Kutumba

{{About|a film|the musical group from Nepal|Kutumba (band)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Kutumba | image = Kutumba DVD cover.jpg | alt =  | caption = | director = Naganna | based_on = ''Gang Leader'' (Telugu) | producer = Shailendra Babu | writer = K. Nanjunda [Dialogues] | screenplay = Vijaya Bapineedu | story = Vijaya Bapineedu | starring = Upendra Natanya Singh Ashok Gurukiran Advani Lakshmi Devi B.C. Patil | music = Gurukiran | cinematography = Sai Sathish | editing = S. Manohar | studio = Sri Shailendra productions | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2003|03|27|df=y}} | runtime = 158 mins | country = India | language = Kannada | budget = | gross = }} '''''Kutumba''''' ({{translation}} Family) is a 2003 Kannada-language action film starring Upendra and Natanya Singh. The film was directed by Naganna and produced by Shailendra Babu. Music for the film was scored by Gurukiran. It is the first among a series of successful films under Upendra — Naganna combination. The film also starred Ashok, Gurukiran, Advani Lakshmi Devi, Shwetha in supporting roles and B.C. Patil and Sathya Raj played the negative roles. The film is a remake of the 1991 Telugu film ''Gang Leader'' starring Chiranjeevi. The success of the film led to the release of two other successful films under Upendra — Naganna combination, namely ''Gokarna'' in 2003 and ''Gowramma'' in 2005.

==Cast== {{cast listing| *Upendra as Vijay *Natanya Singh as Kanyakumari *Ashok as Vivek *Gurukiran as Vidhyadhar *M. N. Lakshmi Devi *B. C. Patil as Shankar Patil *Arjun (Firoz Khan) as Jayaraj Patil *Nithin Gopi as Sagar *Dr. Nagesh kavati *Bank Suresh *Shwetha as Menaka *Sathyaraj as DCP Shekhar *Thalapathi Dinesh *Doddanna as Jailer *Mysore Ramanand *Mandeep Roy as House Broker *Pailwaan Venu *Pushpa Swamy as Chief Minister *Hanumanthe Gowda *R. G. Vijayasarathy as Home Minister *Myna Chandru as Astrologer *Stunt Siddu *Ravi Varma *Narasimha Moorthi *Jayalakshmi Patil as Lakshmi, Vivek's Wife *Sridhar Raj as Sub-inspector A. B. Gowda }}

==Soundtrack== The soundtrack album was released in Hubli in April 2003 by Police Commissioner of the city, K. V. Gagandeep, and Mayor, Prakash Kyarakatti.<ref>{{cite news |title=Audio release of Kutumba |url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=3024 |accessdate=22 September 2020 |work=Screen |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030422104421/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=3024 |archivedate=22 April 2003 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The music was composed by Gurukiran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicmazaa.com/kannada/audiosongs/movie/Kutumba.html |title=Kutumba audio songs online | Download Kutumba Songs mp3 codes | Kutumba music review | Listen to Kutumba songs |publisher=MusicMazaa.com |accessdate=2012-07-31}}</ref>

{{Infobox album | name = Kutumba | type = soundtrack | artist = Gurukiran | border = yes | released = April 2003 | genre = Feature Film soundtrack | length = 22:28 | language = Kannada | label = Anand Audio | misc = {{External media | audio1 = {{YouTube|iquiYTiY4KI|Official Audio Jukebox}} }} }} {{Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Jai Ganesha | length1 = 3:45 | lyrics1 = Upendra | extra1 = Manu | title2 = Mujhe Kuchu Kuchu | length2 = 4:26 | lyrics2 = Kaviraj | extra2 = Udit Narayan, Nanditha | title3 = Hele Meenakshi | length3 = 5:14 | lyrics3 = Kaviraj | extra3 = Gurukiran | title4 = Allukku Balikinalli | length4 = 4:41 | lyrics4 = Upendra | extra4 = Udit Narayan | title5 = Nee Nanna Appikolalavva | length5 = 4:19 | lyrics5 = Kaviraj | extra5 = Hemanth, Shamitha | total_length = 22:28 }}

== Reception == A critic from ''Viggy'' wrote that "In a nutshell, is a mass entertainer with a difference with Upendra's touch".<ref name="viggy.com review">{{cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/review_kutumba.asp |title=Kutumba film review — Super Star Upendra film directed by Naganna |publisher=Viggy.com |date=2011-03-13 |accessdate=2012-07-31}}</ref> ''Indiainfo'' wrote "This film is for everyone. It does not have the tag line " Budhivantharige Mathra'. Infact [sic] you need no intelligence to watch this movie. Two hours of entertainment and a total paisa vasool".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/kutumba.html|title=Indiainfo: Kannada: KUTUMBA – Review|access-date=21 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031011210834/http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/kutumba.html|archive-date=11 October 2003}}</ref>

==Box office== ''Kutumba'' ran for 50 days in more than 17 centres across Karnataka and recorded 100 days in many centres across the state like Bangalore, Mysore, Davanagere, Shimoga, Mangalore, Hubli. It also completed 125 days of run at its main center in Bangalore.<ref name="viggy.com 125days">{{cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_kutumba125days.asp |title=Kutumba — film of Upendra marks successful 125 days |publisher=Viggy.com |date=2011-03-13 |accessdate=2012-07-31}}</ref>

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Category:2003 films Category:Kannada remakes of Telugu films Category:2003 Kannada-language films Category:2003 Indian films Category:Films set in Bengaluru Category:Films scored by Gurukiran Category:Films shot in Bengaluru Category:Indian gangster films Category:Indian crime action films Category:2000s crime action films Category:Films directed by Naganna