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Wikipedia article
'Gokarna' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language action drama film starring Upendra and Rakshita. The film was directed by Naganna and produced by Upendra's brother Sudheendra Kumar under the banner Anegudda Vinayaka Productions. Music for the film was scored by Gurukiran. It is the second among a series of successful films with the UpendraNaganna combination. The film also features Madhu Bangarappa, Tennis Krishna, S. Ramesh, Satyajith, Dr. Nagesh, and Indhudhar in supporting roles. The film is a remake of the 1992 Tamil film 'Annamalai', which was a remake of the 1987 Hindi film 'Khudgarz', which in turn was based on Jeffrey Archer's novel 'Kane and Abel'.
Cast
*Upendra
*Rakshita
*Madhu Bangarappa
*Tennis Krishna
*S. Ramesh
*Satyajit
*Dr. Nagesh
*Indhudhar
*Sitara Vaidya
*Nagesh
Production
After the huge success of the previous project with the UpendraNaganna combination 'Kutumba', the producer of the film Shailendra Babu announced that his next film would be titled as 'Jai Ganesha', having the same film troupe. But the film did not take off due to conflict between Upendra and him. Upendra then gathered the same team of 'Kutumba' (barring the producer) and decided to remake the 1992 Rajinikanth-starrer 'Annamalai' and Venkatesh's 'Kondapalli Raja' Now, Ramesh caught on camera! with his brother prducing it. Upendra stated that while 'Annamalai' was a story of two brothers, 'Gokarna' portrays the story of two young friends. Rakshita was cast as the female lead opposite him. The president of the Karnataka Film Chamber Of Commerce and Madhu Bangarappa of Akash Audio made their acting debut with the film. It was reported that actress Shweta Menon was signed for an item number. A. V. Krishna Kumar served as the cinematographer, Gurukiran as composer and Thriller Manju as the stunt coordinator. The film was shot mainly in Bangalore and Hyderabad.
Soundtrack
Gurukiran scored the music for the film while Upendra and Kaviraj penned the lyrics for the soundtrack. The album consists of five tracks. The audio release function was held at 'The Club', Bangalore. Actor and politician Ambareesh released the soundtrack album. The event was followed by the ramp show and dance program performed by a local dance troupe. Two songs from the film were screened for the media.
Box office
Although 'Gokarna' turned out to be a safe bet at the box office, it was not as successful as the previous film with the UpendraNaganna combination, 'Kutumba'. However, 'Gokarna' completed a 175-day run in Bangalore. The film was followed by yet another successful film with the same combination, 'Gowramma' (2005).
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