Simhada Mari
| Simhada Mari | |
|---|---|
Ramu | |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Krishnam Raju Ambika Simran |
| Cinematography | T. Janardhan |
| Edited by | R. Janardhan |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
Production company | Ramu Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Ramu Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹3.5 crores[1] |
Simhada Mari (transl. Lionet) is a 1997 Indian
Plot
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.[5] 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.[6]
Soundtrack
| Simhada Mari | |
|---|---|
Feature film soundtrack | |
| Length | 30:19 |
| Label | Lahari Music |
| Singles from Simhada Mari | |
| |
| External audio | |
|---|---|
 Simhada Mari Songs Jukebox on YouTube |
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Hamsalekha and the audio was bought by Lahari Music.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ninna Kannu Nanna Kannu" | Hamsalekha | Mano, K. S. Chithra | |
| 2. | "Ushe Bandalamma" | Hamsalekha | Mano, K. S. Chithra | |
| 3. | "Manege Ondu Bagilu" | Hamsalekha | Rajkumar | |
| 4. | "Naanendu Nimmavanu" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 5. | "Kannada Nadina" | Hamsalekha | Mano | |
| 6. | "Dekhore Dekhore" | Om Prakash Rao | Mano |
References
- ^ "Rediff on the NeT, Movies: Carnage unlimited".
- ^ Cast & crew
- ^ Shivarajkumar Century - 100 Films List Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Deadly Dairy |ಅವ್ರು ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನ್ಮಾಬಜೆಟ್ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ವ್ಯಂಗ್ಯವಾಡಿ ಕನ್ನಡಸಿನ್ಮಾನೇ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಗೆದ್ರು| EPISODE 18". YouTube.
- ^ "Shooting through the ages: A saga of accidents". 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Wooing the Kannada audience". Screen. Archived from the original on 19 April 1997. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Songs list
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