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'Gowramma' is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film starring Upendra and Ramya in the lead roles. The film was directed by Naganna and produced by Shailendra Babu. This is the third among a series of successful films under Upendra Naganna combination. The film also starred Srinivasa Murthy, Doddanna, Ramesh Bhat, Komal, Sadhu Kokila, and Satyajit in supporting roles. A success at the box office, 'Gowramma' was one of the highest grossing Kannada films of 2005. This movie was remake of 2001 Telugu blockbuster movie 'Nuvvu Naaku Nachav'.

Cast



* Upendra as Venkataswamy alias Venki

* Ramya as Gowri

* Srinivasa Murthy as Seenu, Father of Gowri

* Doddanna

* Ramesh Bhat as Shekhar

* Komal as Home chief Bunty

* Sadhu Kokila as Photographer

* Pavitra Lokesh

* Satyajit

* Ravi Chethan

* Suneetha Shetty

* Baby Raksha as Pinki

* Sumanth Shastri as Ashok

* Rekha Das

* Mandeep Rai

* Dr. Nagesh kavati

* Samrat Rai

* Shivaji Rao Jadhav

* B. K. Shankar

* Vijaya Sarathi

* Myna Chandru

Production



In 2004, Upendra approached Shailendra Babu to remake the 2001 Telugu film 'Nuvvu Naaku Nachav'. Although initially hesitant, Shailendra Babu agreed to produce the film.

Release and reception



'Gowramma' received generally positive reviews from critics. 'Rediff.com' praised Upendra's performance in the film and also stated that "Gowramma is an impressively enjoyable film, and a heavily recommended watch". The reviewer for 'Viggy.com' praised the film and Upendra's performance, and stated that he looks different from his stereotype images in films such as 'A' and 'Upendra'. S. N. Deepak of 'Deccan Herald' terms the film "a family entertainer" and commended Ramya's performance while praising the camera-work and dialogues.

Box office

'Gowramma' opened well at the box office despite Upendra's character in the film being very contrary to his dialogue-oriented mass image. The film did good business at crucial circuits like Bangalore, Mysore, Hasan, Chitradurga, Davanagere and many other centers across Karnataka. However, the business in Bangalore was stronger with a large family audience flocking to the theaters screening the film. 'Gowramma' was one of the highest-grossing Kannada films of 2005 and became the third consecutive successful film under UpendraNaganna combination. It successfully completed 50 days in more than 17 centres across Karnataka and recorded 100 days in centers in Bangalore, Mysore, Davanagere, Shimoga, Mangalore, Hubli. The film was declared as a 'Super Hit'.

Soundtrack





S.A. Rajkumar scored the music for the film while Upendra and Kaviraj penned the lyrics.

References



Category:2005 films

Category:Indian romantic comedy films

Category:2005 romantic comedy films

Category:Films set in Bangalore

Category:Kannada remakes of Telugu films

Category:Films directed by Naganna

Category:2000s Kannada-language films

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