Pandavaru

Pandavaru is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language film directed by K. V. Raju. The film is a remake of Malayalam film Godfather (1991). The film is about five brothers played by Ambareesh, Devaraj, Jaggesh, Ramkumar and Abhijith. The film was released on 10 November 2006 alongside Hubballi.^[2]

Pandavaru
VCD cover
Directed by	K. V. Raju
Written by	K. V. Raju[a]
Produced by	Ramkumar
Starring	Ambareesh Devaraj Jaggesh Ramkumar Abhijith
Cinematography	Dasari Seenu
Edited by	Basavaraj Urs
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production company	Surya Film Arts
Release date	November 10, 2006 (2006-11-10)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Ambareesh as Kempegowda
• Devaraj as Devanna
• Jaggesh
• Ramkumar
• Abhijith
• Gurleen Chopra^[3]
• Bhavya
• Shashi Kumar
• Tara
• Nagasekhar
• Aishwarya
• Satyaprakash
• Ramesh Bhat
• Sathyajith
• Kazan Khan

Production

After failing to establish himself as a successful actor, Ramkumar ventured into production with this film.^[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Hamsalekha.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thaiyya Thaiyya"	Chaitra H. G., Harish Raghavendra	4:10
2.	"Khaara Khaara"	Sonu Kakkar	4:32
3.	"Kaayutaliruva Kannige"	Kunal Ganjawala, Sadhana Sargam	5:05
4.	"Jataapati"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hemanth	5:00
5.	"Huttidare Gandasaagi"	Chetan Sosca, Harsha, Hemanth, Ramesh Ch	5:25
Total length:			24:12

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Pandavaru is an enjoyable film, but the fact that it is a remake with less of sensitivity and more of crudity may be a negative factor".^[6] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Pandavaru is a good one time watch as it essentially entertains without allowing the viewers to think. It is faithful to the original, and the artists have done well".^[7] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "The other two plus points in Pandavaru are music and cinematography. Hamsalekha gives three lovely tunes and the lyrics are quite impressive. Dasari Seenu handling the action scenes and lot of characters in the frame deserves appreciation".^[1]

Notes

1. Although the film is a remake, K. V. Raju takes credit for the story.^[1]