Onde Guri
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| Onde Guri | |
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| Directed by | H. R. Bhargava |
| Screenplay by | H. R. Bhargava |
| Story by | M. P. Shankar |
| Produced by | M. P. Shankar |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan M. P. Shankar Ramakrishna Madhavi |
| Cinematography | D. V. Rajaram N. K. Sathish |
| Edited by | Yadav Victor |
| Music by | Rajan–Nagendra |
Production company | Bharani Chithra |
| Distributed by | Bharani Chithra |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Onde Guri is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by M. P. Shankar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, M. P. Shankar, Ramakrishna, Madhavi, Tiger Prabhakar and Vajramuni. The soundtrack and musical score were composed by Rajan–Nagendra. It is inspired from 1971 film Mad Max and was dubbed in Tamil as Pani Puyal.[1][2][3]
Plot
Kumar is a CID officer who is assigned to stop a violent motorcycle gang from committing more gruesome heists and killings. Kumar soon earns the wrath of the gang leader by shooting his leg during a jewellery heist, where the leader and his gang barges into Kumar's house and kill his brother Krishna and fiancèe Padmini. Kumar and Padmini's father Ganesh sets on a crusade to avenge their deaths, but decide to stay low for the family's safety and leave for Mangalore. The gang soon learns about Kumar's location, where they hunt down and kills Ganesh, Kumar's mother and his infant son, but Kumar's wife Rohini survives the incident. Enraged, Kumar finally hunts down the gang and its leader during the robberies and kills them, thus avenging his families' death.
Cast
- Vishnuvardhan as Kumar
- Madhavi as Rohini
- Sowcar Janaki
- M. P. Shankar as Ganesh
- Ramakrishna as Krishna
- Sadhana
- Prabhakar
- Vajramuni
- Shakti Prasad
- Sudheer
- Negro Johnny
- Sundar Krishna Urs in Guest Appearance
- Musuri Krishnamurthy in Guest Appearance
- Dinesh in Guest Appearance
- Uma Shivakumar in Guest Appearance
- Jayamalini
Production
Devolepment
After scripting and directing Rama Lakshmana M. P. Shankar decided to make an action oriented film.[citation needed] Gaining inspiration from the Australian film Mad Max, he prepared the story of a young man fighting against a deadly gang. Director H. R. Bhargava who had become popular in his field through certain notable hits like Bhagyavantharu, Guru Shishyaru ,Avala Hejje , Pedda Gedda and Tony chose to work on the script. Veteran scriptwriter and lyricist Chi. Udayashankar was approached to pen the lyrics and prepare the screenplay.
Casting
Dr. Vishnuvardhan was chosen to play the protagonist. Vishnu was then popular among the youth as an Angry Young Man through his role in Sahasa Simha. Madhavi who gained popularity in Kannada film industry through Haalu Jenu was signed as the heroine. Prabhakar, a popular villain of the 1980s with an immense fanbase among young men, was roped in to play the main antagonist while Vajramuni, another popular villain, was given a supporting role. M. P. Shankar himself had a pivotal role in the film. Shankar decided to produce the film in the banner of Bharani Chitra.
Soundtrack
| Onde Guri | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1981 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
The songs were composed by the Rajan–Nagendra duo.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ee bhavageete" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| 2 | "Nannanegoo naa ninnanu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki |
| 3 | "Ranga baaro" | S. Janaki |
| 4 | "Anda nodi" | S. P. Sailaja |
Re-release
Following the re-release of Sahasa Simha Onde Guri was chosen for re-release especially due to the positive response it has garnered over time.[4] The film was released in CinemaScope with 5.1 D.T.S sound.
The film upon re-release received good response. The opening day saw theatres having large cutout posters of Vishnuvardhan with fans flooding the movie halls.
References
- ^ "'ನಟ ಉದಯಕುಮಾರ್ ಮಗ ವಿಶ್ವವಿಜೇತ ಹಾಳಾಗಿದ್ದು ಯಾರಿಂದ? ಯಾವುದರಿಂದ?'-Ep08-Q&A-Director Bhargava-Kalamadhyama". YouTube.
- ^ "Vishnuvardhan Tamil Hits || Naan Paadum Geethai Unakkaga || SPB|| Pani Puyal Tamil movie". YouTube.
- ^ "Onde Guri". nthwall.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ https://www.hindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-return-of-the-classics/article24459730.ece
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