Omkara (2004 film)

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
Directed byShivamani
Screenplay byShivamani
Story byShivamani
Produced byCompany Films
Starring
CinematographyMathew Rajan
Edited byS. Manohar
Music byGurukiran
Production
company
R. S. Productions
Release date
18 September 2004
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack has seven songs composed by Gurukiran. Upendra, Gurukiran, Kaviraj and V. Manohar penned the lyrics.[1]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Otthu Otthu Otu Otthu"Upendra, V. ManoharUpendra, Shamitha Malnad 
2."Abbabba Eeke"KavirajGurukiran, Chaitra H. G. 
3."Bhalo Bhashi Bengalili"UpendraHariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy 
4."Sootu Bootu"GurukiranGurukiran 
5."Goli Maaro"KavirajGurukiran, 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."[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

Omkara 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
  1. "Omkara – GGpedia". Wiki.gandhadagudi.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. "'Omkara' – yet another film by Upendra". Viggy.com. 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. "Bangalore box-office (Oct 1 to 4)". Sify. 5 October 2004. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  4. "Preeti Jhangiani returns to Sandalwood". Chakpak. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  5. "Onkaara Malayalam Movie Review". India Glitz. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  6. "Omkara". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 December 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. Bhat, Sriram (3 July 2012). "ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ, ಓಂ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರಾವ್ ಜೋಡಿಯ ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮ- upendra om prakash rao upcoming movie trivikrama – Oneindia Kannada". Kannada.oneindia.in. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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