''Shourya'' is a

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written by J. Siva Kumar and directed by

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. The film stars Darshan and

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, making her debut in Kannada films, in the lead roles. It is a remake of the successful

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'' (2008) starring Gopichand and

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. The film released on 20 August 2010 across Karnataka. Upon release, the film generally met with average reviews from the critics and audience.

Plot

Surya ( Darshan) and Vidya (

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) are orphan siblings who are mistreated by the local goons. They are left to earn their living by begging on the streets. Vidya comes across an orphanage organizer and he takes her as an intern much to the respite of Surya who decides to stay away from her for her benefit. After 15 years, the now adult Surya, a cop, is on a mission to lookout for Vijayendra Varma (

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) and his team, who were the killers of his guardian (

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). How he succeeds in finding them out and unites with his sister forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The audio was launched on Ashwini Media label. The audio launch took place at a Bangalore hotel on 26 June 2010.

Reception

Critical response

Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of ''

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'' scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "Fans won't be disappointed with Darshan's acting either. He is convincing as the bold cop. Madalasa has ample scope for skin show. Reema handles her role well. Ramesh Bhat, Sudha Belawadi and Avinash play minor roles. Sampath Kumar does a neat job as villain Verma. All in all, Shourya is a commercial mass entertainer that will appeal to Darshan's fans". A critic from

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wrote "Sadhu Kokila's music is good. Bullet Prakash and Om Prakashrao have tried their best to make the audience giggle for a while during the post-intermission session. Though it is an action-oriented flick, a few sequences make the movie a worth watch for families". A critic from

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wrote "Sampath Kumar nee Raj makes a good debut, while John Kokken is wasted. Of the female leads, Madalasa has nothing much to do, like Anushka in "Shouryam". Tall Reema Vohra (of serial Saath Saath fame) plays Darshan's sister. There's no story, but Darshan fans won't mind its absence in the midst of this slug-fest". A critic from

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wrote "The comic track involving Sadhu in the first half and Bullet Prakash and Omprakash Rao in the second are a big relief to the tepid momentum the film insists on holding onto throughout. It was amusing to see frontbenchers go and touch Mumaith Khan on screen. It is gesture usually reserved for the male star on the opening day".

References

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