Omkara is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film starring Upendra and Preeti Jhangiani. 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 got an all-time record opening in its first week[3] however became an above average grosser.[4]
| Omkara | |
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| Directed by | Shivamani |
| Screenplay by | Shivamani |
| Story by | Shivamani |
| Produced by | Company Films |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mathew Rajan |
| Edited by | S. Manohar |
| Music by | Gurukiran |
Production company | R. S. Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
edit- 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
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Mimicry Dayanand
- Nagashekar
- Sadashiva Brahmavar
- Adarsha
- Vijayasarathi
- Shwetha Menon in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
editThe film's soundtrack has seven songs composed by Gurukiran collaborating with Upendra for the sixth time. Upendra, Gurukiran, Kaviraj and V. Manohar penned the lyrics.[1]
| Omkara | ||||
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| Soundtrack album | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:02 | |||
| Language | Kannada | |||
| Label | Akash Audio | |||
| Producer | Gurukiran | |||
| chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Otthu Otthu Otu Otthu" | Upendra, V. Manohar | Upendra, Shamitha Malnad | 5:35 |
| 2. | "Abbabba Eeke" | Kaviraj | Gurukiran, Chaitra H. G. | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Bhalo Bhashi Bengalili" | Upendra | Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 5:40 |
| 4. | "Sootu Bootu" | Gurukiran | Gurukiran | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Goli Maaro" | Kaviraj | Gurukiran, Chaitra H. G. | 5:09 |
Reception
editCritical reception
editOmkara received mixed reviews upon release.[citation needed] 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."[5] Sify wrote "The redeeming features of this film are Upendra’s regular gimmicks, Gurukiran’s peppy music, Mathew’s eye catching photography and excellent mass elements that will satisfy the superstar’s fans. His lengthy and punchy dialogues receives applaud. The graphics used further lead to electrifying elements. Director Shivamani has followed the usual racy narration in ‘Omkaara’".[6]
Box office
editOmkara collected all-time record in first week all over Karnataka. Besides the theatre rent the film collected ₹1.75 crore from 200 shows a day in Karnataka with 55 prints. Omkara also had great opening in the Telugu and Tamil belts.[3] But the film failed to live up to expectations and turned out to be just a moderate success at the box office.[4][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Omkara – GGpedia". Wiki.gandhadagudi.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "'Omkara' – yet another film by Upendra". Viggy.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Bangalore box-office (Oct 1 to 4)". Sify. 5 October 2004. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Preeti Jhangiani returns to Sandalwood". Chakpak. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Onkaara Malayalam Movie Review". India Glitz. 28 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Omkara". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 December 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Bhat, Sriram (3 July 2012). "ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ, ಓಂ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರಾವ್ ಜೋಡಿಯ ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮ- upendra om prakash rao upcoming movie trivikrama – Oneindia Kannada". Kannada.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
