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Nagarahavu (2002)
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Add to a movie listNagarahavu (Kannada: ನಾಗರಹಾವು) is a 2002 Indian Kannada psychological Thriller film starring Upendra and Jyothika. The film was directed by S. Murali Mohan and is a remake of the 1993 Bollywood film Baazigar. Upendra and Jyothika won several awards for this movie including South Filmfare Awards. The film shocked its Karnataka audience with an unexpected violation of the standard Kannada film industry formula, with an ambiguous hero. An Above Average Success at the box office, this was Upendra's second film where he played a negative role after his earlier blockbuster film Preethse. For his work in the film, Upendra won the Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor for the second time.
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Based on Ira Levin's 1953 novel A Kiss Before Dying, it is a contemporary thriller about revenge. The main character is Ajay Sharma (Upendra). His father, Vishwanath Sharma (Sadhu Kokila), once owner of a great business empire, was defrauded by Madan Chopra (Dalip Tahil), a trusted employee in Vishwanath's company. The Sharma family is ousted from their own company and loses everything they owned. Soon afterwards, Ajay's father and his young baby sister die due to illness, unable to buy medicine because of their destitute state. His mother is now suffering from mental illness and memory loss. Driven over the edge, Ajay becomes obsessed with killing Chopra and destroying his family.Actors
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