Porki
| Porki | |
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| Directed by | M D Sridhar |
| Produced by | Dattatreya Bachhegowda |
| Story by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Starring |
Darshan Pranitha Subhash Ashish Vidyarthi |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna , Mani Sharma |
Release dates | 2010 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Porki (English: Rogue) is a 2010 Kannada Action film directed by M. D. Shridhar, starring Darshan, Pranitha Subhash and Ashish Vidyarthi in the lead roles.
The film released on 28 January 2010 to mixed reviews, with most critics comparing it to the Telugu original Pokiri. Despite the mixed response, the film managed to complete a 100 day run at the Box Office.[1]
Cast
- Darshan as Dattu , Surya Narayan IPS
- Pranitha Subhash as Anjali
- Devaraj as Police Commissioner
- Avinash as Satya Narayan Pandey
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Ali Bhai
- Shobharaj As Inspector Surtan
- Sadhu Kokila
- Tennis Krishna
- Sangeetha Shetty
- Dharma
- Manoj
- Chitra Shenoy
- Sharan
- Srujan Lokesh
- Sharat Lohitashva and others
Censor Ratings
The film got an A Certificate from Censor Board before its release, with its runtime being 154 minutes. Later the film was recertified to get a U/A certificate, for video release, with a total of 109 cuts and the runtime being 128 minutes. The film's violence was toned down, and the film's heroine Praneetha's glamour show was completely deleted, since it was too bold for young viewers.[2]
Soundtrack
- Heegu Untaa = by Kunal Ganjawala, Chorus
- Sakkathagavle Sumne Nagthale = by V Harikrishna, Chorus
- Dheera Dheera Baa Sara Sara (Music : Mani Sharma)= by Karthik, Sowmya Mahadevan
- Daane Daane Daiyya = by Tippu, Priya Himesh
- Oorella Nanna Porki Andru = by Rahul Nambiyar, Priya Himesh
Critical Reception
The film received generally mixed reviews from critics. The Times of India rated it 3/5[3] Nowrunning rated it 2.5/5[4] Rediff.com rated 2.5/5[5] Filmibeat rated it 3/5.[6] The Deccan Herald gave a positive review, stating that "The director has remained faithful to the original story byPuri Jagannath, thereby giving unalloyed joy to both action buffs and the sentimental ones."[7] Indiaglitz rated the film 3.5/5, stating that "For action lovers there cannot be any thing better than Porki".[8]
Audience Rating
The IMDb site's average user rating is 5.1/10 from 50 users.[9]
Home Media
The film was released on DVD and VCD by Anand Audio. The film's TV screening rights were sold to Asianet Suvarna. The film was recertified U/A by the Indian Censor Board, for video release.[2]
Dubbed Versions
The film was dubbed and released in Hindi as "Main Hoon Wanted" and in Bhojpuri as "Hamar Bhai Dabbang" by Goldmines Telefilms.[10][11]
Remakes
The original Telugu film Pokiri, directed by Puri Jagannadh, was remade in several other languages and still found success in the respective regional cinemas. Pokkiri is the first remake. The second one was Wanted, the Hindi version in 2009 which was also directed by Prabhu Deva, Like the two other versions, Wanted had Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia in the lead and has also Prakash Raj as the villain.[12] Porki is a remake of the Telugu movie Pokiri with Mahesh Babu, and was released in 2010.[13] Below is a map of the lead actors in the story of Pokiri and its remakes.
| Pokiri (Telugu) (2006) | Pokkiri (Tamil) (2007) | Wanted (Hindi) (2009) | Porki (Kannada) (2010) | Rajotto (Bengali) (Bangladeshi) (2014) |
| Mahesh Babu | Vijay | Salman Khan | Darshan | Shakib Khan |
| Ileana D'Cruz | Asin | Ayesha Takia | Pranitha | Boby |
| Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj | Ashish Vidyarthi | Ilish Kobra |
| Nassar | Nassar | Vinod Khanna | Avinash | Pribir Mitro |
| Sayaji Shinde | Napoleon | Govind Namdeo | Devaraj | Sanko Panja |
| Ashish Vidyarthi | Mukesh Tiwari | Mahesh Manjrekar | Shobaraj | Rothun |
| Jyothi Rana | Brinda Parekh | Mahek Chahal | Sangeetha Shetty | Arefin Iqbal |
References
- ↑ http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2010/porki-completes-100-days-110510.html
- 1 2 http://cbfcindia.gov.in/html/uniquepage.aspx?va=pokri&Type=search
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Porki/movie-review/5519489.cms.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Porki/movie-review/5519489.cms
- ↑ http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7323/kannada/porki/2473/review.htm
- ↑ http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/29/south-kannada-movie-review-porki.htm
- ↑ http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/porki.html
- ↑ http://www.deccanherald.com/content/49612/porki.html
- ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/11096.html
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1651934/
- ↑ http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=02m9G0K7UwE
- ↑ http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rLudFhC26Ss
- ↑ Behindwoods (2009). "Pokkiri's Hindi remake". Behindwoods. Retrieved 2009-08-22. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Srinidhi, Sharadha (5 May 2009). "'Porki' will be my best break: Pranitha". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
External links
- Porki at the Internet Movie Database