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Annavru (2003 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Annavru' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language crime drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao for producer M.C. Dyanand, starring Ambareesh and Darshan with Kaniha, Suhasini and Sumihtra in supporting roles. The film is a remake of Mani Ratnam's Tamil film 'Thalapathi'. The film released to positive reviews and was a box office success.
Plot
Cast
* Ambareesh
* Darshan as Surya
* Kaniha
* Sumithra
* Suhasini
Production
Darshan and Ambareesh were to reprise Rajinikanth's and Mammootty's roles from the original, respectively. It is the Kannada debut of Kaniha. The film was initially titled 'Dalapati' but it was later changed to 'Annavru' to please Ambareesh's fans. Ambareesh was against the name change because 'Annavru' was used to refer to Dr. Rajkumar, but the makers of the film were insistant to not change the film back to its old title. He was also unsure if the film would complete shooting due to an incident which took place during the film's shooting.
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Rajesh Ramanath. Lyrics by K. Kalyan.
Release
The film was scheduled to release on the same day as 'Bisi Bisi', 'Gokarna' and 'Swathi Muthu'. The film was a box office success.
References
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