''Kadamba'' is a 2004 Indian

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-language

action drama film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as ...

starring Vishnuvardhan,

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and

Naveen Krishna Naveen Krishna is an Indian actor, director and writer based in Kannada Film Industry. After having starred in many films as a child actor, he made his adult debut in the film '' Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu'' (2000) and has since then acted in var ...

. The film is directed and written by 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 ...

, making his debut in Kannada cinema and features soundtrack by

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. The film is inspired by the 1974 Tamil movie '' Thanga Pathakkam''. Released on 16 January 2004, the film met with mixed response. It was an average at the box office, however later gained appreciation from the audience after making its television premiere in

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, especially from Vishnuvardhan fans.

Cast

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by

. One of the songs "Sangathiye" is based on "Oru Pen Pura", composed by Deva for ''

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'' (1992). The song "Chukki Chukki" was partly based on Deva's own Tamil song "Oh Nandini" from the Tamil film ''Oruvan'' (1999) while "Baala Gopalana" is partly based on Deva's own Malayalam song "Shyamame" from Malayalam film ''The Prince'' (1996), both these films were directed by Krissna. Deva later reused "Banda Nodamma" as "Gaja Varanda" for Tamil film ''Gajendra'' (2004) also directed by Suresh Krissna.

Critical reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Producers M B Babu and Kamalakar who made successful films like Soorappa and Kotigobba have tried to do a mishmash of Vishnu’s earlier films to relieve him of his feudal lord image but at the same time give him a macho image through the film". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Here in this neat package for family and fans this director gives a trouble free film. From the fountain of thought of a director there is a very much needed respite for Kannada audience. In the days of bizarre of ‘Chaku Churi Guns and Bombs’ culture on screen ‘Kadamba’ stands out for its brilliance in screenplay, acting, cinematography and music department". A critic from ''Viggy'' wrote that "In a nutshell, ''Kadamba'' is truly a 'Habba' () to watch on the screen".'Kadamba' - film of Vishnuvardhan directed by Suresh Krishna ''Viggy''
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References

External links

* 2004 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian drama films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films directed by Suresh Krissna Films scored by Deva (composer) 2004 drama films {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub