Kabzaa (Soldier) is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language period action film written and directed by R. Chandru. The film features an ensemble cast of Upendra, Shiva Rajkumar, Kiccha Sudeepa, Shriya Saran, Sudha, Murali Sharma, Nawab Shah, Suneel Puranik, John Kokken, Dev Gill, Kabir Duhan Singh, Danish Akhtar Saifi, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Posani Krishna Murali.[3] In the film, Arakeshwara, an air force officer, enters the underworld due to unavoidable circumststances and revolves around his life between 1942 and 1986.
Kabzaa was released on 17 March 2023 in Kannada, along with the dubbed versions of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.[4] The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb. Despite the film's failure, the sequel titled Kabzaa 2 is announced.
Plot[]
During the British rule in 1945, Amareshwara, a freedom fighter, gets brutally killed by the British, where his wife Tulasi Devi and sons Arkeshwara and Sankeshwara, relocate to Amarapura and work as flag sellers. In 1971, Arkeshwara becomes an air force pilot, while Sankeshwara sacrifices his aspirations of joining the Air Force for his brother. Arkeshwara returns to Amarapura for a short holiday, where he spends time with his mother and girlfriend Madhumati, who is the daughter of the royal heir Veer Bahaddur.
Amarapura is always involved in gang wars between three gangsters: Khaleed, Bagheera, and Malik. When CM Ghanshyam Pandey learns about Veer Bahaddur's plan to nominate himself as a candidate for the CM, he hires Khaleed to create chaos in Amarapura, along with his son Sartaaj. Sartaaj begins the chaos until Sankeshwara kills him for shooting an old woman. Enraged, Khaleed kills and beheads Sankeshwara, which disturbs Arkeshwara and Tulasi. An enraged Arkeshwara later kills a police officer for insulting his family, upon which he is sentenced to prison and expelled from the Air Force. Later, Khaleed hires a dreaded gangster Bali to kill Arkeshwara in prison, but Arkeshwara kills Bali.
Sensing an opportunity to get rid of Khaleed, Veer Bahaddur bails out Arkeshwara. Khaleed organises a hit against Arkeshwara, but Arkeshwara finishes Khaleed's men and kills Khaleed, thus seeking justice in Sankeshwara's death and marking his foray into becoming the next crime boss of the Bangalore crime syndicate. However, trouble ensues for Arkeshwara, as he has to deal with Malik and Bagheera. Veer Bahaddur wins the election and becomes the CM. Madhumati informs her decision to him on marrying Arkeshwara, but Veer Bahaddur disrespects her decision and Arkeshwara, leading her to elope with him. Arkeshwara kills Bagheera and Malik, and occupies their empire, where he becomes a dreaded gangster overnight.
In 1973, Arakeshwara leads a family life with Madhumati, their two children and Tulasi Devi. On their wedding anniversary, Madhumati heads to Veer Bahaddur for reconciliation, but he holds her captive in a cell and tells her about how he used Arkeshwara as a weapon to destroy Bagheera, Khaleed and Malik. He also reveals to her that he tried to get DSP Vikram arrest Arkeshwara, but to no avail as he died at the hands of Arkeshwara. Veer Bahaddur then separates Madhumati from her sons and proceeds to burn them alive.
Meanwhile, Arkeshwara gets worried about Madhumati and their children. He calls up Veer Bahaddur to find about their whereabouts, but later gets surrounded by the ruthless cop, Bhargava Bakshi, along with his battalion. Just as he is about to retaliate against them, a mysterious gangster named Siddhantha arrives with his gang and aims his weapons at both Bakshi and Arkeshwara, ordering them to be fired, thus hinting a sequel.
Cast[]
- Upendra as Arkeshwara, a former Air Force pilot-turned-gangster[5]
- Kiccha Sudeepa as Bhargava Bakshi, a ruthless cop
- Shriya Saran as Madhumati Bahaddur, Arkeshwara's wife and Veer Bahadur's daughter
- Murali Sharma as CM Veer Bahaddur, Madhumati's father and king of the Bahaddur dynasty during the British Raj.
