Samrat (1994 film)

Samrat is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language 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. The film's music is scored by Hamsalekha whilst the cinematography is by J.G. Krishna.

Cast

 * Vishnuvardhan as Samrat
 * Soumya Kulkarni as Sandhya, Samrat's lover
 * Puneet Issar as Bhandaari
 * Vajramuni as police commissioner
 * Maanu as Chief minister
 * Sudheer as M.L.A
 * Rockline Venkatesh
 * Ramesh Bhat as Baasha, Samrat's friend
 * Avinash as Ekanath, Samrat's best friend and Sandhya's brother (special appearance)
 * Lohithaswa
 * Mandeep Roy
 * Sarigama Viji
 * Nagendra Shah
 * Bharat Bhagavatar
 * Mahesh
 * Jackie shivu
 * Vinaya Prasad as a dancer (special appearance)

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. It is rated as one of the top 10 Kannada patriotic songs by Filmibeat.