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'Simhada Mari' is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Ramu. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Telugu actor Krishnam Raju and debutant Simran.[http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/simhada-mari/cast-crew.html Cast & crew][http://www.supergoodmovies.com/25035/sandalwood/shivarajkumar-century-100-films-list-news-details Shivarajkumar Century - 100 Films List] The flash back portion which is considered to be the heart of this movie went on to be used in the Telugu movie 'Aadi'.

The film's score and soundtrack was scored by Hamsalekha and the cinematography was by T. Janardhan.

Synopsis



Vishwas frequently rebels against the injustice suffered by the poor and weak at the hands of rich people. Soon, he finds that his father was murdered and seeks vengeance.

Cast



* Shiva Rajkumar as Vishwa / Vishwanatha Simha

* Simran as Usha, Vishwa's love interest

* 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

* Master Anand as Young Vishwa's friend

* Jyothi Meena - special appearance in item dancer in song "Dhekore Dhekore"

Production



The scene in the film had ten 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.

Simran, then a new actress, was chosen for the female lead role. Popular Telugu actor Krishnam Raju was chosen to play a pivotal role making his debut in Kannada films.

Soundtrack



The soundtrack of the film was composed by Hamsalekha and the audio was bought by Lahari Music.[http://kannadasongmp3.blogspot.in/2011/02/simhada-mari-1997.html Songs list]

Box-office



The movie ran for 150 days at few centres across the Karnataka.

References



Category:1997 films

Category:1990s Kannada-language films

Category:Indian action films

Category:Indian films about revenge

Category:Films scored by Hamsalekha

Category:1990s masala films

Category:Films directed by Om Prakash Rao

Category:1997 action films


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