Samrat is a 1994 Indian

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film written and directed by Naganna, making his debut, and produced by M. Rajashekar. The film starred Vishnuvardhan, Sowmya Kulkarni (in her Kannada debut) and

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. The film's music is scored by

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whilst the cinematography is by J.G. Krishna.

Cast

* Vishnuvardhan as Samrat *Soumya Kulkarni as Sandhya, Samrat's lover *

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as Bhandaari *

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as police commissioner * Maanu as Chief minister *

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as Kulkarni Home Minister *

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as Amavasye *

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as Baasha, Samrat's friend *

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as Ekanath, Samrat's best friend and Sandhya's brother (special appearance) * Lohithaswa *

Mandeep Roy Mandeep Roy (; 4 April 1949 – 29 January 2023) was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of his films as an actor included '' Aakasmika'' (1993),'' ...Re'' (2016), '' Aaptha Rakshaka'' (2010), '' Amrithadhare'' (2005), '' Kuriga ...

*Sarigama Viji *Nagendra Shah *Bharat Bhagavatar *Mahesh *Jackie shivu *

as a dancer (special appearance)

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by

. After release, the soundtrack was well received and the track "Nimakade Sambarandre" became an all-time hit song. It is rated as one of the top 10 Kannada patriotic songs by ''Filmibeat''.

References

External links

* 1994 films 1990s Kannada-language films 1990s Indian films Indian action films Indian crime drama films Films scored by Hamsalekha 1994 directorial debut films Films directed by Naganna 1994 action films 1994 crime drama films {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub