrer-keeps-cash-registers-ringing-834267 | url-status=live }}</ref> that there were speculations that the makers were spreading inflated numbers.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/year-ender-2021-highest-grossing-kannada-movies-of-the-year-4604252.html|title=Year Ender 2021: Highest-grossing Kannada Movies of the Year|date=29 December 2021|website=News18|access-date=30 January 2022|archive-date=30 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130073833/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/year-ender-2021-highest-grossing-kannada-movies-of-the-year-4604252.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Roberrt''''' is an upcoming Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[Action-thriller]] film. It is written and directed by [[Tharun Sudhir]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/oct/24/d boss darshan-tharun-sudhirs-project-to-be-titled-robert-8471.html|title=Darshan Tharun Sudhir's project to be titled Roberrt?|publisher=Cinema Express|accessdate=24 October 2018}}</ref> and produced by Umapathy Srinivasa Gowda under the banner of Umapathy Films. The film starring [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-53rd-movie-is-titled-robert/articleshow/67255438.cms|title=Darshan's 53rd movie is titled robert|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=26 December 2018}}</ref> [[Jagapathi Babu]], [[Ravi Kishan]], [[Asha Bhat]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/sep/05/glad-to-start-my-journey-down-south-with-a-kannada-film-asha-bhat-2029012.html|title=Glad to start my journey down south with a kannada film:Asha Bhat|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=5 September 2019}}</ref> [[Devaraj]] and [[P. Ravi Shankar]] in the lead roles. Music is composed by [[Arjun Janya]] while cinematography and editing are by Sudhakar S Raj and KM Prakash respectively.
'''''Roberrt''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[action thriller film]] written and directed by [[Tharun Sudhir]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/oct/24/dbossdarshan-tharun-sudhirs-project-to-be-titled-robert-8471.html|title=Darshan Tharun Sudhir's project to be titled Roberrt?|publisher=Cinema Express|access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref> and produced by Umapathy Srinivasa Gowda under the banner of Umapathy Films. The film stars [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]], [[Vinod Prabhakar]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-53rd-movie-is-titled-robert/articleshow/67255438.cms|title=Darshan's 53rd movie is titled robert|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220211409/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-53rd-movie-is-titled-robert/articleshow/67255438.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jagapathi Babu]], [[Ravi Kishan]], debutante [[Asha Bhat]],<ref name="Asha">{{cite web|url=https://m.cinemaexpress.com/article/stories/glad-to-start-my-journey-in-south-indian-cinema-with-roberrt-asha-bhat/14094|title=Glad to start my South Indian cinema with Roberrt:Asha Bhat|author=A Sharadhaa|publisher=Cinema Express|access-date=5 September 2019|archive-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905071820/https://m.cinemaexpress.com/article/stories/glad-to-start-my-journey-in-south-indian-cinema-with-roberrt-asha-bhat/14094|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Devaraj]] and [[P. Ravi Shankar]].  
 
[[Arjun Janya]] composed the soundtrack and background score was by [[V. Harikrishna]]. Cinematography and editing are performed by Sudhakar S. Raj and K. M. Prakash respectively. The film was theatrically released on 11 March 2021 and received mixed reviews from critics but went on to become the highest-grossing Kannada film of 2021 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/year-ender-2021-highest-grossing-kannada-movies-of-the-year-4604252.html | title=Year Ender 2021: Highest-grossing Kannada Movies of the Year | date=29 December 2021 | access-date=30 January 2022 | archive-date=30 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130073833/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/year-ender-2021-highest-grossing-kannada-movies-of-the-year-4604252.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and [[List of highest-grossing Kannada films|one of the highest-grossing Kannada film]].
 
==Plot==
Raghava lives in [[Lucknow]] with his son Arjun and is the head cook in a Brahmin caterer where he helps his caterer's daughter Amrutha in a catering job, who soon falls for him for his honesty. Meanwhile, Balaram Tripathi, an ex-minister vows vengeance on Raghava: Balaram had planned an [[assassination]] attempt on ministerial candidate Omkar Shukla after he was humiliated in a wrestling betting, but was saved by Raghava. Tripathi had arranged his son Kishan's marriage with the [[Union Council of Ministers|Central minister]]'s daughter for political gain but was ruined by Raghava and Arjun.
 
Tripathi kidnaps Raghava and tells his henchman to finish him off and Arjun (who was asleep in his home), who is held at gunpoint, but Raghava violently finishes all of them and Tripathi. Kishan seeks the help of a [[crime boss]] named Sarkar to kill Raghava and dispatches men to finish him. Raghava kills them without anyone's knowledge, where Sarkar is astonished to see Raghava and reveals that Raghava is Roberrt and Arjun is not his son. When confronted by Amrutha, Raghava/Roberrt reveals his past.
 
'''Past''': Roberrt and Raghava are friends/brothers, who works for Sarkar's elder brother Nanabhai in [[Mangalore]]. Sarkar and Nanabhai were separated from each other due to jealousy. Later, Roberrt helps Raghava and Thanu express their love for each other to their parents, who declines, but later accepts their relationship. They get married and also bear a son named Arjun. Meanwhile, Roberrt and Raghava discovers Nana's son Cherry indulging in [[human trafficking]] and they kill him despite Nana's requests. While celebrating Arjun's birthday, Nana's gang are attacked by unknown forces and Thanu gets killed in the crossfire. Depressed about Thanu's death and worried about Arjun's future, Raghava becomes approver to the cops by divulging Nana's crimes to [[police commissioner]] Sathyadev.
 
