''Kotigobba'' () is a 2001 Indian

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-language

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starring Vishnuvardhan,

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and

Ashish Vidyarthi Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1965) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he receive ...

. The film was a remake of

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's 1995

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film ''

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'' which itself was inspired from the 1991 Hindi movie '' Hum''. This movie was directed by

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and features soundtrack from

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who also composed the music for the Tamil version. Vishnuvardhan was nominated for Filmfare Best Actor category. A

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, '' Kotigobba 2'', starring

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and directed by

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was released in 2016.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by

. The song "Annayya Thammayya" is a direct reused song of composer's own "Athaanda Ithaanda" from the Tamil film '' Arunachalam''. The album has six soundtracks and an instrumental number. The songs "Sahasa Simha" and "Are Tai Tandana" were retained from the original Tamil film also composed by Deva. The audio launch was held at Capitol Hotel on 3 August 2001.

Release

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "On the whole Kotigobba is a great entertainer and a must see film for Vishnuvardhan fans". A critic from ''

Chitraloka ''Chitraloka.com'' is an Indian website focused on the Kannada film industry. Launched on 26 June 2000 by K. M. Veeresh, it was the first dedicated online portal for Kannada cinema. The website provides news, updates, and features on Kannada f ...

'' wrote that "‘KOTIGOBBA’ is not only for fans. It is also for the family and friends. A well made action extravaganza".

Box office

The film was declared as a blockbuster on successfully completing 30 weeks at the box office and the success function was held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru on Saturday, 16 March 2002.''Chitraloka'' review
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Future

In 2012, director

Suresh Krissna Suresh Krissna (born 25 June 1959) is an Indian film director who has directed Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi Language films. His first independent film as a director was '' Sathya'' (1988), with Kamal Haasan. He is well known for h ...

who made the original version announced that he would be making a sequel to this film in Kannada language. However, two unrelated films titled '' Kotigobba 2'' and '' Kotigobba 3'' were made by different directors both starring Sudeep.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kotigobba 2001 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian action films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films scored by Deva (composer) Films directed by Naganna 2001 action films Indian film series