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{{Infobox film
| name = Deadly Soma
| image = Deadly Soma.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Ravi Srivatsa]]
| writer = Ravi Srivatsa
| based_on = [[Personal life|Life]] of Deadly Soma
| starring = [[Aditya (Kannada actor)|Aditya]]<br>[[Rakshita]]
| producer = M Manjunath Gowda<br>Shobha Rajanna
| music = [[Sadhu Kokila]]
| narrator = [[Ravi Belagere]]
| cinematography = Mathew Rajan
| editing = Lakshman Reddy
| studio = K K Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|08|26}}
| runtime = 146 minutes
| language = Kannada
| country = India
| budget =
}}
'''''Deadly Soma''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[biographical]] [[crime film]] written and directed by [[Ravi Srivatsa]]. The film is based on the real life incidents of an infamous underworld don, Deadly Soma. The film stars [[Aditya (Kannada actor)|Aditya]] in the title role and [[Rakshita]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.viggy.com/english/wings_deadly_soma.asp |title='Deadly Soma' - releasing this week! |access-date=14 February 2014 |archive-date=21 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221194518/http://www.viggy.com/english/wings_deadly_soma.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]], [[Devaraj]] and [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]] play other pivotal roles.

The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed by [[Sadhu Kokila]]. The film, upon release, received a positive response from both critics and audience and was subsequently remade in Telugu as ''[[Nandeeswarudu]]'' (2012).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120125101849/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/telugu-review-nandeeswarudu-is-a-bad-remake/223439-8-69.html 'Nandeeswarudu' is a bad remake]</ref> It was also released in Hindi as ''Ek Aur Aathank''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/topic/bollywood/asin-thottumkal-ek-aur-aatank-video-jFqHoTpjeEw-123719-1.html |title=Ek Aur Aatank |access-date=14 February 2014 |archive-date=26 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526005058/http://www.firstpost.com/topic/bollywood/asin-thottumkal-ek-aur-aatank-video-jFqHoTpjeEw-123719-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

A sequel film ''[[Deadly-2]]'' was made by the director and lead actor and released in 2010 which could not match the success level to this film.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100815000110/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/11947.html Deadly 2 review]</ref>

==Plot==
This film is based on the real-life story of a young man from a well-civilized family who takes the criminal route due to unavoidable circumstances.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Aditya (Kannada actor)|Aditya]] as Somashekara
* [[Rakshita]] as Jyothi
* [[Devaraj]]
* [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]]
* [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]]
* [[Shobaraj (Kannada Actor)|Shobhraj]] as Babaraj
* [[Bullet Prakash]]
* Kote Prabhakar
* [[Girija Lokesh]]
* [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]]
* [[Duniya Vijay|Vijay]] as Babaraj's henchman
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Sadhu Kokila]].

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Usire Usire
| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Bombay Jayashri]]
| lyrics1 = [[K. Kalyan]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Dooravadeyallo
| extra2 = [[C. Ashwath]], Nagachandrika
| lyrics2 = [[K. Kalyan]]
| length2 =
| title3 = O Kshatriya
| extra3 = [[Hemanth Kumar|Hemanth]]
| lyrics3 = [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Chindi Bidda
| extra4 = Anoop, [[Chaitra H. G.]]
| lyrics4 = Manjunath
| length4 =
| title5 = Hey Hasivendarenu
| extra5 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| lyrics5 = V. Nagendra Prasad
| length5 =
| title6 = Om Gananaatha
| extra6 = [[Chetan Sosca]]
| lyrics6 = Collection
| length6 =
}}

== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote that "The director tells the story through a tight screenplay and a realistic narrative technique".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Deepak |first1=S. N. |title=Deadly Soma [A] |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug282005/movies1754282005827.asp |publisher=Deccan Herald |accessdate=11 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060228203807/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug282005/movies1754282005827.asp |archivedate=28 February 2006 |date=28 August 2005}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that "On the whole a gory, violent and obnoxious film".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/deadly-soma-review-tamil-13927321.html|title=Deadly Soma|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407123432/http://www.sify.com/movies/deadly-soma-review-tamil-13927321.html|archive-date=7 April 2014|work=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

==Sequel==
The film has a sequel ''[[Deadly-2]]'' (2010).

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|3581956}}

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[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2005 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2005 Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s crime action films]]
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Kannada films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Biographical action films]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:2000s biographical films]]
[[Category:Biographical films about gangsters]]

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