Raghava finds that Nana has planned to kill him in an encounter and arrives at Roberrt's den where he believes Roberrt to be involved in Nana's plan, the two indulge in a fight. However, Nana arrives along with Sarkar and shoots Raghava and knocks Roberrt. Nana and Sarkar reveals that it was all their plan and also divulges that Nana is the main mastermind behind the human traffickling and Cherry was following his orders. Nana kills Thanu's parents and throws a dead Raghava, Roberrt and an infant Arjun into a [[ship container]] where they drown it in the sea. Roberrt and Arjun survive and escapes from the drowned container. Before dying, Roberrt promises Raghava that he will raise Arjun in a non-violent manner.
 
'''Present''': Roberrt/Raghava requests Amrutha to keep his past as a secret from Arjun. Nana learns about Roberrt/Raghava's existence from Sarkar, where he arrives in Lucknow and traps Amrutha's father Vishwanath Bhat in a [[food poison]]ing case. Nana also frames Roberrt/Raghava in Tripathi's death, where he calls Roberrt/Raghava and divulges that they kidnapped Arjun and tells him to finish the matter once and for all. Roberrt/Raghava arrives and secretly finishes Nana, Kishan, and Sarkar in [[Ram Navami]] event.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
*[[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]]
{{cast listing|
*[[Jagapathi Babu]]
* [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] as Roberrt / Raghava
*[[Ravi Kishan]]
* [[Jagapathi Babu]] as Nanabhai
*[[Asha Bhat]]
* [[Asha Bhat]] as Amrutha, Roberrt's love interest
*[[Devaraj]]
* [[Vinod Prabhakar]] as Raghava
*[[P. Ravi Shankar]]
* [[P. Ravi Shankar]] as Sarkar (Nanabhai's brother)
*Vinod Prabhakar
* [[Sonal Monteiro]] as Thanu, Raghava's wife
*[[Sonal Monteiro]]
* [[Ravi Kishan]] as Balram Tripathi, a legislator
*[[Chikkanna]]
* [[Devaraj]] as Sathyadev, former police commissioner
*Shivaraj K R Pete
* [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]] as Minister Omkar Shukla
*Jason D'Souza
* [[Chikkanna]] as Agni
*[[Tejasswi Prakash]]
* Shivaraj KR Pete as Babu / Bobby
*Aishwarya Prasad
* Jason D'Souza as Arjun "Laddu"
*Chandu B Gowda
* [[Tejaswini Prakash]] as bride
* Aishwarya Prasad as Kamala
* Chandu B. Gowda as Kishan Tiwari
* Dileep Shetty as Cherry, Nanabhai's son
* [[Ashok (Kannada actor)|Ashok]] as Vishwanath Bhat (catering owner)
* [[Naveen D. Padil]] as Vishwanath Bhat's brother-in-law
* [[Suchendra Prasad]] as Thanu's father
* Dhramanna Kadur as Madana
* Giri Dwarkish as Bhootayya
* Sridhar Rao as Lallan Bhai
* Kari Subbu
* Umapathy Srinivasa Gowda in a special appearance in song "Jai Sriram"
* [[Tharun Sudhir]] in a special appearance in song "Dostha Kano"
* [[Takur R Baragi]] as Roberrt's friend }}


==Production==
==Production==
Production of the film began with the working title D53.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-next-movie-titled-robert/articleshow/66262923.cms|title=Darshan's next movie titled Roberrt|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref> Producers of the sandalwood movies ''[[Hebbuli]]'' and ''[[Ondalla Eradalla]]'', Umapathy Films announced that they would collaborate with [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/robert-makers-kick-start-the-shooting-schedule-in-bengaluru/articleshow/69620557.cms|title=Roberrt makers kick start the shooting schedule in bengaluru|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=9 June 2019}}</ref> under the direction of Tharun Kishore Sudhir,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/darshans-53rd-film-robert-to-go-on-floors-from-may-6-387107.htm|title=Darshan's 53rd film Roberrt to go on floors from may 6|publisher=in.com|accessdate=25 April 2019}}</ref> in whose debut movie [[Chowka]], Darshan had made a special appearance in 2017. Principal photography began in June 2019.<ref>https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/22/its-a-wrap-for-darshans-roberrt-16640.html</ref> The first theme poster was released by the production house on 6 November 2018, while the title of the movie was announced as "Roberrt"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/roberrt-poster-darshan-film-looks-like-a-stylish-action-film-5766192/|title=Roberrt poster darshan film looks like a stylish actioner|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=5 June 2019}}</ref> on 25 December 2018 on Christmas. The second theme poster of the movie was released on 5 June 2019 on the eve of Ramzan festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.cinemaexpress.com/article/stories/second-schedule-of-roberrt-to-begin-from-september-5/13889|title=Second schedule of Roberrt to begin from September 5|publisher=Cinema Express|accessdate=26 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-perspective-poster-as-roberrt-generates-curiosity/articleshow/69678583.cms|title=Darshan's perspective poster as Roberrt generates curiosity|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=7 June 2019}}</ref>
Production of the film began with the working title D53.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-next-movie-titled-robert/articleshow/66262923.cms|title=Darshan's next movie titled Roberrt|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=17 October 2018|archive-date=21 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921022119/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-next-movie-titled-robert/articleshow/66262923.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Producers of ''[[Hebbuli]]'' and ''[[Ondalla Eradalla]]'', Umapathy Films, announced that they would collaborate with [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/robert-makers-kick-start-the-shooting-schedule-in-bengaluru/articleshow/69620557.cms|title=Roberrt makers kick start the shooting schedule in bengaluru|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=9 June 2019|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926082006/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/robert-makers-kick-start-the-shooting-schedule-in-bengaluru/articleshow/69620557.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> under the direction of Tharun Kishore Sudhir,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/darshans-53rd-film-robert-to-go-on-floors-from-may-6-387107.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903112104/https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/darshans-53rd-film-robert-to-go-on-floors-from-may-6-387107.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2019|title=Darshan's 53rd film Roberrt to go on floors from may 6|publisher=in.com|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> in whose debut movie ''[[Chowka]]'' (2017), Darshan had made a special appearance as ''Robert''. Principal photography began in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/22/its-a-wrap-for-darshans-roberrt-16640.html|title=Wrap for Darshan's Roberrt|publisher=Cinema Express|access-date=14 March 2021|archive-date=16 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316204255/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/22/its-a-wrap-for-darshans-roberrt-16640.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The first theme poster was released by the production house on 6 November 2018, while the title of the movie was announced as "Roberrt"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/roberrt-poster-darshan-film-looks-like-a-stylish-action-film-5766192/|title=Roberrt poster darshan film looks like a stylish actioner|date=5 June 2019|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=5 June 2019|archive-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608081622/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/roberrt-poster-darshan-film-looks-like-a-stylish-action-film-5766192/|url-status=live}}</ref> on 25 December 2018 on Christmas. The second theme poster of the movie was released on 5 June 2019 on the eve of Ramzan festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.cinemaexpress.com/article/stories/second-schedule-of-roberrt-to-begin-from-september-5/13889|title=Second schedule of Roberrt to begin from September 5|publisher=Cinema Express|access-date=26 August 2019|archive-date=3 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903112109/https://m.cinemaexpress.com/article/stories/second-schedule-of-roberrt-to-begin-from-september-5/13889|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-perspective-poster-as-roberrt-generates-curiosity/articleshow/69678583.cms|title=Darshan's perspective poster as Roberrt generates curiosity|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=7 June 2019|last1=Suresh|first1=Sunayana|last2=Daithota|first2=Madhu|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926082009/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-perspective-poster-as-roberrt-generates-curiosity/articleshow/69678583.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>


