Kotigobba Movie Details:
| Kannada title | ಕೋಟಿಗೊಬ್ಬ |
| Based on | Baashha (1995) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Genre | Action Drama |
| Release date | 16 November 2001 |
| Running time | 2hr 47min |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Priyanka Upendra Ashish Vidyarthi |
| Directed by | Naganna |
| Written by | Suresh Krissna |
| Produced by | D.Kamalakar M. B. Babu |
| Cinematography by | Ramesh Babu |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Deva |
| Production Company | Superhit Films |
Kotigobba Movie Cast & Characters:
- Vishnuvardhan as Nanjunda / Jai Simha
- Priyanka Upendra as Bharathi
- Sathyapriya as Sumithra, Nanjunda’s stepmother
- Ramesh Bhat as Anna Seth / Rajappa, Nanjunda’s friend
- Avinash as Keshava
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Mark Anthony, main antogonist
- Abhijith as Shiva / Anwar, Mark Anthony’s son
- Kaushiki as Vani, Najunda’s half-sister
- Vinodhini as Lakshmi (credited as Shwetha), Nanjunda’s half-sister
- Girish Shetty as Yogesh
- Rajesh as Khandelkar
- Devaraj as Amar, Nanjunda’s close friend
- Lakshman as DGP S. G. Naik
- Chi. Guru Dutt as Balarama, a local rowdy
- Tennis Krishna as Krishna, Nanjunda’s friend
- M. S. Karanth
- Ravi Chethan as Charan
- Lohithaswa as Lakshmi’s father-in-law
- Pushpa Swamy as Susheela
- Krishna Gowda as an auto-rickshaw driver
- Shani Mahadevappa
- R. G. Vijayasarathy as marriage officiant
- M. N. Suresh
Storyline:
A humble autorickshaw driver leads a happy and contented life with his ambitious siblings. However, his siblings are unaware of their brother’s past.
About Kotigobba Movie:
Kotigobba was a remake of Rajinikanth’s 1995 Tamil film Baashha which itself was inspired by the 1991 Hindi movie Hum.
The film was directed by Naganna and features a soundtrack from Deva who also composed the music for the Tamil version.
Kotigobba was theatrically released on 16 November 2001, met with very good reviews, and was declared as one of the biggest blockbusters completing a successful 30 weeks at the box office the success function was held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru on Saturday, 16 March 2002. In 2012, director Suresh Krishna who made the original version announced that he would be making a sequel to this film in the Kannada language. Vishnuvardhan was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor category.
The film met with very good reviews and was declared as one of the biggest blockbusters completing a successful 30 weeks at the box office the success function was held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru on Saturday, 16 March 2002.
In 2012, director Suresh Krishna who made the original version announced that he would be making a sequel to this film in the Kannada language.
Vishnuvardhan was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor category.
A spiritual successor, Kotigobba 2, starring Sudeep and directed by K. S. Ravikumar was released in 2016.
Kotigobba Movie Traclist
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Annayya Tammayya” | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:00 |
| 2. | “Are Tai Tai Tandana” | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:38 |
| 3. | “Kaverige Kalungara” | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 6:04 |
| 4. | “Sahasa Simha” | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:15 |
| 5. | “Tingala Belakina Angaladalli” | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | 4:06 |
| 6. | “Vardhana Vishnuvardhana” | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | 3:40 |
| 7. | “Annayya Tammayya” | Instrumental |
