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'Jogi' an all-time super-hit in Kannada cinema
By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Indo-Asian News Service

angalore, Sep 22 (IANS) In Kannada cinema, "Jogi" tops the current charts, with its unprecedented success at the box office.

1. "Jogi": The film, released Aug 19, has collected around Rs.30 million in four weeks. It has emerged as one of the all-time super-hits in Kannada cinema. It remains to be seen if its collections will surpass those of earlier hits like "Yajamana" and "Janumada Jodi". 

2. "Auto Shankar": The film's collections have amounted to Rs.7 million in the first week, thanks mainly to Upendra's charisma. The film has not been able to get releases in Davanagere, Tumkur and Bijapur because of some theatre problems. 

3. "Namma Basava": This Puneet Raj Kumar-Gauri-starrer was released along with "Auto Shankar" Sep 9. This led to a fierce competition, but nevertheless both the films have been able to hold on.

4. "Deadly Soma": The film's initial collections, despite stiff competition from "Jogi", have been good. Even the remake rights of the film have been sold to a Telugu producer for a fancy price. Audithya, the film's hero, has now put his two flops behind him.

5. "Gowramma": This Upendra-Ramya-starrer has completed 100 days at a few centres.

Guru Kiran rules Kannada audio market
By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Indo-Asian News Service

Bangalore, Sep 22 (IANS) The 'Jogi' wave is sweeping the audio market in Karnataka. 

1. "Jogi": The sales of the album have kept up the same tempo even after the film's release. Over a million cassettes may be sold within six months of the release - a tribute to its music director Guru Kiran. 

2. "Auto Shankar": The film starring Upendra and Shilpa Shetty has had a good opening. The audio sales were good even before the film's release, and Guru Kiran's album continues to do well. The title song "Naanu Auto Shankar", "Kachchi Kachchi Ninna Thinnala" and "Kabaddi Kabaddi" have become highly popular. 

3. "Namma Basava": The audio cassette and CD of the Puneet Raj Kumar-starrer was out just a few days before the film's release Sep 9. The audio's success is due to Puneet's charisma and Guru Kiran's appeal. 

4. "Amrutha Dhaare": The audio of Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar-directed "Amrutha Dhaare" with Dhyan and Ramya was released Aug 15. Initially, the response was not highly encouraging. But the telecast of songs on popular channels has made a difference. Mano Murthy, who scored music for "America America", "Preethi Prema Pranaya" and "Nanna Preethiya Hudugi", has composed some good tunes for the film including the title song and "Huduga Huduga". 

5. "Deadly Soma": The audio cassette and CD sales of the Audithya-Rakshitha starrer have been good mainly because the film has proved to be a winner at the box office.