Simhada Mari
Simhada Mari (Kannada: ಸಿಂಹದ ಮರಿ English : Lionet) is a 1997 Indian Kannada action drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Ramu. The film features Shivarajkumar, Telugu actor Krishnam Raju and debutant Simran in the lead roles.[1][2] The flash back portion which is considered to be the heart of this movie went on to be used in the Telugu movie Aadi.[3]
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| Directed by | Om Prakash Rao |
| Produced by | Ramu |
| Written by | M. S. Ramesh Kemparaj Bilidaale Girish kumar (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Omprakash Rao S. S. David Kemparaj Bilidaale |
| Story by | Omprakash Rao |
| Starring | Shivrajkumar Krishnam Raju Ambika Simran |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
| Cinematography | T. Janardhan |
| Edited by | R. Janardhan |
Production company | Ramu Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Ramu Enterprises |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film's score and soundtrack was scored by Hamsalekha and the cinematography was by T. Janardhan. It's one of the best movies in the career of Shivarajkumar. It's also considered as one of the best action movies in the Kannada film industry with high praise towards its climax. The movie has gained an immense cult following among Shivarajkumar fans.
Cast
- Shivarajkumar as Vishwa/Vishwanatha Simha
- Simran as Usha
- Krishnam Raju as Dharmadhikari Veerendra Simha
- Ambika as Vishwa's mother
- Dheerendra Gopal as Shiva
- Vajramuni as Bhupathi
- Sudheer as Venkatesha
- Tennis Krishna as Tennis Krishna
- Avinash as Vishwa's Caretaker
- B. V. Radha as Usha's mother
- Honnavalli Krishna as Honnavalli
- Vinayak Joshi as young Peter
- Ravindra as Young Vishwa
- M. S. Karanth
- G. K. Govinda Rao
- Mohan Raj
- Dharanendrayya
- Shani Mahadevappa
- Marina Tara
- Y. Vijaya
- Bank suresh
- Tharakesh patel
- Dombara krishna Suresh
- Nagesh Maiyya
- Jyothi Gurucharan
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Mysore Ramanand
- Rekha Das
- Sarigama viji
- Bharath kumar
- Pailwaan Venu
- Stunt Devu
- Master Anand as Young Vishwa's friend
- Jyothi Meena as item dancer in song "Dhekore Dhekore"
Production
The scene in the film had 10 stuntmen jump down from a height of 20 feet in police shoes and all had their legs fractured and also camera operator Viji died on the spot.[4] Simran, a then new actress, was roped in to play the female lead. Popular Telugu actor Krishnam Raju was chosen to play a pivotal role thereby entering the Kannada Film Industry.
Soundtrack
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 30:19 |
| Label | Lahari Music |
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The soundtrack of the film was composed by Hamsalekha and the audio was bought by Lahari Music.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ninna Kannu Nanna Kannu" | Hamsalekha | Mano, K. S. Chithra | |
| 2. | "Ushe Bandalamma" | Hamsalekha | Mano, K. S. Chithra | |
| 3. | "Manege Ondu Bagilu" | Hamsalekha | Rajkumar | |
| 4. | "Naanendu Nimmavanu" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 5. | "Kannada Nadina" | Hamsalekha | Mano | |
| 6. | "Dekhore Dekhore" | Om Prakash Rao | Mano |
Box-office
The movie ran for 150 days at few centres across the Karnataka.
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