Om (1995)

Om (Kannada: ಓಂ), stylized as ॐ, is an 1995 Indian Kannada crime drama film written and directed by Upendra. The film was produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar under the production company Sri Vajreshwari Combines. The film stars Shivarajkumar and Prema in lead roles with Srishanthi, G. V. Shivanand, Sadhu Kokila and along with real life gangsters Bekkina Kannu Rajendra, Tanveer, Korangu Krishna, Jedaralli Krishnappa portraying supporting roles.

The film was notable for its exposure of Bengaluru's criminal underworld. The film's plot revolves around Satya, son of a priest who becomes a gangster after his lover framed him in a murder. Rest of the film is about Satya leaving the rowdyism. The soundtrack was composed by Hamsalekha who also written the lyrics for all songs. B. C. Gowrishankar and Shashikumar handled cinematography and editing respectively.

Om was remade in Telugu as Omkaram (1997) starring Dr.Rajshekar and Prema which was also directed by Upendra. Bollywood's 1998 blockbuster Satya shares many similarities with Om, including the fact that both deal with criminal underworlds and each protagonist's name is the same: Satya. The film became a successful venture at box office. It remains a cult following among audience owing to its re-release every year and the film re-released more than 600 times.

Synopsis

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 Satya (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 rejected 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.

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