Coinciding with the announcement of the title, a theme poster was also released on 25 December 2018. The poster saw Darshan as the incarnation of Hanuman with Rama on his shoulder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/may/06/phones-banned-on-sets-of-roberrt-1973223.html|title=Phones banned on sets of Roberrt|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref>
Coinciding with the announcement of the title, a theme poster was also released on 25 December 2018. The poster saw Darshan as the incarnation of Hanuman with Rama on his shoulder.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/may/06/phones-banned-on-sets-of-roberrt-1973223.html|title=Phones banned on sets of Roberrt|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=6 May 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831114844/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/may/06/phones-banned-on-sets-of-roberrt-1973223.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mehreen Pirzada]] was initially selected as the heroine of the movie but opted out due to dates issue.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/mehreen-pirzada-missed-a-kannada-debut-two-years-ago-but-is-getting-another-now/amp_articleshow/84789128.cms | title=Mehreen Pirzada missed a Kannada debut two years ago, but is getting another now - Times of India | date=28 July 2021 | access-date=29 July 2021 | archive-date=29 July 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729153124/https://www.m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/mehreen-pirzada-missed-a-kannada-debut-two-years-ago-but-is-getting-another-now/amp_articleshow/84789128.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> The shooting of the movie had been undergoing confidentially with mobile phones reportedly banned at the shoot locations.<ref name="newindianexpress"/> Director [[Tharun Sudhir]] had revealed that [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] would be portraying {{clarify span|two different shades|reason=Unclear what this means. Two roles? A good guy and a bad guy?|date=March 2021}} in the movie.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-darshan-has-different-layers-in-roberrt-director-tharun-sudhir/articleshow/74913959.cms|title=Exclusive! Darshan has different layers in 'Roberrt':Director Tharun Sudhir|newspaper=Times Of India|access-date=31 March 2020|last1=K|first1=Chethan|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915020917/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-darshan-has-different-layers-in-roberrt-director-tharun-sudhir/articleshow/74913959.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>


The shooting of the movie has been undergoing confidentially with mobile phones reportedly banned at the shoot locations.
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name        = Roberrt
| type        = soundtrack
| artist      = [[Arjun Janya]]
| cover        =
| alt          =
| released    = 2021<ref name="audio">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/roberrt-a-mega-pre-release-event-planned-in-hubballi-on-feb-28th/articleshow/81150307.cms|title=Roberrt: A mega pre-release event planned in Hubballi on Feb 28th|work=Times Of India|date=22 February 2021|access-date=15 March 2021|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226035347/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/roberrt-a-mega-pre-release-event-planned-in-hubballi-on-feb-28th/articleshow/81150307.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
| recorded    = 2019–2020
| genre        = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length      = 21:53
| language    = [[Kannada]]
| label        = [[Anand Audio]]
| producer    = [[Arjun Janya]]
| prev_title  =
| prev_year    =
| next_title  =
| next_year    =
| misc        = {{Extra chronology
| artist    = [[Arjun Janya]]
| type      = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Odeya (film)|Odeya]]
| prev_year  = 2019
| title      = Roberrt
| year      = 2021
| next_title = [[Kotigobba 3]]
| next_year  = 2021
}}
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Director [[Tharun Sudhir]] has revealed that [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] will be portraying two different shades in the movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-darshan-has-different-layers-in-roberrt-director-tharun-sudhir/articleshow/74913959.cms|title=Exclusive! Darshan has different layers in 'Roberrt':Director Tharun Sudhir|publisher=Times Of India|accessdate=31 March 2020}}</ref>
The film's songs are composed by [[Arjun Janya]]. This marks the fourth collaboration of Janya and Darshan after ''[[Chakravarthy (2017 film)|Chakravarthy]]'', ''[[Tarak (film)|Tarak]]'' and ''[[Odeya (film)|Odeya]]''. The rerecording of the movie is by V. Harikrishna.


== Soundtrack ==
'''Kannada'''
This film's songs composed and background score are composed by [[Arjun Janya]]. This marks the fourth collaboration of [[Arjun Janya]] after [[Chakravarthy (2017 film)|Chakravarthy]], [[Tarak (film)|Tarak]] and [[Odeya (film)|Odeya]] with [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]]. Audio rights purchased by [[Anand Audio]] for a record price.


*Roberrt's first song "Ba Ba Ba Na Ready" was released on March 3, 2020<ref>{{Citation|title=Ba Ba Ba Na Ready|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8c2-fp14AE|language=en|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
*Roberrt's first song, "Ba Ba Ba Na Ready," was released on 3 March 2020.<ref>{{Citation|title=Ba Ba Ba Na Ready|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8c2-fp14AE|language=en|access-date=2020-03-07|archive-date=10 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310151808/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8c2-fp14AE&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
*The makers have released another song called "Jai Sri Ram" from the movie. The song has two versions, out of which one version has been crooned by [[Shankar Mahadevan]].
*The makers released "Jai Sri Ram" from the movie. The song has two versions, out of which one version has been sung by [[Shankar Mahadevan]], and another was sung by Chorus ft. [[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]].
*The third song "Dostha Kano" was released on 21 March 2020
*The third song, "Dostha Kano," was released on 21 March 2020.
*"Kannu Hodiyaka" was released on 20 February 2021.
*"Baby Dance Floor Ready" was released on 28 February 2021.
{{Tracklist
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ba Ba Ba Na Ready
| title1 = Ba Ba Ba Na Ready
| extra1 = [[Vyasaraj Sosale]], [[Santhosh Venky]], [[Aniruddha Sastry]], [[Supreeth Phalguna]], [[Nikhil Parthasarathy]]
| extra1 = Vyasaraj Sosale, [[Santhosh Venky]], Aniruddha Sastry, Supreeth Phalguna, Nikhil Parthasarathy
| length1 = 3:15
| length1 = 3:15
| lyrics1 = [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]


| title2 = Jai Sriram
| title2 = Jai Sriram
| extra2 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| extra2 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length2 = 3:43
| length2 = 3:43
| lyrics2 = V. Nagendra Prasad
| title3 = Jai Sriram
| extra3 = Chorus ft.  [[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]]
| length3 = 3:38
| lyrics3 = V. Nagendra Prasad
| title4 = Dostha Kano
| extra4 = [[Hemanth Kumar]], [[Vijay Prakash]]
| length4 = 4:04
| lyrics4 = [[Chethan Kumar (director)|Chethan Kumar]]
| title5 = Kannu Hodiyaka
| extra5 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length5 = 3:45
| lyrics5 = [[Yogaraj Bhat]]
| title6 = Baby Dance Floor Ready
| extra6 = [[Nakash Aziz]], Aishwarya Rangarajan
| length6 = 3:33
| lyrics6 = Chethan Kumar
| title7 = Nin Edurali Naanu
| extra7 = Shruthi Prahalad
| length7 = 1:36
| lyrics7 = [[A. P. Arjun]]
| title8 = ''Roberrt'' Theme
| extra8 = Instrumental
| length8 = 0:56
| lyrics8 =
| title9 = ''Roberrt'' Theme 2
| extra9 = Instrumental
| length9 = 0:56
| lyrics9 =
| title10 = ''Roberrt'' Theme 3
| extra10 = Instrumental
| length10 = 1:06
| lyrics10 =
| title11 = ''Roberrt'' Theme 4
| extra11 = Instrumental
| length11 = 2:05
| lyrics11 =
}}
'''Telugu'''
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ra Ra Ra Nen Ready
| extra1 = Sai Charan Bhaskaruni, Saketh, Aditya Iyenger, Srinath
| length1 = 3:15
| lyrics1 = [[Bhaskarabhatla]]
| title2 = Jai Sriram
| extra2 = Swarag Keerthan
| length2 = 3:38
| lyrics2 = [[Sri Mani]]


| title3 = Dostha Kano
| title3 = Kanne Adhirindhi
| extra3 = [[Hemanth Kumar]], [[Vijay Prakash]]
| extra3 = [[Mangli]]
| length3 = 4:04
| length3 = 3:45
| lyrics3 = Kasarla Shyam


| title4 = Roberrt Theme 1
| title4 = Baby Dance Floor Ready
| extra4 = Arjun Janya
| extra4 = [[Nakash Aziz]], Aishwarya Rangarajan
| length4 = 0:57
| length4 = 3:34
| lyrics4 = Kasarla Shyam


| title5 = Roberrt Theme 2
| title5 = Brother From Another Mother
| extra5 = Arjun Janya
| extra5 = [[Vedala Hemachandra]], [[Sri Krishna (singer)|Sri Krishna]]
| length5 = 0:57
| length5 = 4:04
| lyrics5 = Sri Mani


| title6 = Roberrt Theme 3
| title6 = Ninodhalaka Neenu
| note6 = Dialogue
| extra6 = [[Ramya Behara]]
| extra6 = [[Asha Bhat]], [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]]
| length6 = 1:36
| length6 = 1:07
| lyrics6 = Sri Mani
}}
}}


==Release==
==Release==
''Roberrt'' was initially slated for a release in April 2020, but was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/roberrt-release-postponed-to-next-year/articleshow/76528082.cms|title=Roberrt release postponed to next year?|work=Times of India|date=23 June 2020|access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref>
''Roberrt'' was released on 11 March 2021 along with [[Telugu language|Telugu]] dubbed version by the same name, <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/roberrt-to-release-on-march-11/amp_articleshow/80196933.cms|title=Roberrt to release on March 11|work=Times of India|date=10 January 2021|access-date=14 March 2021}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> on an eve of [[Maha Shivaratri]] in 1200 theatres worldwide. It was originally scheduled for a release in April 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinimirror.com/darshans-roberrt-movie-release-fixed-for-april-2020/amp/|title=Roberrt is ready to hit the theatres on April 2020|work=Cini Mirror|date=12 February 2020|access-date=14 March 2021|archive-date=14 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514020946/https://cinimirror.com/darshans-roberrt-movie-release-fixed-for-april-2020/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was delayed for several months due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/roberrt-release-postponed-to-next-year/articleshow/76528082.cms|title=Roberrt release postponed to next year?|work=Times of India|date=23 June 2020|access-date=26 July 2020|archive-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820084310/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/roberrt-release-postponed-to-next-year/articleshow/76528082.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on about 1600 screens, including 650 in Karnataka and about 350 in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, 300 in rest of India and 300 in overseas.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} It was also dubbed in [[Hindi]] under the same title by RKD Studios.
 
