Soma (1996 film)

Soma
Directed by	Y. Yesudas
Written by	R. K. Film Creations Y. Yesudas Sainath Kotiganahalli Ramaiah
Produced by	H. Ramamurthy
Starring	Jaggesh Shubhashree Chi. Guru Dutt
Music by	Sadhu Kokila
Release date	1996 (1996)
Running time	149 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Soma is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language action crime film written and produced by R. K. Film Creations, directed by Y. Yesudas. Jaggesh plays the protagonist opposite Shubhashree while Chi. Guru Dutt portrayed the main antagonist. . ^[1] It is loosely based on the 1995 Tamil movie Baashha which itself was based on the 1991 Hindi movie Hum . Surprisingly, Baashha went on to be officially remade in Kannada five years later as Kotigobba (2001). ^[2]

The film revolves around Soma, a timid and peace loving coolie, who lives with his younger sister. However, a brawl at a temple during his sister's marriage causes him to reveal his horrible past to her.

Cast

• Jaggesh
• Shubhashree
• Chi. Guru Dutt
• Shobaraj
• Bank Janardhan
• Gurukiran
• Biradar
• Sundar Raj
• Sathyajith
• M. S. Karanth
• Komal

Music

Soma
Soundtrack album by Sadhu Kokila
Released	8 August 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	19
Language	Kannada
Label	Swasthik Audio

The soundtrack album comprises 4 songs composed by Sadhu Kokila. K. Kalyan wrote the lyrics. ^[3]

• "Ee Kannada Mannina Makkalu Naavamma" — Manu
• "Tharegala Thare" — Manjula Gururaj, Manu
• "Haadalu Nodalu" — Manu
• "Lalugu Lalugu" — Manjula Gururaj, Manu

References

1. Dinesh, Chethana (13 April 2003). "Smile saar, smile". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
2. Rajpal, Roktim (1 April 2021). "'Hum' turns 30: 4 reasons why the Amitabh Bachchan-Rajinikanth starrer is worth its weight in gold". Deccan Herald.
3. itunes. "Soma: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". music.apple.com. Retrieved 23 December 2019.