''Gokarna'' is a 2003 Indian

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-language

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starring

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and

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. The film was directed by

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and produced by Upendra's brother Sudheendra Kumar under the banner Anegudda Vinayaka Productions. Music for the film was scored by

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. It is the second among a series of successful films with the Upendra–Naganna combination. The film also features

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, 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 ''

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'', which in turn was based on

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's novel '' Kane and Abel''.

Cast

* S. Ramesh *

Satyajit {{short description, Indian male given name Satyajit is a common Indian name. The word is a compound of the words for truthful (Satya), and winner (jit). Some noted personalities with the name Satyajit are: *Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) - noted Indian ...

*Dr. Nagesh *Indhudhar *Sitara Vaidya *Nagesh

Production

After the huge success of the previous project with the Upendra–Naganna combination ''

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'', 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

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-starrer '' Annamalai'' and

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's ''

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'' with his brother prducing it. Upendra stated that while ''Annamalai'' was a story of two brothers, ''Gokarna'' portrays the story of two young friends.

was cast as the female lead opposite him. The president of the Karnataka Film Chamber Of Commerce and

of Akash Audio made their acting debut with the film. It was reported that actress

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was signed for an

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. A. V. Krishna Kumar served as the cinematographer,

as composer and

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as the stunt coordinator. The film was shot mainly in Bangalore and

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Soundtrack

Gurukiran scored the music for the film while Upendra and

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penned the lyrics for the soundtrack. The album consists of five tracks. The audio release function was held at ''The Club'',

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. Actor and politician

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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 Upendra–Naganna combination, ''

''. However, ''Gokarna'' completed a 175-day run in

. The film was followed by yet another successful film with the same combination, ''

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'' (2005).

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt14440798 2003 films 2000s Kannada-language films Films set in Bangalore Kannada remakes of Tamil films Indian drama films Films scored by Gurukiran Films directed by Naganna 2003 drama films