===Home media===
The digital rights of the film was bagged by [[Amazon Prime Video]]. It was released for streaming on Amazon Prime Video on April 25, in five languages - [[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Hindi]]. The satellite rights of the [[Kannada]] and [[Hindi]] versions of the film, were taken by [[Udaya TV]] and [[Colors Cineplex]]. For the first time ever, the Kannada version was telecasted on November 4, at 6:30 P.M.
 
==Reception==
=== Critical reception ===
Sunayana Suresh, in her review for ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated 4/5 and stated, "Darshan and Tharun Kishore Sudhir teaming up for the first time together for a full fledged film. The film, which releases almost a year after its original release date, manages to live up to that and ends up being more than just a mass action entertainer and has enough to cater to the family audience too."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sunayana |first1=Suresh |title=Darshan excels in a paisa vasool family entertainer |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/roberrt/movie-review/81445584.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=14 March 2021 |language=en |date=11 March 2021 |archive-date=12 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312113414/https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/roberrt/movie-review/81445584.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Y Maheswara Reddy of ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'' rated 4/5 and stated, "Roberrt bilingual (Kannada and Telugu) movie has all the ingredients required to entertain mass audiences, especially the hard-core fans of Challenging Star Darshan. Though this movie was scheduled to be released in April 2020, it got postponed due to the pandemic. However, it has succeeded in meeting the expectation of movie buffs."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Y |first1=Maheswara Reddy |title=A POWERFUL MESSAGE WITH A DOSE OF ACTION |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/roberrt-movie-review-a-powerful-message-with-a-dose-of-action/amp_articleshow/81472960.cms |newspaper=Bangalore Mirror |access-date=14 March 2021 |language=en |date=12 March 2021 |archive-date=16 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316021527/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/roberrt-movie-review-a-powerful-message-with-a-dose-of-action/amp_articleshow/81472960.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> A Sharadhaa of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' rated 4/5 and stated, "Darshan-starrer 'Roberrt' is anything but a typical action fare from the Challenging Star. The actor, who is known for his mass appeal, also delivers an all-round performance that establishes his class credentials too."<ref>{{cite web|last1=A|first1=Sharadhaa|title=Darshan strikes a fine balance between class and mass in this revenge drama|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2021/mar/11/roberrt-movie-review-darshan-strikes-a-fine-balance-between-class-and-mass-in-this-revenge-drama-2275395.amp|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=14 March 2021|language=en|date=11 March 2021|archive-date=15 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315232926/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2021/mar/11/roberrt-movie-review-darshan-strikes-a-fine-balance-between-class-and-mass-in-this-revenge-drama-2275395.amp|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===Box office===
''Roberrt'' on the first day of its release collected 17.24 crore in Karnataka.<ref name="first day BO">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/roberrt-2-days-box-office-collection-report-darshan-mania-runs-wild-961582.html|title='Roberrt' 2 days box office collection report: Darshan mania runs wild|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=14 March 2021|date=13 March 2021|archive-date=20 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520225500/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/roberrt-2-days-box-office-collection-report-darshan-mania-runs-wild-961582.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film collected 3.12 crore in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on its first day .<ref>{{cite web|title=Darshan starrer-Roberrt earns big at the box office on Day 1|url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/amp/kannada-cinema/article/darshan-starrer-roberrt-earns-big-at-the-box-office-on-day-1-check-out-district-wise-report/731678|website=Zoom Entrainment|access-date=14 March 2021|language=en|date=12 March 2021|archive-date=12 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312160711/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/amp/kannada-cinema/article/darshan-starrer-roberrt-earns-big-at-the-box-office-on-day-1-check-out-district-wise-report/731678|url-status=live}}</ref> However, it was reported that the makers were spreading inflated box office collections.<ref name="fourth day BO">{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/robert-box-office-collection-darshan-starrer-keeps-cash-registers-ringing-834267|title=Robert Box Office Collection: Darshan-starrer Keeps the Cash Registers Ringing|website=International Business Times|access-date=16 March 2021|date=16 March 2021|archive-date=16 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316054019/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/robert-box-office-collection-darshan-starrer-keeps-cash-registers-ringing-834267|url-status=live}}</ref> The movie was reported to have collected Rs. 78.36 crore in 8 days.<ref name="week BO">{{cite web|url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/entertainment/darshan-starrer-roberrt-movie-earned-78-crore-in-sandalwood-box-office-in-8-days-ae-544223.html|title=8 ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 78 ಕೋಟಿ ಗಳಿಸಿದ ರಾಬರ್ಟ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ|author=ANITHA E|website=news18|access-date=19 March 2021|date=19 March 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507121623/https://kannada.news18.com/news/entertainment/darshan-starrer-roberrt-movie-earned-78-crore-in-sandalwood-box-office-in-8-days-ae-544223.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="week BO VK">{{cite web|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/darshan-starrer-roberrt-first-week-box-office-collection-report/articleshow/81582239.cms|title='ರಾಬರ್ಟ್' ಮೊದಲ ವಾರದ ಕಲೆಕ್ಷನ್ ಎಷ್ಟು ಅಂತ ಗೊತ್ತಾದ್ರೆ ಕಣ್ಣರಳಿಸುತ್ತೀರಾ..!|author=N Harshitha|website=Vijay Karnataka|access-date=19 March 2021|date=19 March 2021|archive-date=19 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319045633/https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/darshan-starrer-roberrt-first-week-box-office-collection-report/articleshow/81582239.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> It completed 25 days at theatres until they were shut due to the second wave of [[COVID-19]].
 
