Omkara (2004 film)
| Omkara | |
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| Directed by | Shivamani |
| Produced by | Company Films |
| Screenplay by | Shivamani |
| Story by | Shivamani |
| Starring |
Upendra Preeti Jhangiani Rahul Dev Rangayana Raghu Shwetha Menon |
| Music by | Gurukiran |
| Cinematography | Mathew Rajan |
| Edited by | S. Manohar |
Production company |
R. S. Productions |
Release dates | 18 September 2004 |
Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Omkara (Kannada: ಓಂಕಾರ) is a 2004 Indian Kannada crime thriller action film starring Upendra and Preeti Jhangiani in the lead roles. The film was written and directed by Shivamani and produced by Company Films under the banner of R. S. Productions and has music by Gurukiran.[1] Omkara was Upendra's first gangster film and was based on the connection between film industries and the Mumbai underworld mafia.[2] The film was an average grosser.[3]
Cast
- Upendra as Sathya
- Preeti Jhangiani as Divya
- Rahul Dev as a Mumbai underworld kingpin
- Rangayana Raghu as Divya's father
- Sadhu Kokila
- Bank Janardhan
- Bullet Prakash
- Nagashekar
- Sadashiva Brahmavar
- Adarsha
- Vijayasarathi
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Mimicry Dayanand
- Shwetha Menon in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
| Omkaara | |
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 Original CD Cover | |
| Soundtrack album by Gurukiran | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Akash audio |
The film's soundtrack has seven songs composed by Gurukiran. Upendra, Gurukiran, Kaviraj and V. Manohar penned the lyrics.[1]
| Tracklist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Otthu Otthu Otu Otthu" | Upendra, V. Manohar | Upendra, Shamitha Malnad | |
| 2. | "Abbabba Eeke" | Kaviraj | Gurukiran, Chaitra H. G. | |
| 3. | "Bhalo Bhashi Bengalili" | Upendra | Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
| 4. | "Sootu Bootu" | Gurukiran | Gurukiran | |
| 5. | "Goli Maaro" | Kaviraj | Gurukiran, Chaitra H. G. | |
Reception
Critical reception
Omkara received mixed to positive reviews upon release. Indiaglitz gave the film a very positive review by saying, "Omkara is a film made on a large canvas and can be compared to any non-Kannada film in terms of richness and presentation. The film has excellent production values, a big-star cast and all the commercial ingredients in right proportion to make it an attractive proposition for today's youngsters. Upendra excels in the role and his delivery of the lines is once again superb. His dialogues have been a major attraction in all his films and "Omkaara" is no exception."[4]
Box office
The film failed to live up to expectations and turned out to be just a moderate success at the box office.[3][5]
References
- 1 2 "Omkara – GGpedia". Wiki.gandhadagudi.com. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ↑ "'Omkara' – yet another film by Upendra". Viggy.com. 2004. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- 1 2 "Preeti Jhangiani returns to Sandalwood". Chakpak. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ↑ "Onkaara Malayalam Movie Review". India Glitz. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ Bhat, Sriram (2012-07-03). "ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ, ಓಂ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರಾವ್ ಜೋಡಿಯ ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮ- upendra om prakash rao upcoming movie trivikrama – Oneindia Kannada". Kannada.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2012-07-11.