Deadly Soma

Deadly Soma
Deadly Soma
	DVD cover
Directed by	Ravi Srivatsa
Written by	Ravi Srivatsa
Based on	Life of Deadly Soma
Produced by	M Manjunath Gowda; Shobha Rajanna
Starring	Aditya; Rakshita
Narrated by	Ravi Belagere
Cinematography	Mathew Rajan
Edited by	Lakshman Reddy
Music by	Sadhu Kokila
Production; company	K K Films
Release date	26 August 2005;
Running time	146 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Deadly Soma is a 2005 Kannada biographical crime film 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 in the title role and Rakshita.^[1] Tara, Devaraj and Avinash 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 Nandeeswarudu (2012).^[2] It was also released in Hindi as Ek Aur Aathank.^[3]

A sequel film Deadly-2 was made by the director and lead actor and released in 2010 which could not match the success level to this film.^[4]

Cast[edit]

Aditya as Somashekara
Rakshita as Jyothi
Devaraj
Tara
Avinash
Shobhraj as Babaraj
Bullet Prakash
Kote Prabhakar
Girija Lokesh
Kishore
Vijay as Babaraj's henchman

Plot[edit]

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[edit]

The music was composed by Sadhu Kokila.

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Usire Usire"	K. Kalyan	Karthik, Bombay Jayashri
2.	"Dooravadeyallo"	K. Kalyan	C. Ashwath, Nagachandrika
3.	"O Kshatriya"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Hemanth
4.	"Chindi Bidda"	Manjunath	Anoop, Chaitra H. G.
5.	"Hey Hasivendarenu"	V. Nagendra Prasad	P. Unnikrishnan, Kavita Krishnamurthy
6.	"Om Gananaatha"	Collection	Chetan Sosca

Reception[edit]

A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "The director tells the story through a tight screenplay and a realistic narrative technique".^[5] A critic from Sify wrote that "On the whole a gory, violent and obnoxious film".^[6]

Sequel[edit]

The film has a sequel Deadly-2 (2010).

References[edit]

^ "'Deadly Soma' - releasing this week!". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^ 'Nandeeswarudu' is a bad remake
^ "Ek Aur Aatank". Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^ Deadly 2 review
^ Deepak, S. N. (28 August 2005). "Deadly Soma [A]". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 28 February 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Deadly Soma". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.

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[1] "'Deadly Soma' - releasing this week!". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

[2] 'Nandeeswarudu' is a bad remake

[3] "Ek Aur Aatank". Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

[4] Deadly 2 review

[5] Deepak, S. N. (28 August 2005). "Deadly Soma [A]". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 28 February 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[6] "Deadly Soma". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.

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