Soma is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language action crime film written and produced by R. K. Film Creations, directed by Y. Yesudas. Jaggesh plays the protagonist opposite Shubhashree while Chi. Guru Dutt portrayed the main antagonist. .[1] It is loosely based on the 1995 Tamil movie Baashha which itself was based on the 1991 Hindi movie Hum. Surprisingly, Baashha went on to be officially remade in Kannada five years later as Kotigobba (2001).[2]

Soma
Directed byY. Yesudas
Written byR. K. Film Creations
Y. Yesudas
Sainath
Kotiganahalli Ramaiah
Produced byH. Ramamurthy
Starring
Music bySadhu Kokila
Release date
  • 1996 (1996)
Running time
149 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

The film revolves around Soma, a timid and peace loving coolie, who lives with his younger sister. However, a brawl at a temple during his sister's marriage causes him to reveal his horrible past to her.

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Soma
Soundtrack album by
Released8 August 1997
Recorded1996
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length19
LanguageKannada
LabelSwasthik Audio

The soundtrack album comprises 4 songs composed by Sadhu Kokila. K. Kalyan wrote the lyrics.[3]

  • "Ee Kannada Mannina Makkalu Naavamma" — Manu
  • "Tharegala Thare" — Manjula Gururaj, Manu
  • "Haadalu Nodalu" — Manu
  • "Lalugu Lalugu" — Manjula Gururaj, Manu

References

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  1. ^ Dinesh, Chethana (13 April 2003). "Smile saar, smile". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Rajpal, Roktim (1 April 2021). "'Hum' turns 30: 4 reasons why the Amitabh Bachchan-Rajinikanth starrer is worth its weight in gold". Deccan Herald.
  3. ^ itunes. "Soma: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". music.apple.com. Retrieved 23 December 2019.