Samrat (1994 film)

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Samrat
Directed by Naganna
Written byLate Srivathsa Ranganath
Screenplay byT. N. Narasimhan Naganna
Story byNaganna
Produced byM. Rajashekar
Starring Vishnuvardhan
Soumya Kulkarni
Vinaya Prasad
Puneet Issar
Cinematography J.G. Krishna
Edited by Suresh Urs
Music by Hamsalekha
Production
company
Sri Gayatri Mata Pictures
Distributed byManik Chand
Release date
  • 4 May 1994 (1994-05-04)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Samrat is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Naganna, making his debut, [1] and produced by M. Rajashekar. [2] The film starred Vishnuvardhan, [3] Sowmya Kulkarni and Vinaya Prasad. The film's music is scored by Hamsalekha whilst the cinematography is by J.G. Krishna.

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Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by Hamsalekha. [4] After release, the soundtrack was well received and the track "Nimakade Sambarandre" became an all-time hit song. [5] It is rated as one of the top 10 Kannada patriotic songs by Filmibeat. [5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Eradu Manada Maathe" Hamsalekha S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra  
2."Nange Duddandre Lekka Illa"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
3."Jeevanave Hudukaata"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Nesara Banda"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
5."Nimkade Sambar Andre"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malgudi Subha  

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