Porki
| Porki | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | M. D. Sridhar |
| Written by | B. A. Madhu (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | M. D. Shridhar |
| Story by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Based on | Pokiri (2006) by Puri Jagannadh |
| Produced by | L. Dattatreya Bacchegowda, Bhanushree datta, Ganesh kasaragod, Santhosh pai |
| Starring | Darshan Pranitha Subhash Ashish Vidyarthi |
| Cinematography | A. V. Krishna kumar |
| Edited by | P. R. Sounder raj |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna Mani Sharma (One Song Only) |
Production company | Datta Creations |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Land | Indien |
| Sprache | Kannada |
Porki (English: Rogue) is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by M. D. Sridhar, starring Darshan, Pranitha Subhash and Ashish Vidyarthi in the lead roles. It is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film Pokiri.
The film completed a 100-day run in theatres.[1] Two years later, it was dubbed in Hindi as Main Hoon Wanted.
Plot
In Bangalore, two rival mafia gangs headed by Australia-based don Ali Bhai and Satyaraj resort to criminal activities such as extortion, contract and coercion to take control of the city. The new DCP, Abdul Azem Sher Khan, focuses on making Bangalore a better place by working on arresting all of them. Dattu, a thug working for money and living in Bangalore along with his friends, is hired by Satyaraj to beat up Ali Bhai's henchmen. He later joins Ali Bhai's gang for monetary reasons. He falls in love with Anjali, an aerobics master, who initially rejects his advances. Anjali lives with her widowed mother and brother and her neighbor Sadhu, a software engineer, who pesters her to marry him. A corrupt police officer named Umesh Reddy, who works for Ali Bhai, lusts after Anjali. He is determined to make her his mistress, undeterred by Anjali's multiple rejections. After Dattu kills a henchman of Satyaraj, He is confronted by Umesh Reddy and is able to prevent Anjali from being molested. She meets him the next day to thank him, and Dattu introduces himself as a self-employed person who undertakes any activity for money. They develop unspoken feelings for each other angering Umesh Reddy.
Anjali's employer, Satya Narayana Murthy suggests that she marry the man she loves. To escape from Umesh Reddy's advances, she meets Dattu and proposes to him. After an attack by Satyaraj's henchmen, who are murdered by Dattu, He reveals himself as a remorseless assassin and suggests that she might want to rethink her proposal. After Anjali distances herself from Dattu, Umesh Reddy frames her with a mock assault by a few gangsters unbeknownst to her family and the local residents, intending to ruin her life and subsequently force her to be his mistress. Learning this, Dattu beats up Umesh Reddy and warns him that he will face dire consequences if he is found guilty of being involved. Ali Bhai visits Bangalore and assassinates Satyaraj. He meets Dattu to discuss the murder of a minister by blowing up children's balloons. Dattu rejects this as it would involve killing innocents. In the middle of their argument, the police raids the club and arrests Ali Bhai. His gang members retaliate by kidnapping Khan's daughter, drugging her and creating a Lascivious video of her which they threaten to release to the media if Ali Bhai is not released, forcing the embattled Khan to release Ali Bhai. However, in her drugged state, Khan's daughter reveals that her father had placed an undercover officer as a mole in Ali Bhai's gang.
