Pogaru
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNanda Kishore
Written byArunbalaji
Produced byB. K. Gangadhar
Starring
Dhruva Sarja
Rashmika Mandanna
CinematographyVijay Milton
Edited byMahesh S
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Sri Jagadguru Movies
Release date
  • 19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)[1]
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹25−31 crore[2][3]
Box office₹45 crore [4][3]

Pogaru (transl. Haughtiness) is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language masala film directed by Nanda Kishore and produced by B. K. Gangadhar.[5] The film stars Dhruva Sarja and Rashmika Mandanna with Chikkanna, P. Ravi Shankar, Pavitra Lokesh, and Raghavendra Rajkumar in supporting roles, and Sampath Raj, Dhananjay, Kai Greene, Morgan Aste and Dharma as antagonists.

Chandan Shetty and Gummineni Vijay composed the soundtrack, while V. Harikrishna composed the background score. Cinematography and editing are performed by Vijay Milton and Mahesh S respectively. The film was planned as a Kannada and Telugu bilingual film, but the Telugu version was later dropped and a dubbed version was released in both Telugu and Tamil.[6][7] The film’s Tamil dubbed version is titled as Semma Thimiru.[8] It was later dubbed into Hindi under the same title Pogaru by RKD Studios.

Plot

A young Shiva loses his father, who was killed by JB as his father became a witness to JB's crimes. Shiva is unknown of his father's death and learns that his mother Lakshmi's second marriage with Executive Officer Ramakrishna from his dying grandmother, who makes Shiva promise that he will take care of Lakshmi. Shiva agrees and asks Lakshmi to come with him without Ramakrishna and his daughter (Shiva's sister), but disagrees which leads Shiva to become a rogue. Years later, Shiva becomes a notorious rogue, who hates Ramakrishna and his daughter for snatching Lakshmi away from him. Shiva meets a teacher named Geetha, who soon falls for her good nature.

JB decides to grab the colony but is opposed by Ramakrishna. JB's son Daali takes Shiva's help. Shiva agrees and gets Ramakrishna arrested and also takes his sister to Daali's hideout, but thrashes Daali and his henchmen as he realized his sister's affection, but Shiva's sister is injured in the battle and is taken to the hospital. Lakshmi berates Shiva and tells him to never show her face again. Shiva talks about his difficulties to Lord Hanuman where Geetha also realizes her mistake and reconciles with Shiva. Daali goes into a coma which makes JB enraged and kidnaps the colony's kids to burn them alive. Shiva saves them and defeats JB's bodyguards and burns JB alive, Thus Shiva reunites with his family and changes his ways.

Cast

Music

Pogaru
Soundtrack album by
Chandan Shetty
Released2021
Recorded2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length15:56
LabelAnand Audio
Chandan Shetty chronology
Digbayam
(2019)		 Pogaru
(2021)		 Dubari
(2022)

Chandan Shetty compose the songs. Movie audio released on 14 February 2021 in Davangere with ex-CM Siddaramaiah as Chief guest.[9]

Kannada (Pogaru)

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Bande Bathale"Chethan KumarChandan ShettyVijay Prakash3:56
2."Karabuu"Chandan ShettyChandan ShettyChandan Shetty3:39
3."Pogaru Title Track"Chandan ShettyChandan ShettyChandan Shetty, Shashank Sheshagiri, Aniruddha Sastry3:51
4."Jeeva Kottavalu"Aniruddha SastryGummineni VijayAniruddha Sastry4:24
5."Dialogue Trailer"  Dhruva Sarja, Rashmika Mandanna3:20
6."Pogaru Entry BGM" Gummineni Vijay 2:06

Tamil (Sema Thimiru)

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Vetti Uttale"VivekaChandan ShettyVijay Prakash3:56
2."Karabuu"VivekaChandan ShettyChandan Shetty3:39
3."Sema Thimiru Title Track"VivekaChandan ShettyRanjith Govind, Chandan Shetty3:51
4."Aalamaraveyil"VivekaGummineni VijayAniruddha Sastry4:24
5."Dialogue Trailer"  Dhruva Sarja, Rashmika Mandanna3:20
6."Sema Thimiru Entry BGM" Gummineni Vijay 2:06

Telugu (Pogaru)

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Kundelu Pilla"BhaskarabhatlaChandan ShettyVijay Prakash3:56
2."Karabuu"BhaskarabhatlaChandan ShettyAnurag Kulkarni3:39
3."Pogaru Title Track"BhaskarabhatlaChandan ShettyChandan Shetty, Aniruddha Sastry3:51
4."Praanamichinaavu"VengiGummineni VijayAniruddha Sastry4:24
5."Dialogue Trailer"  Dhruva Sarja, Rashmika Mandanna3:20
6."Pogaru Entry BGM" Gummineni Vijay 2:06

Release

The film was scheduled to be released on 24 March 2020,[10] but was postponed amid the COVID-19 lockdown in India.[11] It was released on 19 February 2021,in Kannada, along with dubbed versions in Telugu and Tamil(titled Semma Thimiru).[12][13] The film was also dubbed in Hindi by RKD Studios on YouTube on 25 April 2021.[14]

Box office

The film opened with 100% occupancy and collect ₹25 crore from 2 days. On success meet producer announced movie collected ₹45 crore in 6 days.[15] The film was a failure in Tamil and Telugu versions but a commercial success in Kannada version.

References

  1. ↑ "Dhruva Sarja starrer 'Pogaru' to release on the 19th of February". Times Of India. 18 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dhruva Sarja's next with director Nanda Kishore will be an entertainer". The News Minute. 21 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Pogaru: ಇಷ್ಟೆಲ್ಲ ವಿವಾದಗಳ ನಡುವೆ 'ಪೊಗರು' ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಬಾಕ್ಸ್ ಆಫೀಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಗಳಿಸಿದ್ದೆಷ್ಟು?". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Year Ender 2021: Highest-grossing Kannada Movies of the Year". 29 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pogaru Movie Review: Mass drama based on old formula". The Hans India.
  6. ↑ "Dhruva Sarja-starrer Pogaru to be Kannada-Telugu bilingual". The New Indian Express. India. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Dhruva Sarja's 'Pogaru' to release in Kannada and Telugu". thenewsminute.com. India: The News Minute. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "'Pogaru' to be titled 'Semma Thimiru' in Tamil". Times of India. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Pogaru Audio Launch: ದಾವಣಗೆರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪೊಗರು ಆಡಿಯೋ ಲಾಂಚ್: ಪೊಗರು ಶಿವನಿಗೆ ಜೊತೆಯಾದ ಟಗರು..!". News18.com. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Nanda Kishore's Pogaru to be released on April 24". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Hitha shares fun lockdown diaries with hubby Kiran". The Times of India. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Dhruva Sarja-starrer Pogaru to be Kannada-Telugu bilingual". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Dhruva Sarja's 'Pogaru' to release in Kannada and Telugu". The News Minute. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "POGARU (2021) NEW Released Full Hindi Dubbed Movie - Dhruva Sarja, Rashmika Mandanna, Kai Greene". YouTube. 25 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "ಇದೀಗ ಹೊಸ ಪೊಗರು; 8 ನಿಮಿಷ ಟ್ರಿಮ್, 45 ಕೋಟಿ ಗಳಿಕೆ!". Kannada Prabha. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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