{{distinguish|Pujari}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Poojari | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = Sharan | writer = Keshav Adhithya (dialogues) | screenplay = Sharan | story = Sharan | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | producer = Mohan Kumar<br /> Mallikarjun<br />Sharan | starring = Adi Lokesh<br />Neethashree | narrator = | cinematography = S. Chandrashekar | editing = Baby Nagaraj | music = Abhimann Roy | studio = Friends Movies | distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --> | released = {{Film date|2007|1|24}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Kannada | budget = | gross = }} '''''Poojari''''' ({{Translation|Priest}}) is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sharan and starring Adi Lokesh (in his lead debut) and Neethashree.
== Cast == {{Cast listing| *Adi Lokesh as Poojari *Neethashree as Priya *Rangayana Raghu *Shobaraj *Ramesh Bhat *Avinash *Tulasi *Chitra Shenoy *Prathap }}
== Production == Adi Lokesh previously starred in ''Jogi'' (2005) and made his lead debut with this film.<ref name="N">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2008/nov/10/i-want-to-forget-poojari-5658.html|title='I want to forget Poojari'|date=10 November 2008|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref> Director Sharan did not let Adi Lokesh dub for himself.<ref name="N"/> The song "Kannale Nanna Chitra Baredanu" was shot in Bangkok.<ref name="N"/>
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by Abhimann Roy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/poojari-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1182414878|title=Poojari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|date=2007|work=Apple Music|access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref> and the lyrics were written by Sharan Kumar Kabbur, Kantharaj S, Prashanth and Srinivas. The songs became popular.
{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Akka Pakka | extra1 = Abhimann Roy, Chaitra H. G. | length1 = 3:58 | title2 = Ilibyada Maga | extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Badri Prasad | length2 = 4:59 | title3 = Janma Kotta Thayi | extra3 = Vijay Kumar | length3 = 4:11 | title4 = Kannalle | extra4 = Divya Raghavan, Chaitra H. G. | length4 = 5:04 | title5 = Kannalle (instrumental) | extra5 = {{emdash}} | length5 = 5:02 | title6 = Kele Thangaali | extra6 = Abhimann Roy | length6 = 5:04 | title7 = Muddu Muddaada | extra7 = Udit Narayan, H. Divya | length7 = 5:01 | title8 = Poojaari | extra8 = Abhimann Roy, Inchara, H. Divya, Kantha | length8 = 4:21 | total_length = 37:40 }}
== Reception == A critic from ''Chitraloka.com'' rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "The film is mass oriented and it attracted the mass audience. [...] Neeta looks glamorous in the song sequences".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/sections/how_is_it/2007/poojari.shtml|title=POOJARY GOOD OPENING|website=Chitraloka|access-date=6 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423230710/http://www.chitraloka.com/sections/how_is_it/2007/poojari.shtml|archive-date=23 April 2008}}</ref> The film was a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalkannada.com/what-happened-to-the-adi-lokesh-of-the-holy-lokesh/|title=What happened to Adi Lokesh of the holy Lokesh?|work=Global Kannada|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711221543/https://globalkannada.com/what-happened-to-the-adi-lokesh-of-the-holy-lokesh/|archive-date=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="N"/> After the film's failure, Adi Lokesh decided to concentrate back on villain roles.<ref name="N"/>
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== External links == *{{IMDb title|14332680}}
Category:Indian action drama films Category:2007 Kannada-language films