Deadly Soma is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language biographical crime film written and directed by Ravi Srivatsa. The film is based on the real life incidents of an infamous underworld don, Deadly Soma. The film stars Aditya in the title role and Rakshita.[1] Tara, Devaraj and Avinash play other pivotal roles.
| Deadly Soma | |
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| Directed by | Ravi Srivatsa |
| Written by | Ravi Srivatsa |
| Based on | Life of Deadly Soma |
| Produced by | M Manjunath Gowda Shobha Rajanna |
| Starring | Aditya Rakshita |
| Narrated by | Ravi Belagere |
| Cinematography | Mathew Rajan |
| Edited by | Lakshman Reddy |
| Music by | Sadhu Kokila |
Production company | K K Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed by Sadhu Kokila. The film, upon release, received a positive response from both critics and audience and was subsequently remade in Telugu as Nandeeswarudu (2012).[2] It was also released in Hindi as Ek Aur Aathank.[3]
A sequel film Deadly-2 was made by the director and lead actor and released in 2010 which could not match the success level to this film.[4]
Plot
editThis film is based on the real-life story of a young man from a well-civilized family who takes the criminal route due to unavoidable circumstances.
Cast
edit- Aditya as Somashekara
- Rakshita as Jyothi
- Devaraj
- Tara
- Avinash
- Shobhraj as Babaraj
- Bullet Prakash
- Kote Prabhakar
- Girija Lokesh
- Kishore
- Vijay as Babaraj's henchman
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Sadhu Kokila.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Usire Usire" | K. Kalyan | Karthik, Bombay Jayashri | |
| 2. | "Dooravadeyallo" | K. Kalyan | C. Ashwath, Nagachandrika | |
| 3. | "O Kshatriya" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Hemanth | |
| 4. | "Chindi Bidda" | Manjunath | Anoop, Chaitra H. G. | |
| 5. | "Hey Hasivendarenu" | V. Nagendra Prasad | P. Unnikrishnan, Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
| 6. | "Om Gananaatha" | Collection | Chetan Sosca |
Reception
editA critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "The director tells the story through a tight screenplay and a realistic narrative technique".[5] A critic from Sify wrote that "On the whole a gory, violent and obnoxious film".[6]
Sequel
editThe film has a sequel Deadly-2 (2010).
References
edit- ^ "'Deadly Soma' - releasing this week!". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ 'Nandeeswarudu' is a bad remake
- ^ "Ek Aur Aatank". Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ Deadly 2 review
- ^ Deepak, S. N. (28 August 2005). "Deadly Soma [A]". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 28 February 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Deadly Soma". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
External links
edit- Deadly Soma at IMDb
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