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Theatrical release poster
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| Kannada | ಕೋಟಿಗೊಬ್ಬ |
| Directed by | Naganna |
| Written by | Suresh Krissna |
| Based on | Baashha (1995) |
| Produced by | D.Kamalakar M. B. Babu |
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| Cinematography | Ramesh Babu |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Deva |
Production | Superhit Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Kotigobba (transl. One in a crore) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language action film starring Vishnuvardhan, Priyanka Upendra and Ashish Vidyarthi. The film was a remake of Rajinikanth's 1995 Tamil film Baashha which itself was inspired from the 1991 Hindi movie Hum.[1] This movie was directed by Naganna and features soundtrack from Deva who also composed the music for the Tamil version. Vishnuvardhan was nominated for Filmfare Best Actor category.[2]
Aspiritual successor, Kotigobba 2, starring Sudeep and directed by K. S. Ravikumar was released in 2016.
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Soundtrack cover
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| Released | 5 October 2001 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Kannada | |||
| Label | Jhankar Music | |||
| Producer | Deva | |||
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All the songs are composed and scored by Deva. The song "Annayya Thammayya" is a direct reused song of composer's own "Athaanda Ithaanda" from the Tamil film Arunachalam.[3] The album has six soundtracks and an instrumental number.[3] The songs "Sahasa Simha" and "Are Tai Tandana" were retained from the original Tamil film also composed by Deva. The audio launch was held at Capitol Hotel on 3 August 2001.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Annayya Tammayya" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:00 |
| 2. | "Are Tai Tai Tandana" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:38 |
| 3. | "Kaverige Kalungara" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 6:04 |
| 4. | "Sahasa Simha" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Tingala Belakina Angaladalli" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Vardhana Vishnuvardhana" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Annayya Tammayya" | Instrumental |
A critic from Sify wrote that "On the whole Kotigobba is a great entertainer and a must see film for Vishnu fans".[5] A critic from Chitraloka wrote that "‘KOTIGOBBA’ is not only for fans. It is also for the family and friends. A well made action extravaganza".[6][7]
The film was declared as a blockbuster successfully completing 30 weeks at the box office and the success function was held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru on Saturday, 16 March 2002.[6][8][9]
In 2012, director Suresh Krissna who made the original version announced that he would be making a sequel to this film in Kannada language.[10]
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