==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Award
!Category
!Recipient
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|rowspan=11|[[10th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|-
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Film – Kannada|Best Film]]
|Umapathy Gowda
|{{nom}}
|rowspan=11|<ref name="SIIMA tweet 1">{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/siima/status/1568689994176536577 |title=Talent never goes unrecognized and @TharunSudhir has proven it with his blockbuster movie Roberrt. He has won the Best Director (Kannada) Award for it! Congratulations! |access-date=11 September 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711184032/https://twitter.com/siima/status/1568689994176536577 |url-status=live }}</ref><br/><ref name="SIIMA tweet 2">{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/siima/status/1568648881667461121 |title=The music in Roberrt was simply magnificent. Don't you agree? That is why @ArjunJanyaMusic has won the Best Music Director (Kannada) Award for it! Congratulations! |access-date=11 September 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711184127/https://twitter.com/siima/status/1568648881667461121 |url-status=live }}</ref><br/><ref name="SIIMA tweet 3">{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/siima/status/1568629879025078272 |title=A sensational award for sensational cinematography! Sudhakar Raj has won the award for Best Cinematographer (Kannada) for the movie Roberrt. |access-date=11 September 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711184029/https://twitter.com/siima/status/1568629879025078272 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Best Director
|Tharun Sudhir
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Cinematographer
|Sudhakar Raj
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Actor
|Darshan
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Actress in a Supporting Role
|Shubharaksha
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Debut Actress
|Asha Bhat
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Music Director
|Arjun Janya
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Lyricist
|Yogaraj Bhat ("Kannu Hodiyaka")
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Male Playback Singer
|Shankar Mahadevan ("Jai Sriram")
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Female Playback Singer
|Shreya Ghoshal ("Kannu Hodiyaka")
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=5|[[67th Filmfare Awards South]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Best Actor]]
|[[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]]
|{{nom}}
|rowspan=4|<ref name="FF list">{{cite web | title = Filmfare Awards 2022 Kannada Nominations | url = https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2022/kannada/nominations | website = Filmfare | access-date  = 9 October 2022 | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20221009173254/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2022/kannada/nominations | archive-date = 9 October 2022 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best Actress]]
|[[Asha Bhat]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada|Best Music Director]]
|[[Arjun Janya]] and [[V. Harikrishna]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada|Best Playback Singer – Female]]
|[[Shreya Ghoshal]] ("Kannu Hodiyaka")
|{{nom}}
|-
|}
 
== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt10883302}}


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Roberrt
File:Roberrt-movies-poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed byTharun Sudhir
Produced byUmapathy Srinivasa Gowda
Written byTharun Sudhir
StarringDarshan
Jagapathi Babu
Vinod Prabhakar
Asha Bhat
Ravi Kishan
Devaraj
P. Ravi Shankar[1]
Music bySongs:
Arjun Janya
Score:
V. Harikrishna
CinematographySudhakar S. Raj
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Production
company
Umapathy Films
Distributed byUmapathy Films
Release date
  • 11 March 2021 (2021-03-11)[2]
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Box office₹ 102 crores [note 1][5]

Roberrt is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Tharun Sudhir[6] and produced by Umapathy Srinivasa Gowda under the banner of Umapathy Films. The film stars Darshan, Vinod Prabhakar,[7] Jagapathi Babu, Ravi Kishan, debutante Asha Bhat,[8] Devaraj and P. Ravi Shankar.

Arjun Janya composed the soundtrack and background score was by V. Harikrishna. Cinematography and editing are performed by Sudhakar S. Raj and K. M. Prakash respectively. The film was theatrically released on 11 March 2021 and received mixed reviews from critics but went on to become the highest-grossing Kannada film of 2021 [9] and one of the highest-grossing Kannada film.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Raghava lives in Lucknow with his son Arjun and is the head cook in a Brahmin caterer where he helps his caterer's daughter Amrutha in a catering job, who soon falls for him for his honesty. Meanwhile, Balaram Tripathi, an ex-minister vows vengeance on Raghava: Balaram had planned an assassination attempt on ministerial candidate Omkar Shukla after he was humiliated in a wrestling betting, but was saved by Raghava. Tripathi had arranged his son Kishan's marriage with the Central minister's daughter for political gain but was ruined by Raghava and Arjun.

Tripathi kidnaps Raghava and tells his henchman to finish him off and Arjun (who was asleep in his home), who is held at gunpoint, but Raghava violently finishes all of them and Tripathi. Kishan seeks the help of a crime boss named Sarkar to kill Raghava and dispatches men to finish him. Raghava kills them without anyone's knowledge, where Sarkar is astonished to see Raghava and reveals that Raghava is Roberrt and Arjun is not his son. When confronted by Amrutha, Raghava/Roberrt reveals his past.

Past: Roberrt and Raghava are friends/brothers, who works for Sarkar's elder brother Nanabhai in Mangalore. Sarkar and Nanabhai were separated from each other due to jealousy. Later, Roberrt helps Raghava and Thanu express their love for each other to their parents, who declines, but later accepts their relationship. They get married and also bear a son named Arjun. Meanwhile, Roberrt and Raghava discovers Nana's son Cherry indulging in human trafficking and they kill him despite Nana's requests. While celebrating Arjun's birthday, Nana's gang are attacked by unknown forces and Thanu gets killed in the crossfire. Depressed about Thanu's death and worried about Arjun's future, Raghava becomes approver to the cops by divulging Nana's crimes to police commissioner Sathyadev.

