| Kotigobba | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Naganna |
| Based On: | Baashha (1995) |
| Producer: | D.Kamalakar M. B. Babu |
| Starring: | |
| Music: | Deva |
| Cinematography: | Ramesh Babu |
| Editing: | Suresh Urs |
| Studio: | Superhit Films |
| Runtime: | 167 minutes |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Country: | India |
Kotigobba 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]
A spiritual successor, Kotigobba 2, starring Sudeep and directed by K. S. Ravikumar was released in 2016.
| Kotigobba | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Deva |
| Cover: | Kotigobba audio cover.jpeg |
| Border: | yes |
| Caption: | Soundtrack cover |
| Released: | 5 October 2001 |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label: | Jhankar Music |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Producer: | Deva |
| Prev Title: | Dost |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
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]
A critic from Sify wrote that "On the whole Kotigobba is a great entertainer and a must see film for Vishnuvardhan 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]
The film was declared as a blockbuster on 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.[7] [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] However, two unrelated films titled Kotigobba 2 and Kotigobba 3 were made by different directors both starring Sudeep.