Kotigobba

Kotigobba
Theatrical release poster
Kannadaಕೋಟಿಗೊಬ್ಬ
Directed byNaganna
Written bySuresh Krissna
Based onBaashha (1995)
Produced byD.Kamalakar
M. B. Babu
Starring
CinematographyRamesh Babu
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byDeva
Production
company
Superhit Films
Release date
  • 16 November 2001 (2001-11-16)
Running time
167 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Kotigobba (transl. One in a crore) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language action film starring Vishnuvardhan, Priyanka Upendra and Ashish Vidyarthi. The film was a remake of Rajinikanth's 1995 Tamil film Baashha. This movie was directed by Naganna and features soundtrack from Deva who also composed the music for the Tamil version. Vishnuvardhan was nominated for Filmfare Best Actor category.[1]

A spiritual successor, Kotigobba 2, starring Sudeep and directed by K. S. Ravikumar was released in 2016.

Cast

Soundtrack

Kotigobba
Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by
Deva
Released5 October 2001
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
LabelJhankar Music
ProducerDeva
Deva chronology
Dost
(2001) 		Kotigobba
(2001) 		Pammal K. Sambandam
(2002)

All the songs are composed and scored by Deva. The song "Annayya Thammayya" is a direct reused song of composer's own "Athaanda Ithaanda" from the Tamil film Arunachalam.[2] The album has six soundtracks and an instrumental number.[2] The songs "Sahasa Simha" and "Are Tai Tandana" were retained from the original Tamil film also composed by Deva. The audio launch was held at Capitol Hotel on 3 August 2001.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Annayya Tammayya"K. KalyanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam6:00
2."Are Tai Tai Tandana"K. KalyanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam6:38
3."Kaverige Kalungara"K. KalyanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra6:04
4."Sahasa Simha"K. KalyanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:15
5."Tingala Belakina Angaladalli"K. KalyanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra4:06
6."Vardhana Vishnuvardhana"K. KalyanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra3:40
7."Annayya Tammayya" Instrumental 

Release

Reception

A critic from Sify wrote that "On the whole Kotigobba is a great entertainer and a must see film for Vishnuvardhan fans".[4] A critic from Chitraloka wrote that "‘KOTIGOBBA’ is not only for fans. It is also for the family and friends. A well made action extravaganza".[5][6]

Box office

The film was declared as a blockbuster on successfully completing 30 weeks at the box office and the success function was held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru on Saturday, 16 March 2002.[5][7][8]

Future

In 2012, director Suresh Krissna who made the original version announced that he would be making a sequel to this film in Kannada language.[9] However, two unrelated films titled Kotigobba 2 and Kotigobba 3 were made by different directors both starring Sudeep.

References

  1. ^ "The 49th Annual Filmfare Awards — South Nominees". downloads.movies.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Kotigobba (2001) songs". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014.
  3. ^ "It Was Vishnupuran". 3 August 2001. Archived from the original on 8 December 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. ^ Sify review
  5. ^ a b Chitraloka review
  6. ^ "Diwali Bonus For Vishnu Fans". www.vishnuvardhan.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Kotigobba Completes 100 Days Of Screening". www.vishnuvardhan.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  8. ^ "No age bar in Bollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivas (23 February 2012). "Baasha 2 in Kannada". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2014.