Onde Guri

Onde Guri
Directed byH. R. Bhargava
Screenplay byH. R. Bhargava
Dialogues byChi. Udayashankar
Story byM. P. Shankar
Produced byM. P. Shankar
StarringVishnuvardhan
M. P. Shankar
Ramakrishna
Madhavi
CinematographyD. V. Rajaram
N. K. Sathish
Edited byYadav Victor
Music byRajan–Nagendra
Production
company
Bharani Chithra
Distributed byBharani Chithra
Release date
  • 9 March 1983 (1983-03-09)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Onde Guri is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by M. P. Shankar, who wrote the story. The film stars Vishnuvardhan and Madhavi, alongside M. P. Shankar, Ramakrishna, Tiger Prabhakar and Vajramuni. The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, while cinematography and editing were handled by Yadav Victor and D. V. Rajaram and N. K. Sathish.

The film was inspired from 1979 film Mad Max and was dubbed in Tamil as Pani Puyal.[1][2][3]

Plot

Kumar, a CID officer, 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. The leader and his gang barges into Kumar's house and kill his brother Krishna and fiancèe Padmini. Kumar and Padmini's father Ganesh wants to avenge their deaths, but decide to stay low for the safety of their family 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 child, 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

Production

After scripting and directing Rama Lakshmana, M. P. Shankar decided to make an action-oriented film, where he wrote the story after gaining inspiration from 1979 film Mad Max. H. R. Bhargava chose to work on the script and Chi. Udayashankar wrote the lyrics and dialogues. Vishnuvardhan, who was popular among the youth as an Angry Young Man through his role in Sahasa Simha, was selected to play the protagonist. Madhavi, who gained popularity in Kannada film industry through Haalu Jenu, was signed as the heroine. Prabhakar was selected to play the main antagonist, while Vajramuni was given a supporting role. M. P. Shankar had a pivotal role in the film and decided to produce and distribute the film under his production banner Bharani Chitra.

Soundtrack

Onde Guri
Soundtrack album by
Released1981
GenreFeature film soundtrack

The soundtrack and background score were composed by Rajan–Nagendra.

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, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Release

Onde Guri was released on 9 March 1983 and was later re-released with 5.1 DTS sound in 2022 after the re-release of Sahasa Simha.[4]

References

  1. ^ "'ನಟ ಉದಯಕುಮಾರ್ ಮಗ ವಿಶ್ವವಿಜೇತ ಹಾಳಾಗಿದ್ದು ಯಾರಿಂದ? ಯಾವುದರಿಂದ?'-Ep08-Q&A-Director Bhargava-Kalamadhyama". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Vishnuvardhan Tamil Hits || Naan Paadum Geethai Unakkaga || SPB|| Pani Puyal Tamil movie". YouTube.
  3. ^ "Onde Guri". nthwall.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (19 July 2018). "Old classic Nagarahavu re-releases". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2024.