Kutumba

Kutumba
Directed by	Naganna
Produced by	Shailendra Babu
Story by	Vijaya Bapineedu
Starring	Upendra Natanya Singh Ashok Gurukiran Advani Lakshmi Devi B.C. Patil
Music by	Gurukiran
Release date	2003 (2003)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Kutumba (English: Family) is a 2003 Kannada Action film starring Upendra and Natanya Singh. The film was directed by Naganna and produced by Shailendra Babu. Music for the film was scored by Gurukiran. It is the first among a series of successful films under Upendra — Naganna combination. The film also starred Ashok, Gurukiran, Advani Lakshmi Devi, Shwetha in supporting roles and B.C. Patil and Sathya Raj played the negative roles.^[1] The film is a remake of the 1991 Tollywood film Gang Leader starring Chiranjeevi. The success of the film led to the release of two other successful films under Upendra — Naganna combination, namely Gokarna in 2003 and Gowramma in 2005.

Cast

• Upendra as Vijay
• Natanya Singh as Kanyakumari
• Ashok as Vivek
• Gurukiran as Vidhyadhar
• Advani Lakshmi Devi
• B.C. Patil as Shankra Patil
• Shwetha as Megha
• Sathyaraj as Shekhar

Box office

Kutumba ran for 50 days in more than 17 centres across Karnataka and recorded 100 days in many centres across the state like Bangalore, Mysore, Davanagere, Shimoga, Mangalore, Hubli. It also completed 125 days of run at its main center in Bangalore.^[2]

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Gurukiran.^[3]

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