Shiva Rajkumar is one of the successful actors in the Kannada industry. He is actor Rajkumar’s eldest son. Shiva has worked in almost 125 films as a lead. Recently, one of his movies has completed 29 years on May 19. The film was reported to be one of the highest-screened films in the history of Kannada cinema. This movie is also the first Kannada film to have the highest number of re-releases in Indian Cinema. Can you guess the movie?
It is none other than Kannada-language action crime film Om released in the year 1995. Today let’s take a look at some unknown facts related to the movie.
Om was directed by Upendra and backed by Parvathamma Rajkumar under the banner of Sri Vajreshwari Combines. The film features Shiva Rajkumar and Prema in the main lead. Along with Srishanthi, G. V. Shivanand, and Sadhu Kokila in supporting roles. It also featured real-life gangsters – Bekkina Kannu Rajendra, Tanveer, Korangu Krishna and Jedaralli Krishnappa – portraying the role of gangsters in a small but important portion of the movie.
The film was especially known for its portrayal of Bangalore’s criminal underworld. The movie focuses on Satya, a priest’s son who later becomes a criminal after his love interest frames him for murder.
The film’s music and lyrics are penned by Hamsalekha. B. C. Gowrishankar and Shashikumar handled cinematography and editing, respectively.
According to reports, Om movie has been re-released more than 650 times and has set a record.
The film, which was shot on a budget of 70 lakhs. While it generated around 2 crores in pre-release business. The movie was a commercial success and was a huge hit. It is still considered a cult masterpiece in Kannada cinema.
Om was later remade in Telugu as Omkaram (1997), starring Dr. Rajshekar and Prema in the lead roles. It was also directed by Upendra. The film was also unofficially made in Hindi by Arjun Pandit (1999).
Do you know who gave the title Om to the film?
As per the reports, the title of the film Om was not initially finalized. However, Shiva Rajkumar had agreed to the script. So, director Real Star Upendra titled the project as Omkaravan initially. Later, when he had full faith that this movie would do something he decided to change the name to Om.
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