Soorappa is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Naganna and produced by Super Hit Films. The film stars Vishnuvardhan in his 175th film along with Charan Raj, Shruti and Anu Prabhakar in prominent roles. The film had a musical score and soundtrack composed and written by Hamsalekha. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Maru Malarchi (1998), directed by Bharathi, which starred Mammootty and Devayani. The film released to generally positive reviews from critics and was one of the biggest hits of the year 2000. Producer M. B. Babu was renamed Soorappa Babu after the success of this film. Cast Vishnuvardhan as Soorappa Rayaru Shruti as Lakshmi Charan Raj as Balarama Ramesh Bhat as Babu Sathyapriya as Soorappa’s Mother Anu Prabhakar Chi Guru Dutt Bank Janardhan M. N. Lakshmi Devi Tennis Krishna Mandeep Roy Krishne Gowda Soundtrack The music of the film was composed and written by Hamsalekha. References External links Preview at Online Bangalore 2000 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian action films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films scored by Hamsalekha Films directed by Naganna 2000 action films