Raghava finds that Nana has planned to kill him in an encounter and arrives at Roberrt's den where he believes Roberrt to be involved in Nana's plan, the two indulge in a fight. However, Nana arrives along with Sarkar and shoots Raghava and knocks Roberrt. Nana and Sarkar reveals that it was all their plan and also divulges that Nana is the main mastermind behind the human traffickling and Cherry was following his orders. Nana kills Thanu's parents and throws a dead Raghava, Roberrt and an infant Arjun into a ship container where they drown it in the sea. Roberrt and Arjun survive and escapes from the drowned container. Before dying, Roberrt promises Raghava that he will raise Arjun in a non-violent manner.

Present: Roberrt/Raghava requests Amrutha to keep his past as a secret from Arjun. Nana learns about Roberrt/Raghava's existence from Sarkar, where he arrives in Lucknow and traps Amrutha's father Vishwanath Bhat in a food poisoning case. Nana also frames Roberrt/Raghava in Tripathi's death, where he calls Roberrt/Raghava and divulges that they kidnapped Arjun and tells him to finish the matter once and for all. Roberrt/Raghava arrives and secretly finishes Nana, Kishan, and Sarkar in Ram Navami event.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Production of the film began with the working title D53.[10] Producers of Hebbuli and Ondalla Eradalla, Umapathy Films, announced that they would collaborate with Darshan[11] under the direction of Tharun Kishore Sudhir,[12] in whose debut movie Chowka (2017), Darshan had made a special appearance as Robert. Principal photography began in June 2019.[13] The first theme poster was released by the production house on 6 November 2018, while the title of the movie was announced as "Roberrt"[14] on 25 December 2018 on Christmas. The second theme poster of the movie was released on 5 June 2019 on the eve of Ramzan festival.[15][16]

Coinciding with the announcement of the title, a theme poster was also released on 25 December 2018. The poster saw Darshan as the incarnation of Hanuman with Rama on his shoulder.[17] Mehreen Pirzada was initially selected as the heroine of the movie but opted out due to dates issue.[18] The shooting of the movie had been undergoing confidentially with mobile phones reportedly banned at the shoot locations.[17] Director Tharun Sudhir had revealed that Darshan would be portraying two different shades[clarify] in the movie.[19]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Roberrt
Soundtrack album by
Arjun Janya
Released2021[20]
Recorded2019–2020
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length21:53
LanguageKannada
LabelAnand Audio
ProducerArjun Janya
Arjun Janya chronology
Odeya
(2019) 		Roberrt
(2021) 		Kotigobba 3
(2021)

The film's songs are composed by Arjun Janya. This marks the fourth collaboration of Janya and Darshan after Chakravarthy, Tarak and Odeya. The rerecording of the movie is by V. Harikrishna.

Kannada

  • Roberrt's first song, "Ba Ba Ba Na Ready," was released on 3 March 2020.[21]
  • The makers released "Jai Sri Ram" from the movie. The song has two versions, out of which one version has been sung by Shankar Mahadevan, and another was sung by Chorus ft. Divya Kumar.
  • The third song, "Dostha Kano," was released on 21 March 2020.
  • "Kannu Hodiyaka" was released on 20 February 2021.
  • "Baby Dance Floor Ready" was released on 28 February 2021.
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Ba Ba Ba Na Ready"  Vyasaraj Sosale, Santhosh Venky, Aniruddha Sastry, Supreeth Phalguna, Nikhil Parthasarathy 3:15
2. "Jai Sriram"  Shankar Mahadevan 3:43
3. "Jai Sriram"  Chorus ft. Divya Kumar 3:38
4. "Dostha Kano"  Hemanth Kumar, Vijay Prakash 4:04
5. "Kannu Hodiyaka"  Shreya Ghoshal 3:45
6. "Baby Dance Floor Ready"  Nakash Aziz, Aishwarya Rangarajan 3:33
7. "Nin Edurali Naanu"  Shruthi Prahalad 1:36
8. "Roberrt Theme"  Instrumental 0:56
9. "Roberrt Theme 2"  Instrumental 0:56
10. "Roberrt Theme 3"  Instrumental 1:06
11. "Roberrt Theme 4"  Instrumental 2:05

Telugu

No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Ra Ra Ra Nen Ready"  Sai Charan Bhaskaruni, Saketh, Aditya Iyenger, Srinath 3:15
2. "Jai Sriram"  Swarag Keerthan 3:38
3. "Kanne Adhirindhi"  Mangli 3:45
4. "Baby Dance Floor Ready"  Nakash Aziz, Aishwarya Rangarajan 3:34
5. "Brother From Another Mother"  Vedala Hemachandra, Sri Krishna 4:04
6. "Ninodhalaka Neenu"  Ramya Behara 1:36

Release[edit | edit source]

Roberrt was released on 11 March 2021 along with Telugu dubbed version by the same name, [22] on an eve of Maha Shivaratri in 1200 theatres worldwide. It was originally scheduled for a release in April 2020,[23] The film was delayed for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[24] The film was released on about 1600 screens, including 650 in Karnataka and about 350 in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, 300 in rest of India and 300 in overseas.[citation needed] It was also dubbed in Hindi under the same title by RKD Studios.

Home media[edit | edit source]

The digital rights of the film was bagged by Amazon Prime Video. It was released for streaming on Amazon Prime Video on April 25, in five languages - Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. The satellite rights of the Kannada and Hindi versions of the film, were taken by Udaya TV and Colors Cineplex. For the first time ever, the Kannada version was telecasted on November 4, at 6:30 P.M.

