Gokarna (film)

Gokarna
Directed byNaganna
Written byK Nanjunda (Dialogue)
Produced bySudheendra Kumar
StarringUpendra
Rakshita
CinematographyKrishnakumar
Edited byS. Manohar
Music byGurukiran
Production
company
Anegudda Vinayaka Productions
Release date
  • 25 December 2003 (2003-12-25)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Gokarna is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language action drama film starring Upendra and Rakshita. The film was directed by Naganna and produced by Upendra's brother Sudheendra Kumar under the banner Anegudda Vinayaka Productions.[1] Music for the film was scored by Gurukiran. It is the second among a series of successful films with the Upendra–Naganna combination. The film also features Madhu Bangarappa, Tennis Krishna, S. Ramesh, Satyajith, Dr. Nagesh, and Indhudhar in supporting roles.[2] The film is a remake of the 1992 Tamil film Annamalai, which was a remake of the 1987 Hindi film Khudgarz, which in turn was based on Jeffrey Archer's 1979 novel Kane and Abel.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Gokarna - Upendra starer remake film of Tamil hit Annamalai". www.viggy.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Review: Gokarna". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ Kulkarni, Vishwas (26 August 2018). "The law is catching up but is it enough to deter Bollywood plagiarism?". The National.
  4. ^ "Khudgarz (Base)". Independent. 4 March 2015.