Simhadriya Simha (transl. The Lion of Simhadri) is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by S. Narayan. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Meena and Bhanupriya. The music of the film was composed by Deva. The film was a remake of the 1994 Tamil film Nattamai.[1][2] Vishnuvardhan played triple role in this movie.
| Simhadriya Simha | |
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| Directed by | S. Narayan |
| Screenplay by | S. Narayan |
| Story by | Erode Sounder |
| Based on | Nattamai (Tamil) |
| Produced by | Smt. Prabhavathi Vijaykumar |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Meena Bhanupriya Abhijeeth Umashri Mukhyamantri Chandru Ruchita Prasad |
| Cinematography | Ramesh Babu |
| Edited by | P. R. Soundarraj |
| Music by | Deva |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
editThe story revolves around Narasimhe Gowda (Vishnuvardhan), who is the chieftain for a group of 48 villages. He is the man with the strength of an elephant and who rules the Simhadri village as a lion rules his kingdom. The sincerity and the wisdom in the judgement makes the people go to Narasimha for justice and not the police. one of the relative of Narasimha Gowda Shobraj, rapes a girl and is banished from the village for 18 years. He also has to marry the girl according to the judgement by the Gowda. Such a harsh judgement makes Shobraj's father kill Narasimhe Gowda. The throne is ascended by the elder son of Narasimha Gowda, who is also portrayed by Vishnuvardhan as a just and powerful ruler. Things take a turn after 18 years when the Simhadriya Simha family has to undergo a similar situation. Due to a twist of fate, Gowda has to decide his brother Chikka's (again played by Vishnuvardhan) fate. The judgement - Chikka is ordered to leave the village for 10 years. Truth is unveiled when Shobraj's mother reveals the involvement of her son in falsely implicating Chikka. The stage is then set for a perfect climax.
Cast
edit- Vishnuvardhan in a triple role as
- Jr.Gowda
- Chikkanna
- Narasimha Gowda
- Meena as Deepa, Chikkanna's wife (voice dubbed by Sudharani)
- Bhanupriya as Lakshmi, Jr.Gowda's wife
- Shivaram
- M. S. Umesh
- Shobhraj
- Abhijeeth
- Umashri
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Sundar Raj
- Keertiraj
- Ruchita Prasad
- Rekha Das
- Vijay Kumar as Lakshmi's Brother
- Sirija
Production
editThe film finished production work in April 2002.[3]
Soundtrack
editThe film's soundtrack was composed by Deva[4] with lyrics penned by the director S. Narayan himself. The song "Kotha Paakum" from the original Tamil film Nattamai was retained here as "Malnad Adike". The song "Priya Priya" was from the original Tamil film "Kattabomman". Deva later reused "Kalladare Naanu" as "Poove Mudhal" in Tamil film Kadhal Kirukkan.
| Track# | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Barthanavva" | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra, Rajesh Krishnan, Sangeeta Gururaj |
| 2 | "Kallaadare Naanu" | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| 3 | "Malnad Adike" | Rajesh Krishnan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sangeeta Gururaj |
| 4 | "Priya Priya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chandrika Gururaj |
| 5 | "Simhadriya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| 6 | "Yajamaana" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra |
Reception
editThe film received positive reviews. Vishnuvardhan's acting was said to be the highlight of the film.
The film became a hit in Karnataka and completed 25 successful weeks in the theaters. It created craze among the audience and songs like Malnad Adike, Priya Priya and Simhaadriya Simha, all sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam were huge hits and were regularly played at functions, shows etc.
References
edit- ^ "Simhadriya Simha Movie Review". chitraloka.com. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Simhadriyasimha - Review".
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20020616120039/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr07/ent4.htm [bare URL]
- ^ "Simhadriya Simha songs".