Reception[edit | edit source]

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

Sunayana Suresh, in her review for The Times of India rated 4/5 and stated, "Darshan and Tharun Kishore Sudhir teaming up for the first time together for a full fledged film. The film, which releases almost a year after its original release date, manages to live up to that and ends up being more than just a mass action entertainer and has enough to cater to the family audience too."[25]

Y Maheswara Reddy of Bangalore Mirror rated 4/5 and stated, "Roberrt bilingual (Kannada and Telugu) movie has all the ingredients required to entertain mass audiences, especially the hard-core fans of Challenging Star Darshan. Though this movie was scheduled to be released in April 2020, it got postponed due to the pandemic. However, it has succeeded in meeting the expectation of movie buffs."[26] A Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express rated 4/5 and stated, "Darshan-starrer 'Roberrt' is anything but a typical action fare from the Challenging Star. The actor, who is known for his mass appeal, also delivers an all-round performance that establishes his class credentials too."[27]

Box office[edit | edit source]

Roberrt on the first day of its release collected 17.24 crore in Karnataka.[28] The film collected 3.12 crore in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on its first day .[29] However, it was reported that the makers were spreading inflated box office collections.[30] The movie was reported to have collected Rs. 78.36 crore in 8 days.[31][32] It completed 25 days at theatres until they were shut due to the second wave of COVID-19.

Awards[edit | edit source]

Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
10th South Indian International Movie Awards
Best Film Umapathy Gowda Nominated [33]
[34]
[35]
Best Director Tharun Sudhir Won
Best Cinematographer Sudhakar Raj Won
Best Actor Darshan Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Shubharaksha Nominated
Best Debut Actress Asha Bhat Nominated
Best Music Director Arjun Janya Won
Best Lyricist Yogaraj Bhat ("Kannu Hodiyaka") Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Shankar Mahadevan ("Jai Sriram") Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Shreya Ghoshal ("Kannu Hodiyaka") Nominated
67th Filmfare Awards South
Best Actor Darshan Nominated [36]
Best Actress Asha Bhat Nominated
Best Music Director Arjun Janya and V. Harikrishna Nominated
Best Playback Singer – Female Shreya Ghoshal ("Kannu Hodiyaka") Nominated

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Though News 18 reported the gross collection to be 102 crores,[3] IB Times reported [4] that there were speculations that the makers were spreading inflated numbers.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Suresh, Sunayana (5 September 2019). "Asha Bhat to make her sandalwood debut opposite Darshan". Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Roberrt to release on March 11 - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Year Ender 2021: Highest-grossing Kannada Movies of the Year". 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Robert Box Office Collection: Darshan-starrer Keeps the Cash Registers Ringing". International Business Times. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Year Ender 2021: Highest-grossing Kannada Movies of the Year". News18. 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Darshan Tharun Sudhir's project to be titled Roberrt?". Cinema Express. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Darshan's 53rd movie is titled robert". Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  8. ↑ A Sharadhaa. "Glad to start my South Indian cinema with Roberrt:Asha Bhat". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Year Ender 2021: Highest-grossing Kannada Movies of the Year". 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Darshan's next movie titled Roberrt". Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Roberrt makers kick start the shooting schedule in bengaluru". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Darshan's 53rd film Roberrt to go on floors from may 6". in.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "Wrap for Darshan's Roberrt". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Roberrt poster darshan film looks like a stylish actioner". Indian Express. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Second schedule of Roberrt to begin from September 5". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  16. ↑ Suresh, Sunayana; Daithota, Madhu. "Darshan's perspective poster as Roberrt generates curiosity". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Phones banned on sets of Roberrt". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "Mehreen Pirzada missed a Kannada debut two years ago, but is getting another now - Times of India". 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  19. ↑ K, Chethan. "Exclusive! Darshan has different layers in 'Roberrt':Director Tharun Sudhir". Times Of India. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  20. ↑ "Roberrt: A mega pre-release event planned in Hubballi on Feb 28th". Times Of India. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  21. ↑ Ba Ba Ba Na Ready, archived from the original on 10 March 2020, retrieved 7 March 2020
  22. ↑ "Roberrt to release on March 11". Times of India. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
  23. ↑ "Roberrt is ready to hit the theatres on April 2020". Cini Mirror. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  24. ↑ "Roberrt release postponed to next year?". Times of India. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  25. ↑ Sunayana, Suresh (11 March 2021). "Darshan excels in a paisa vasool family entertainer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  26. ↑ Y, Maheswara Reddy (12 March 2021). "A POWERFUL MESSAGE WITH A DOSE OF ACTION". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  27. ↑ A, Sharadhaa (11 March 2021). "Darshan strikes a fine balance between class and mass in this revenge drama". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  28. ↑ "'Roberrt' 2 days box office collection report: Darshan mania runs wild". Deccan Herald. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  29. ↑ "Darshan starrer-Roberrt earns big at the box office on Day 1". Zoom Entrainment. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  30. ↑ "Robert Box Office Collection: Darshan-starrer Keeps the Cash Registers Ringing". International Business Times. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  31. ↑ ANITHA E (19 March 2021). "8 ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 78 ಕೋಟಿ ಗಳಿಸಿದ ರಾಬರ್ಟ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ". news18. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  32. ↑ N Harshitha (19 March 2021). "'ರಾಬರ್ಟ್' ಮೊದಲ ವಾರದ ಕಲೆಕ್ಷನ್ ಎಷ್ಟು ಅಂತ ಗೊತ್ತಾದ್ರೆ ಕಣ್ಣರಳಿಸುತ್ತೀರಾ..!". Vijay Karnataka. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  33. ↑ "Talent never goes unrecognized and @TharunSudhir has proven it with his blockbuster movie Roberrt. He has won the Best Director (Kannada) Award for it! Congratulations!". Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  34. ↑ "The music in Roberrt was simply magnificent. Don't you agree? That is why @ArjunJanyaMusic has won the Best Music Director (Kannada) Award for it! Congratulations!". Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  35. ↑ "A sensational award for sensational cinematography! Sudhakar Raj has won the award for Best Cinematographer (Kannada) for the movie Roberrt". Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  36. ↑ "Filmfare Awards 2022 Kannada Nominations". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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