The gang members find out that an IPS officer by the name of Suryanarayana Murthy, the son of a retired inspector Satya Narayana Murthy, has gone undercover to finish off the underworld mafia gangs and is now a part of their gang. Ali Bhai kills Ganesh, believing he is Surya Narayana Murthy. However, it is revealed that Ganesh was actually Satya Narayana Murthy's adopted son. Ali Bhai then kills Satya Narayana Murthy to lure the real Surya Narayana Murthy. When Surya Narayana Murthy actually turns up, everyone, especially Anjali and Umesh Reddy are shocked to see that he is Dattu. After Satya Narayana Murthy and Ganesh's cremation, Dattu forces Umesh Reddy to call Ali Bhai to find out his location, which is Binny Mills. Dattu arrives at Binny Mills and starts to kill Ali Bhai's gang members one by one, rescuing Khan's daughter in the process. In a final confrontation, Dattu kills Ali Bhai by slashing his throat with a broken glass window and shoots Umesh Reddy by saying the following words: Ond sali commit adhre nann maat nanne kelala (transl. Once I get committed, I won't listen even to my own words)
Cast
- Darshan as Dattu/ Surya Narayan IPS
- Pranitha Subhash as Anjali
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Ali Bhai
- Devaraj as ACP Abdul Azem Sher Khan
- Avinash as Satya Narayan Murthy, Dattu/Surya Narayan's father
- Shobharaj as Sub-Inspector Umesh Reddy
- Sadhu Kokila as Sadhu, software engineer
- Tennis Krishna as Beggar's association Vice-President
- Sangeetha Shetty as Mona
- Suryanarayan Waali as Guru
- Dharma as Magadi Manja
- Manoj
- Chitra Shenoy
- Sharan as Beggar's association president
- Srujan Lokesh as Ganesh, Dattu/Surya Narayan's adoptive brother
- Sharath Lohitashwa as Sathyaraj
- Ravi Varma
- Chandan Naik
- Jai Ram
- Santhosh Pai
- Tumkur Mohan
- Suresh Anchan
- Vijaya Sarathi
- Hanumanthegowda
- Vinayak Ram Kalagaru
- Kadabagere Srinivas
Music
| No. | Titel | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heegu Untaa" | V. Nagendra Prasad | V. Harikrishna | Kunal Ganjawala, Chorus | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Sakkathagavle Sumne Nagthale Kaddu Nodthale Bidde Bilthale Sakkare Nanna Bombe Sakkathagavle" | V. Nagendra Prasad | V. Harikrishna | V. Harikrishna, Chorus | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Dheera Dheera Baa Sara Sara" | Kaviraj | Mani Sharma | Karthik, Priya Himesh | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Daane Daane Daiyya" | V. Nagendra Prasad | V. Harikrishna | Tippu, Sowmya Mahadevan | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Oorella Nanna Porki Andru" | V. Nagendra Prasad | V. Harikrishna | Rahul Nambiar, Priya Himesh | 4:01 |
Release
The film was recertified U/A by the Indian Censor Board, upon it's release.[2]
Home media
The film was released on DVD and VCD by Anand Audio. The film's satellite rights were sold to Star Suvarna.
Dubbed versions
The film was dubbed and released in Hindi as "Main Hoon Wanted" (2012) and in Bhojpuri as "Hamar Bhai Dabbang" by Goldmines Telefilms[3][4] despite the Hindi remake.
Reception
Critical response
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The Times of India rated it 3/5[5] Nowrunning rated it 2.5/5[6] Rediff.com rated 2.5/5[7] Filmibeat rated it 3/5.[8] 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."[9] Indiaglitz rated the film 3.5/5, stating that "For action lovers there cannot be any thing better than Porki".[10]
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. Both Pokkiri and Wanted were directed by Prabhu Deva. Prakash Raj reprises his role as the villain in both the remakes.[11][12] After that, a Kannada version, Porki, directed by M. D. Sridhar, was released on 14 January 2010.[13]
References
- ^ "Darshan's Porki completes 100 days". 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Central Board of Film Certification".
- ^ Goldmines Telefilms (23 September 2013). "Main Hoon Wanted" – via YouTube.
- ^ GoldminesBhojpuriMovies (19 November 2014). "Hamar Bhai Dabbang 2010 (Porki) - Bhojpuri Full Movie - Darshan, Pranitha Subhash, Ashish Vidyarthi" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Porki Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Porki by Times of India".
- ^ "Porki Review - Kannada Movie Porki nowrunning review".
- ^ "Watch Porki only for Darshan".
- ^ "Porki Kannada Movie, Wiki, Story, Review, Release Date, Trailers - Filmibeat".
- ^ "Porki". 29 January 2010.
- ^ "Porkhi review. Porkhi Kannada movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com".
- ^ Bhaskar, Shwetha (15 January 2007). "Pokkiri: Watch only for Vijay, Asin". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Sen, Raja (18 September 2009). "Wanted is watchable... casually". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Indira Lakshminarayan, Shruti (29 January 2010). "Watch Porki only for Darshan". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.