''Kotigobba 2'' () in Kannada ''Mudinja Ivana Pudi'' () in Tamil is a 2016 Indian
action film
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directed by
K. S. Ravikumar. The film features
Sudeepa
Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He ...
and
Nithya Menen in the lead roles. The film was simultaneously produced by
Rockline Venkatesh
Thirupathi Narasimhalunaidu Venkatesh (born 23 March 1963), better known by his stage name Rockline Venkatesh, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Kannada, and Hindi cinemas. He is the founder and owner of the production and d ...
and M. Babu in
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
and
Tamil languages
The Tamil languages are the group of Dravidian languages most closely related to Tamil. In addition to Tamil itself, they are:
* Irula, Betta Kurumba, Yerukala, Eravallan, Kanikkaran, Muthuvan, Sholaga, Kaikadi, Sankethi, Eezhavam, Jaff ...
. Despite the title, the film is not a sequel to the 2001 film, ''
Kotigobba
''Kotigobba'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language action film starring Vishnuvardhan, Priyanka Upendra and Ashish Vidyarthi. The film was a remake of Rajinikanth's 1995 Tamil film ''Baashha''. This movie was directed by Naganna and features ...
''. The film revolves around Sathya, a real estate agent, who disguises himself as a professional robber and loots wealthy people. When the police begins their investigation, he tries to convince them that his identical twin brother Shiva is the culprit.
The film's Kannada-Tamil versions of the film released on 12 August 2016 coinciding with the 2016
Varalakshmi Vrata. where it received positive reviews from critics and audience. The film was a commercial success at the box office.
Plot
Shiva is a profession burglar, who along his 5 accomplices loot from a rich businessman. Sathya is a doppelganger of Shiva, who works as a
realtor
A real estate agent or real estate broker is a person who represents sellers or buyers of real estate or real property. While a broker may work independently, an agent usually works under a licensed broker to represent clients. Brokers and agen ...
and leads a quite life. He meets an upright girl Subha at an estate deal. who blackmails Sathya to hand over or will complain to the police, When the people who paid the money for the
estate deal are cheated by a Land owner, but Subha had given the money to Sathya. Days pass by, Sathya handsover the money to Subha and the people (who were cheated) where Subha and Sathya fall for each other.
Meanwhile, The businessman appoints
ACP Kishore, a no-nonsense corrupt officer to search for the robber. After a brief investigation, He interrogates Sathya, but is stopped by
DCP Sarathkumar and reveals that Sathya lodged a complaint against his twin brother Shiva, who has been torturing him and is also behind several robberies. Kishore suspects foul play and believes that Sathya and Shiva are the same person, which is revealed to be true. Sathya, along with his accomplices rob from another rich businessman by sneaking into the
police station
A police station (sometimes called a "station house" or just "house") is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, al ...
as
drain cleaner
A drain cleaner is method for unblocking sewer pipes or clogged wastewater drains. The term may also refer to a mechanical device such as a plumber's snake, drain auger, toilet plunger, or similar device. Occasionally, the term is applied to a plu ...
s and digging a tunnel to a factory where the money is hidden.
The businessmen become partners and sends their henchmen to interrogate Sathya, only for Sathya to defeat them and Subha learns of his real identity and breaksup with him. Kishore tries to expose Sathya by a written complaint from the land owner (who was the one who cheated Sathya and Sathya had masquarde as Shiva and had blackmailed him to hand over the money), but to no avail. Sathya reveals his past and his desire for money to Subha, who understands his situation. Sathya tells that he decided to mend his ways for Subha, who reconciles with him. The businessmen kidnaps Sathya's accomplices and their families and calls Sathya to hand over their money.
Sathya disguises himself as Shiva calls the businessmen and saves the accomplices and their families by pretending to burn their money and tells the catchphrase ''
Catch me if you can''. At the hideout, Kishore finds Sathya, who makes a deal with Kishore to call the businessmen to arrange an attack on him and fake his death in exchange for . As planned, Sathya fakes his death with Subha and Sarathkumar as the witness, and later double-crosses Kishore, in charges of killing Shiva and Kishore gets arrested. Sathya and Subha get married. However, Sathya continues his masquerade as Shiva to rob unaccounted stocks from corrupt businessmen, without Subha's knowledge.
