Sahukara
Sahukara is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by K. Manju. It stars V. Ravichandran, Rambha, Shashikumar and Anu Prabhakar. Veteran actor Vishnuvardhan made a special appearance. It was a remake of the Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath (1994).[1][2]
| Sahukara | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Om Prakash Rao |
| Written by | Ravi Srivathsa (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Story by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | K. Manju |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan V. Ravichandran Shashikumar |
| Cinematography | G. S. V. Seetharam |
| Edited by | S. Manohar |
| Music by | Rajesh Ramanath (music sourced from A. R. Rahman's Muthu) |
Production company | Lakshmishree Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film was released on 24 September 2004 to generally positive reviews from critics, went on to become one of the blockbuster hits of 2004,[3][4] and successfully screened for about 25 weeks in cinema halls.
Cast
- V. Ravichandran as Muthu
- Vishnuvardhan as Sahukara Raja Mahendra Varma (Special appearance)
- Rambha as Ranganayaki
- Shashikumar as Raja [Sahukara]
- Anu Prabhakar
- Rangayana Raghu as Jamindar Benkiyappa
- Sumithra
- Dharma
- Jolly Bastin
- Junior Narasimharaju
- Mandeep Rai
- Prakash Shenoy
- Sarigama Viji
- Bullet Prakash
- Tension Nagaraj
- Sridhar Raj
- Bhanu Prakash
- Om Prakash Rao in special appearance
- Honnavalli krishna
- Mohan Juneja
- Tennis Krishna
- Ramesh Bhat
- Padmini
- Ashalatha
- Sundar Raj as Dhiwan
- Shivaji Rao Jadhav
Production
Vishnuvardhan said he accepted to work in the film "out of inspiration from Rajnikanth".[5] Principal photography began in June 1995 and took place in Mysore, Srirangapattana and Kerala. The film music composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics written by K.Kalyan.
Soundtrack
Rajesh Ramanath used all the tunes and re-arranged the instrumentation from the original soundtrack of Muthu composed by A. R. Rahman.
| Sahukara | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1995 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Pyramid/Mars Music |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kokkare Koli Chendu" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. Jayashree | |
| 2. | "Obbane Obbane Yejamana" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3. | "Thunta Thunta Thunta" | K. Kalyan | Mano, K. S. Chithra | |
| 4. | "Malayaliya Pada" | K. Kalyan | Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra | |
| 5. | "Yaarilli Ee Tharaha" | K. Kalyan | Hariharan |
References
- "Best of both". The Hindu. 23 August 2004. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- "Just another melodrama". The Hindu. 26 September 2004. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "Reviews from Viggy". Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- "Monopoly Raj?". The Hindu. 11 October 2004. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "Vishnuvardhan in awe of Rajni!". Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.