Samrat (1994 film)

Samrat
Directed by	Naganna
Written by	Late Srivathsa Ranganath
Screenplay by	T. N. Narasimhan Naganna
Story by	Naganna
Produced by	M. Rajashekar
Starring	Vishnuvardhan Soumya Kulkarni Vinaya Prasad Puneet Issar
Cinematography	J.G. Krishna
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production company	Sri Gayatri Mata Pictures
Distributed by	Manik Chand
Release date	4 May 1994 (1994-05-04)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Samrat (Kannada: ಸಾಮ್ರಾಟ್) is a 1994 Indian Kannada action thriller film written and directed by Naganna, making his debut, and produced by M. Rajashekar. The film starred Vishnuvardhan, Sowmya Kulkarni and Vinaya Prasad in the leading roles. The film's music is scored by Hamsalekha whilst the cinematography is by J.G. Krishna.

The film released on 4 May 1994 to mixed response from critics and audience and became an average grosser.

Cast

• Vishnuvardhan as samrat
• Soumya Kulkarni as sandhya
• Vinaya Prasad
• Puneet Issar as Bhandari
• Vajramuni as police commissioner
• Maanu as Chief minister
• Sudheer as M.L.A
• Rockline Venkatesh
• Ramesh Bhat
• Avinash (special appearance)
• Lohithaswa
• Mandeep Roy
• Sarigama Viji
• Nagendra Shah
• Bharat Bhagavatar
• Mahesh
• Jackie shivu

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by Hamsalekha. After release, the soundtrack was well received and the track "Nimakade Sambarandre" became an all-time hit song. Audio was released on Lahari Music label.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Eradu Manada Maathe"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
2.	"Nange Duddandre Lekka Illa"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
3.	"Jeevanave Hudukaata"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4.	"Nesara Banda"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
5.	"Nimkade Sambar Andre"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malgudi Subha