Omkaram

Omkaram
Directed by	Upendra
Written by	Upendra L. B. Sriram (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Upendra
Story by	Upendra
Based on	Om (1995)
Produced by	KKN Kumari
Starring	Dr. Rajasekhar Prema
Cinematography	Sundarnath Suvarna
Edited by	R. Janardhan
Music by	Hamsalekha
Release date	23 January 1997 (1997-01-23)
Running time	158 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Omkaram is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Upendra making his directorial debut in Telugu. The film stars Dr. Rajasekhar, Prema and Bhagyashree.[1] The film was a remake of director's own 1995 Kannada film Om with Prema reprising her role in the remake.[2] The Telugu version was an average success.[3]

Cast

• Dr. Rajasekhar as Satya
• Prema as Madhuri "Madhu"
• Bhagyashree as Shashi
• J. V. Somayajulu as Satya's father
• Kote Prabhakar
• Upendra as the narrator of the first scene
• Ananth

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Hamsalekha who also composed the songs for the original Kannada version . He retained three songs from the original while the fourth one was from one of his earlier Kannada movie.

The film retained three songs from the original film. While the song "Om Brahmanda", which comes in the place of "Hey Dinakara" retained only the opening Sanskrit verse from the original version and was followed by the tune of another Kannada song by Hamsalekha - "Eke Heegaytho" from the 1988 Kannada movie Anjada Gandu.

Telugu version [4]

• "College Kurrodu" - Mano
• "O Gulabi" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• "Bullemma" - Mano
• "Dilruba" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• "Om Brahmanda" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Tamil version [5]

• "College Student" - Mano
• "O Rojave" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• "Kanne Vaa" - Devi
• "Om Brahmananda" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• "I Love You" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

References

1. "Omkara Cast & Crew, Omkara Telugu Movie Cast, Actor, Actress, Director". Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
2. "Valentine's Day 2021: 'RX 100' To 'Omkaram', Telugu Films On The Dark Side Of Love". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022.
3. "Kannada Movies Remade in Other Languages". 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
4. "Omkaram". Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
5. "Omkaaram (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Hamsalekha". iTunes. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

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