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| name = Citizen<br />
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| director = [[Om Sai Prakash]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = C. V. Reddy<br />
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| data1 = B. L. Venu<br>S. V. Ravikumar<br />
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| story = C. V. Reddy<br />
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| producer = C. V. Reddy<br />
| starring = [[P. Sai Kumar|Sai Kumar]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = Manohar C.<br />
| editing = M. Muniraju<br />
| music = [[Vandemataram Srinivas]]<br />
| studio = C. V. Arts Pvt. Ltd<br />
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| released = {{Film date|2008|7|11|df=yes}}<br />
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| country = India <br />
| language = Kannada<br />
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'''''Citizen''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[political film| political]] [[action drama film]] directed by [[Om Sai Prakash]] and starring [[P. Sai Kumar|Sai Kumar]] and [[Ashish Vidyarthi]]. <br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*[[P. Sai Kumar|Sai Kumar]] as Bharat<br />
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Simhadri<br />
*[[Jayaprakash Reddy]]<br />
*[[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]]<br />
*Vaibhavi<br />
*[[Sadashiva Brahmavar]]<br />
*[[M. S. Umesh]]<br />
*Layendra Kokila<br />
*Chidanand<br />
*[[Joe Simon (director)|Joe Simon]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film began production as a Kannada-Telugu bilingual and was [[P. Sai Kumar|Sai Kumar]]'s 50th Kannada film and 75th Telugu film. The Kannada version began production on 26 January 2008. The Telugu version was launched at [[Annapurna Studios]] on 21 February 2008 with [[Tammareddy Bharadwaja]] in attendance. The film was predominantly shot in [[Rayalaseema]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/saikumar-75-films-old/articleshow/2805051.cms|title=Saikumar: 75 films old|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 February 2008|access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-citizen.html|title=Music launch - Citizen|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=21 February 2008|location=Hyderabad|access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| all_music = [[Vandemataram Srinivas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/citizen-2008/|title=Citizen – ಸಿಟಿಜನ್ (2008/೨೦೦೮)|date=28 November 2013|work=Kannada Movies Info|access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref><br />
| all_lyrics = [[R. N. Jayagopal]] and [[Kaviraj (lyricist)|Kaviraj]]<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Mariyade Mariyade<br />
| extra1 = [[Suchitra]]<br />
| title2 = Agnikunda<br />
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
[[R. G. Vijayasarathy]] of [[Rediff.com]] rated the film 1/5 stars and wrote, "''Citizen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s narration reminds you of films made in the 1960s, when there were no technical equipments to enhance films".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ssc/20080711.htm|title=Avoid ''Citizen'' at all costs|date=11 July 2008|work=[[Rediff.com]]|author-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy|first=R. G.|last=Vijayasarathy|access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|2401613}}<br />
{{Om Sai Prakash}}<br />
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[[Category:2008 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Om Sai Prakash]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Vandemataram Srinivas]]<br />
[[Category:Indian political drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2008 Indian films]]</div>EkaSaffronGaruda