- Nawab Shah as Bagheera
- Suneel Puranik as Sankeshwara, Arkeshwara's brother
- John Kokken as Malik
- Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Posani Krishna Murali
- Sudha as Tulasi Devi, Arkeshwara and Sankeshwara's mother
- Dev Gill as DSP Vikram
- M.Kamaraj as Khaleed, a bloodthirsty gangster
- Danish Aktar as Bali
- Lakki Lakshman as CM Ghanshyam Pandey
- Pramod Shetty as a corrupt cop
- Taaha Shah as Saartaj, Khaleed's son
- Avinash as a jailer
- Anoop Revanna as Fayaaz
- B Suresh as Varadharaj Mudaliar
- Chiru as Young Arkeshwara
- Jnan as Young Sankeshwara
- Tanya Hope as a bar dancer in the song, "Chum Chum Chali Chali"
- Shiva Rajkumar as Siddhantha (cameo appearance)[6]
Production[]
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Music[]
The music of the film is composed by Ravi Basrur. The first single titled "Kabzaa Title Track" was released on 4 February 2023. The second single titled "Namaami Namaami" was released on 16 February 2023. The third single titled "Chum Chum Chali Chali" was released on 26 February 2023.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kabzaa Title Track" | Ravi Basrur | Santhosh Venky, Bhavyashri Bandimata, Ravi Basrur, Sachin Basrur, Manish Dinakar | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Namaami Namaami" | Kinnal Raj | Aishwarya Rangarajan | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Chum Chum Chali Chali" | Pramod Maravante | Aira Udupi, Manish Dinakar, Santhosh Venky | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Radha Radha" | Ravi Basrur | Vijayalaxmi Mettinahole | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kabzaa Title Track" | Shabbir Ahmed | Snigdhajit Bhowmik, Shruthika Samudrala, Ritesh G Rao, Saicharan Bhaskaruni, Lokeshwar Edara, Santhosh Venky, Ravi Basrur, Sachin Basrur, Manish Dinakar | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Namaami Namaami" | Deepak Bharti | Aishwarya Rangarajan | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Main Toh Chali" | Shabbir Ahmed | Snigdha Sharma, Ritesh G. Rao | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Radha Radha" | Deepak Bharti | Astha Lohar | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kabzaa Title Track" | Madhurakavi | Saicharan Bhaskaruni, Aditi Bhavaraju, Prasanth Kamma, Saicharan Bhaskaruni, Lokeshwar Edara, Santhosh Venky, Ravi Basrur, Sachin Basrur, Manish Dinakar | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Namaami Namaami" | Madhurakavi | Vaishnavi Kannan | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Pal Pal Pallanguzhi" | Madhurakavi | Vagu, Arjun Vijay | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Radhe Radhe" | Madhurakavi | Vaishnavi Kovvuri | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kabzaa Title Track" | Shyam Kasarla | Prasanth Kamma, Aditi Bhavaraju, Saicharan Bhaskaruni, Lokeshwar Edara, Santhosh Venky, Ravi Basrur, Sachin Basrur, Manish Dinakar | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Namaami Namaami" | Suresh Gangula | Sahithi Chaganti | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Pal Pal Palli" | Chandrabose | Harini Ivaturi, Santhosh Venky | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Radhe Radhe" | Kasarla Shyam | Vaishnavi Kovvuri | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kabzaa Title Track" | Sudhamsu | Arjun Vijay, Anna Baby, M.T. Sruthikanth, M.T. Sangeeth, Mathew Roy, Santhosh Venky, Ravi Basrur, Sachin Basrur, Manish Dinakar | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Namaami Namaami" | Rajeev Govindan | Vaishnavi Kannan | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Min Min Minna Minni" | Sudhamsu | Vagu, Arjun Vijay | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Radhe Radhe" | Rajeev Govindan | Nayana Nair | 3:31 |
Marketing[]
The motion poster of the film was released on the birthday of Upendra on 18 September 2021.[7] The film's teaser was released in September 2022.[8]
Release[]
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Reception[]
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References[]
- ↑ [TBA Kabzaa EXCLUSIVE: Trailer of Upendra and Kichcha Sudeepa film to release on THIS date, confirms Anand Pandit] (en) (2023-01-30).
- ↑ [TBA Kabzaa Box Office Collection: Upendra and Kiccha Sudeep's Film Struggles on Day 11, Collects THIS Much].
- ↑ [TBA Kabzaa teaser sparks huge expectations] (en).
- ↑ See Bolly (2023-02-18). [TBA Kabzaa Movie OTT Release Date, OTT Platform, OTT Rights] (en-US).
- ↑ [TBA Kabzaa Hindi teaser out! All guns go blazing in Upendra and Kichcha Sudeep's period actioner].
- ↑ [TBA Shivarajkumar joins hands with Upendra and Sudeep for Kabzaa] (2023-03-03).
- ↑ [TBA Kabzaa motion poster to be unveiled on Upendra's birthday] (en).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "Upendra's Kabzaa teaser out"] Check
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