Om (Kannada film)

Plot

The movie begins with a reporter writing articles about underworld dons and the reasons why people enter the underworld and practice rowdyism. The movie revolves around the main character Sathya (Shivarajkumar), a son of a priest who turns into a rowdy for love. But the same love brings him back into being a civilized person. But there are twists involved in the movie as to why he is provoked to turn into a rowdy, how he is dejected by his family and relatives and also the girl for whom he had to became a rowdy in the first place and many other events which are the key scenes to watch for in the movie.

Cast

Production

The story of Om was first narrated to Upendra by his friend long before the film was shot. Upendra, who had the story in mind initially decided to cast Kumar Govind, who had previously collaborated with the former in Shhh! (1993), as the male lead in the film then tentatively titled Satya. However, later Shivarajkumar was signed for the role and Prema opposite him as the female lead.

Soundtrack

Hamsalekha composed the films background score and music for its soundtrack and writing its lyrics.

Re releases

As of March 2015, Om had been re-released over 632 times and in over 400 theatres across Karnataka. On 12 March 2015, the film was re-released with Digital intermediate and DTS for the first time in over 100 theatres. It was distributed by Kishore Films.

Satellite Rights

Even though the movie was released in 1995, its satellite and TV rights was not sold till now. It remained with producer. Recently, in July/Aug 2015, the TV and satellite rights of the movie was sold for a whopping sum of Rs 8 crores to Udaya TV. The amount is huge considering that the movie is already 20 years old and has been released hundreds of times.

Awards