Kotigobba
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Kotigobba (transl. One in a crore) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language action film starring Vishnuvardhan,[1] Priyanka Upendra and Ashish Vidyarthi. The film was a remake of Rajinikanth's 1995 Tamil film, Baashha. This movie was directed by Naganna and features soundtrack from Deva who also composed the music for the Tamil version.
| Kotigobba | |
|---|---|
| File:Kotigobba poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Naganna |
| Produced by | D.Kamalakar M. B. Babu |
| Written by | Suresh Krissna |
| Based on | Baashha (1995) |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | Ramesh Babu |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Production company | Superhit Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Released on 16 November 2001, the film met with very good reviews and was declared as one of the biggest blockbusters completing a successful 30 weeks at the box office and the success function was held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru on Saturday, 16 March 2002.[2][3] In 2012, director Suresh Krissna who made the original version announced that he would be making a sequel to this film in Kannada language.[4] Vishnuvardhan was nominated for Filmfare Best Actor category. A spiritual successor, Kotigobba 2, starring Sudeep and directed by K. S. Ravikumar was released in 2016.
CastEdit
- Vishnuvardhan as Nanjunda / Jai Simha
- Priyanka Upendra as Priya
- Sathyapriya as Sumithra
- Ramesh Bhat as Anna Seth / Rajappa
- Avinash as Keshava
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Mark Anthony
- Abhijith as Shiva
- Kaushiki as Vani
- Vinodhini as Lakshmi (credited as Shwetha)
- Girish Shetty as Yogesh
- Rajesh as Khandelkar
- Devaraj as Amar
- Lakshman as S. G. Naik, Director general of police
- Chi. Guru Dutt as Balarama
- Tennis Krishna as Krishna
- M. S. Karanth
- Ravi Chethan as Charan
- Lohithaswa as Lakshmi's father-in-law
- Pushpa Swamy as Susheela
- Krishne Gowda as auto rickshaw driver
- Shani Mahadevappa
- Vijayasarathi as marriage officiant
- M. N. Suresh
SoundtrackEdit
| Kotigobba | |
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| File:Kotigobba audio cover.jpeg Soundtrack cover | |
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 5 October 2001 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Jhankar Music |
All the songs are composed and scored by Deva. The song "Annayya Thammayya" is a direct reused song of composer's own "Athaanda Ithaanda" from the Tamil film Arunachalam.[5] The album has six soundtracks and an instrumental number.[6] The songs "Sahasa Simha" and "Are Tai Tandana" were retained from the original Tamil film also composed by Deva.
| Track listing | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Annayya Tammayya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:00 | ||||||
| 2. | "Are Tai Tai Tandana" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:38 | ||||||
| 3. | "Kaverige Kalungara" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 6:04 | ||||||
| 4. | "Sahasa Simha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:15 | ||||||
| 5. | "Tingala Belakina Angaladalli" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | 4:06 | ||||||
| 6. | "Vardhana Vishnuvardhana" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | 3:40 | ||||||
| 7. | "Annayya Tammayya" | Instrumental | |||||||
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Movies List". www.vishnuvardhan.com.
- ↑ "Kotigobba Completes 100 Days Of Screening". www.vishnuvardhan.com.
- ↑ "No age bar in Bollywood - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "A sequel for 'Kotigobba' - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "Kotigobba (2001) songs".
- ↑ "Kotigobba (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 26 September 2014.