Deadly Soma

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{{Infobox film

| name = Deadly Soma

| image = Deadly Soma.jpg

| caption = DVD cover

| director = Ravi Srivatsa

| writer = Ravi Srivatsa

| based_on = Life of Deadly Soma

| starring = Aditya
Rakshita

| producer = M Manjunath Gowda
Shobha Rajanna

| music = Sadhu Kokila

| narrator = Ravi Belagere

| cinematography = Mathew Rajan

| editing = Lakshman Reddy

| studio = K K Films

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|08|26}}

| runtime = 146 minutes

| language = Kannada

| country = India

| budget =

}}

Deadly Soma is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.viggy.com/english/wings_deadly_soma.asp |title='Deadly Soma' - releasing this week! |access-date=14 February 2014 |archive-date=21 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221194518/http://www.viggy.com/english/wings_deadly_soma.asp |url-status=live }} 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).[https://web.archive.org/web/20120125101849/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/telugu-review-nandeeswarudu-is-a-bad-remake/223439-8-69.html 'Nandeeswarudu' is a bad remake] It was also released in Hindi as Ek Aur Aathank.{{Cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/topic/bollywood/asin-thottumkal-ek-aur-aatank-video-jFqHoTpjeEw-123719-1.html |title=Ek Aur Aatank |access-date=14 February 2014 |archive-date=26 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526005058/http://www.firstpost.com/topic/bollywood/asin-thottumkal-ek-aur-aatank-video-jFqHoTpjeEw-123719-1.html |url-status=live }}

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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100815000110/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/11947.html Deadly 2 review]