''Deadly Soma'' is a 2005 Kannada biographical

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written and directed by Ravi Srivatsa. The film is based on the real life incidents of an infamous underworld don, Deadly Soma. The film stars Aditya as the protagonist and

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as his lady love. Tara,

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play other pivotal roles. The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed by Sadhu Kokila. The film, upon release, received a positive response from both critics and audience and was subsequently remade in Telugu as ''

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'' (2012). It was also released in Hindi as ''Ek Aur Aathank''. A sequel film ''

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'' was made by the director and lead actor and released in 2010 which could not match the success level to this film.Deadly 2 review
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Cast

* Aditya as Somashekara *

as Jyothi *

* Tara * Kishore *

* Vijay * Shobhraj as Babaraj * Kote Prabhakar * Bullet Prakash * Girija Lokesh

Plot

This film is based on the real-life story of a young man from a well-civilized family who takes the criminal route due to unavoidable circumstances.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sadhu Kokila.

Sequel

The film has a sequel ''

'' (2010).

References

2005 films 2000s Kannada-language films 2000s crime action films Indian crime action films Indian biographical films Indian films based on actual events Kannada films remade in other languages Biographical action films Indian gangster films 2000s biographical films {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub