Samrat is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Naganna, making his debut,[1] and produced by M. Rajashekar.[2] The film starred Vishnuvardhan,[3] Sowmya Kulkarni (in her Kannada debut) and Vinaya Prasad. The film's music is scored by Hamsalekha whilst the cinematography is by J.G. Krishna.

Samrat
Directed byNaganna
Written byLate Srivathsa Ranganath
Screenplay byT. N. Narasimhan Naganna
Story byNaganna
Produced byM. Rajashekar
StarringVishnuvardhan
Soumya Kulkarni
Vinaya Prasad
Puneet Issar
CinematographyJ.G. Krishna
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byHamsalekha
Production
company
Sri Gayatri Mata Pictures
Distributed byManik Chand
Release date
  • 4 May 1994 (1994-05-04)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by Hamsalekha.[4] After release, the soundtrack was well received and the track "Nimakade Sambarandre" became an all-time hit song.[5] It is rated as one of the top 10 Kannada patriotic songs by Filmibeat.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Eradu Manada Maathe"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
2."Nange Duddandre Lekka Illa"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
3."Jeevanave Hudukaata"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Nesara Banda"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
5."Nimkade Sambar Andre"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malgudi Subha 

References

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  1. ^ "Naganna's epic struggle with Kurukshetra". The Hindu. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ Samrat (ಸಾಮ್ರಾಟ್)- Action
  3. ^ Vishnuvardhan movies list
  4. ^ "Samraat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b Hegde, Madhusudhan (3 November 2014). "ನಟರನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕಣ್ಮಣಿಯಾಗಿಸಿದ ಗೀತೆಗಳಿವು". Filmibeat. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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