Cast
Music
D. Imman
Immanuel Vasanth Dinakaran (born 24 January 1983), better known as D. Imman, is an Indian film composer and singer, predominantly working in Tamil cinema. Also worked in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi film industry. His first film as mu ...
scored the soundtrack and score for the film. It is reported that actors Sudeepa and Nithya Menen lent their voices for a song written by
V. Nagendra Prasad
V. Nagendra Prasad is a lyricist, composer and director who predominantly works for Kannada Cinema. He has penned more than 3000 songs, particularly for Kannada cinema.
Early life
He was born on 3 December 1975. He is the elder son to Cou ...
. The audio was officially released on 5 August 2016 and
Anand Audio procured the music rights of the film. The project marked Imman's debut in
Kannada cinema
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...
.
Release
''Kotigobba 2'' was released on 12 August 2016. The distribution rights of the movie were sold for 16 crores, the highest for any Kannada movie at that time. The Tamil version was dubbed into
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
as ''Kotikokkadu'' ( One in a crore) and in
Hindi
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under the same title as the Tamil version. Telugu version will be presented by Lagadapati Srinivas.
Critical reception
Shyam Prasad S of ''
Bangalore Mirror
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''Vijay Times''
''Vijay Times'' was an English newspaper st ...
'' rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5, writing, "This film will satisfy those looking to get entertained and keep a tab on getting back their money's worth." The reviewer described the second half of the film as slow and noted that the film "does not test Sudeep's acting capabilities and only draws on his image and popularity." Sunayana Suresh of ''
The Times of India
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'' rated the film with 3.5/5 stars and stated, "Kotigobba 2 makes no bones of being the typical commercial entertainer, replete with multiple comedy tracks, romance, action and songs, with a soppy father-son sentiment track as a bonus." Shashiprasad SM of ''
Deccan Chronicle
''Deccan Chronicle'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded by Rajagopal Mudaliar in the 1930s & currently owned by Samagrah Commercial Pvt Limited. It is published in Hyderabad, Telangana, by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited ( ...
'' gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Kotigobba 2 is a guaranteed fun filled experience, and is a must for Kiccha fans." Box office collection in about ₹65 crores.
Box office
The movie was reported to have a superb occupancy not only in main centres like
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
and
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
, but also in centres like
Udupi
Udupi (alternate spelling Udipi; also known as Odipu) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about north of the educational, commercial and industrial hub of Mangalore and about west of state capital Bangalore by road.
...
and
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...
where the market for Kannada films had been a concern. It raked in close to 7 crore from the BTK centre (Bengalore,
Tumkur
Tumkur, officially renamed as Tumakuru, is a city located in the southern part of Indian state of Karnataka. Tumkur is situated at a distance of northwest of Bangalore, the state capital along NH 48 and NH 73. It is the headquarters of the ...
and
Kolar
Kolar or Kolara is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kolar district. The city is known for its milk production and gold mines. It is also known for Someshwara temple and Kolaramma temple.
History
The Weste ...
) and 15.5 crore from rest of
Karnataka
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within 4 days of release. It went on to become the fastest 20 crore grosser in Kannada at that time beating the record of ''
Masterpiece
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'' which had taken six days to reach the mark.
Awards and nominations
64th Filmfare Awards South:
*
Best Actor In A Leading Role – Kannada – Nominated –
Sudeepa
Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He ...
6th SIIMA:
* Best Film – Kannada – Won
* Best Comedian – Kannada – Nominated –
Chikkanna
Chikkanna (born 22 June 1984), is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema and appears primarily in comic roles. He made his debut in films with ''Kirataka'' (2011), following which he was recognized for his performances in ''Raja Huli'' (20 ...
2nd IIFA Utsavam
The 2nd IIFA Utsavam ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2016 was an event held on 28 and 29 March 2017 at the Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The event, which is the second edition of the IIFA Utsavam, ...
:
* Best Actor in a Comic Role - Won -
Chikkanna
Chikkanna (born 22 June 1984), is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema and appears primarily in comic roles. He made his debut in films with ''Kirataka'' (2011), following which he was recognized for his performances in ''Raja Huli'' (20 ...
9th Bengaluru International Film Festival:
* Best Popular Film – Won
Edison Awards (India) 2017:
* Best Female Playback Singer - Won -
Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awar ...
for the song ''Pothavillaye''
Mirchi Music Awards South 2017:
* Song of the Year - Won for the song ''Saaluthillave''
Mirchi Music Awards South 2021:
* Song of the Decade – Won for the song ''Saaluthuillave''
References
External links
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2010s Kannada-language films
2010s Tamil-language films
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Films shot in Karnataka
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Indian action comedy films
Films scored by D. Imman
Indian heist films
2016 masala films
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