Namo Bhootatma

{{Infobox film

| name = Namo Bhootatma

| image = Namo_Bhootatma.jpeg

| alt =

| caption =

| director = Murali

| producer = Rs infotainment

| writer = Ma. Chandru

| starring = Komal Kumar
Iswarya Menon
Harish Raj
Anaswara Kumar
Gayathri Iyer

| music = Farhan Roshan
S. N. Prasad

| cinematography = Dasari Seenu

| editing =

| studio = R. S. Infotainment Private Ltd.

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2014|10|28|df=y}}

| runtime = 156 minutes

| country = India

| language = Kannada

| budget = {{INRConvert|40|m}}

| gross =

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Namo Bhootatma is a 2014 Indian Kannada horror comedy film directed by Murali in his debut.{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Choreographer-Muralis-Career-Takes-a-New-Turn/2014/11/19/article2530356.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222182645/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Choreographer-Muralis-Career-Takes-a-New-Turn/2014/11/19/article2530356.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2014|title=Choreographer Murali's Career Takes a New Turn|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Komal-Threatens-to-Quit-Sandalwood/2014/10/08/article2466574.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203013723/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Komal-Threatens-to-Quit-Sandalwood/2014/10/08/article2466574.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2014|title=Komal Threatens to Quit Sandalwood|publisher=}} The film was a remake of the 2014 Tamil film Yaamirukka Bayamey, which itself was based on the Korean movie The Quiet Family.{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Pinning-hopes-on-a-ghost/articleshow/45279550.cms|title=Pinning hopes on a ghost|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/southern-movies-inspired-without-credit-heres-list-20556 |title=Southern movies inspired without credit - here's the list |website=The News Minute |date=2014-11-21 |accessdate=}}{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/809831/revealed-why-indian-filmmakers-love-south-korean-films|title=Revealed: Why Indian filmmakers love South Korean films|first=Aakash|last=Karkare|website=Scroll.in|date=16 June 2016 }} It stars Komal Kumar, Iswarya Menon, Anaswara Kumar, Gayathri Iyer, and Harish Raj in the lead roles.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/Watch-Trailer-of-Namo-Bhootaathma/articleshow/45165220.cms|title=Watch: Trailer of Namo Bhootaathma|website=The Times of India |date=16 November 2014 |publisher=}}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Nikita-acts-in-Namoo-Bhoothaathma/articleshow/40575163.cms|title=Nikita acts in Namoo Bhoothaathma|website=The Times of India |date=21 August 2014 |publisher=}} Telugu comedian Ali made his second Kannada movie with this film.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/hyderabad-gears-up-for-a-long-list-of-festivals-in-srvana-maasam/article6257750.ece|title=Season of festivals|first=Neeraja|last=Murthy|newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 July 2014|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Sandalwoods-Komal-is-making-Tamil-debut/articleshow/40610705.cms|title=Sandalwood's Komal is making Tamil debut|publisher=}}

It's also dubbed in Hindi with the same name. A sequel Namo Bhoothathma 2 released in 2023.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Komal Kumar as Karthik
Iswarya Menon as Soumya
Anaswara Kumar as Mohini
Gayathri Iyer
Harish Raj as Sharath alias Bhaskar
Avinash as Karadi Shivanna
Vinayak Joshi
Ali as Brother Ali
Shobaraj as Police Inspector
Nalinikanth
Aadhav Kannadasan
Nikita Thukral as herself in cameo appearance
Nurse Jayalakshmi in guest role

}}

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Farhaan Roshan and S. N. Prasad and released by Sony Music India. Prasad, who composed the original film, retained his tunes from it. Daler Mehndi sang a song in the film.{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Daler-Mehndi-in-Sandalwood/articleshow/43172329.cms |title=Daler Mehndi in Sandalwood|publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=16 September 2014 |accessdate=24 October 2014}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Namo Bhootatma

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Farhan Roshan and S. N. Prasad

| cover =

| alt =

| released = 31 October 2014

| recorded = 2014

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Soundtrack

| length = 17:04

| label = Sony Music India

| producer = Farhaan Roshan
S. N. Prasad

| chronology = Farhan Roshan

| prev_title = Pungi Daasa

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = Ragini IPS

| next_year = 2014

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = S. N. Prasad

| type = Soundtrack

| prev_title = Yaamirukka Bayamey

| prev_year = 2014

| title = Namo Bhootatma

| year = 2014

| next_title = Irandam Kuththu

| next_year = 2020

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Track list

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| total_length = 17:04

| title1 = Paisa Paisa

| lyrics1 = Hrudaya Shiva

| music1 =Farhaan Roshan

| extra1 = Daler Mehndi

| length1 = 3:25

| title2 = Ivalu Posu Koduthalla

| extra2 = Komal Kumar

| lyrics2 = Hrudaya Shiva

| music2 =Farhaan Roshan

| length2 = 3:47

| title3 = Nina Chanda

| lyrics3 = S. Nagesh Prasanna

| extra3 = Yazin Nizar

| music3 = S. N. Prasad

| length3 = 3:00

| title4 = Hennu Honnu Mannu

| lyrics4 = Hrudaya Shiva

| extra4 = Al Rufian, Farhaan Roshan

| music4 = S. N. Prasad

| length4 = 3:47

| title5 = Paravasam Paravasam

| lyrics5 = Hrudaya Shiva

| music5 = S. N. Prasad

| extra5 = Al Rufian, Anitha Karthikeyan

| length5 = 3:05

}}

Reception

=Critical response=

Shyam Prasad S from Bangalore Mirror Wrote "Komal does his job well.There are no histrionics with everything cut to the point. But also being the producer seems to have burdened him a bit.Harish Raj never gets stranded in any character. He proves he can do any kind of role".{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/film-review-namo-bhootatma/articleshow/45315216.cms |title=Film Review: Namo Bhootatma |date=29 November 2014|work=Bangalore Mirror|language=en|access-date=28 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029153046/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/ranveer-singh-ali-zafar-parineeti-chopra-govinda/articleshowajax/45150777.cms?version=18&enforceseoatarticle=0&lastarticle=45125779&photocount=9&photoexclude=6 |archive-date=29 October 2023}} A reviewer of The Hans India Wrote "A pacy movie with good sound effects. Telugu comedian Ali as ghostbuster is perhaps the highlight of the movie. He was last seen in Upendra's Super. Horror with comedy is more experimented in Telugu movies, this attempt in Kannada is commendable. A must watch for all Komal fans".{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2014-11-28/Namo-Bhootatma-review-rating/118434 |title=Namo Bhootatma review |date=28 November 2014|work=The Hans India|language=en|access-date=28 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029153804/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2014-11-28/Namo-Bhootatma-review-rating/118434 |archive-date=29 October 2023}}