Nammanna
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{{Infobox film
| name = Nammanna
| image = Nammanna Kannada Movie.jpg
| director = N. Shankar
| based_on = Anna (Telugu) (1994) by Muthyala Subbaiah
| producer = Balamuttaiah
| story = Sanjeevi
Muthyala Subbaiah
| screenplay =
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Sudeep|Anjala Zaveri|Asha Saini}}
| music = Gurukiran
| cinematography = Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
| editing = Gautham Raju
| studio = Sri Dhanalakshmi creations
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|11|18}}
| country = India
| language = Kannada
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Nammanna ({{translation|Our Brother}}) is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language action-drama film directed by N. Shankar featuring Sudeep, Anjala Zaveri and Asha Saini in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Gurukiran. The film was released on 18 November 2005. This movie is dubbed in Telugu as Dowrjanyam. The film is a remake of the 1994 Telugu film Anna.
Plot synopsis
A youth suspected to be a Naxalite, leaves the rural land and moves to the city, where his brother is killed by a mafia don. The youth takes the matter into his hands, kills the don and serves the poor.
Cast
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- Sudeep as Muttanna
- Anjala Zaveri as Anjali
- Asha Saini as Rani
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Matka Rajendra
- Sadhu Kokila as press reporter
- Subbaraju as Marigudi
- Ashish Vidyarthi
- Ashok as Lawyer
- Mukhyamantri Chandru as Puttaraju
- Kishori Ballal
- Aravind
- Kazan Khan
- Kote Prabhakar
- Shivaram
- Usha Bhandari
- Karthik Sharma
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Soundtrack
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| type = soundtrack
| artist = Gurukiran
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| genre = Feature film soundtrack
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| language = Kannada
| label = Jhankar Music
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The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Gurukiran and lyrics by Jayant Kaikini, Kaviraj and Goturi.
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! No. !! Song title !! Singers !! Lyrics | |||
| 1 | "Jumbalikale" | Gurukiran | Sriranga |
| 2 | "Hodi Hodi Jatka Gadi" | Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Sriram | Sriranga |
| 3 | "Chellu Chellu" | K. S. Chithra, Hariharan | Kaviraj |
| 4 | "Gilli Gilli" | L. N. Shastry, Chaitra HG | Goturi |
| 5 | "Olave Kele" | K. S. Chithra, Srinivas | Kaviraj |
| 6 | "Mavayya" | Sonu Kakkar | Gurukiran |
Reception
A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Nammanna is an ordinary offering from a good producer. Sudeep would do better to choose projects give his career a boost".{{cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/21nam.htm | title=Nammanna: A wasted effort|work=Rediff.com}} A critic from Sify wrote that "This lavishly made action film fails to impress in spite of a good story and the presence of an actor like Sudeep".{{Cite web|url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:1pd_PUZusNUJ:https://www.sify.com/movies/nammanna-review-kannada-pclvNJjjcibji.html+&cd=12&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Nammanna|work=Sify|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312115033/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:1pd_PUZusNUJ:https://www.sify.com/movies/nammanna-review-kannada-pclvNJjjcibji.html+&cd=12&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|archive-date=12 March 2022|access-date=3 April 2024}} Deccan Herald wrote "Sudeep shines in his role. Kishori Ballal, Avinash, Mukhyamantri, Chandru, Sadhu Kokila play their usual part with aplomb. Gurukiran has composed the music. Songs have been picturised well".{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov202005/movies16423020051119.asp|title=Nammanna|work=Deccan Herald|first=S. N.|last=Deepak|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207223242/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov202005/movies16423020051119.asp|archive-date=7 December 2006}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2969446|Nammanna}}
Category:2000s Kannada-language films
Category:Films scored by Gurukiran
Category:Kannada remakes of Telugu films
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