Nineteen
years
back
Real
Star
Upendra
directed
the
movie
Om
starring
Hat-trick
hero
Shivaraj
Kumar
and
Prema.
The
movie
soon
achieved
a
cult
status.
It
broke
all
records
on
the
box
office
and
till
today
remains
as
one
of
the
most
iconic
movies
of
all
time.
Shivaraj
Kumar
was
a
superstar
when
Om
was
released.
The
movie
increased
his
fan
base
and
his
popularity
among
the
movie
viewers.
But
the
real
winner
was
director
Upendra.
Movie
pushed
him
to
highest
echelons
of
stardom.
The
movie's
charm
did
not
just
stop
there.
The
distributors
and
theater
owners
made
lump-sum
profit
from
the
movie.
Even
after
almost
two
decades,
many
movie
theaters
screen
Om
when
new
releases
fail
to
make
profit.
The
movie
has
been
re-released
almost
35
times,
a
record
for
any
Kannada
movie.
Many
theatres
have
kept
a
permanent
copy
of
the
movie
for
immediate
screening
purpose.
Theaters
like
'Kapali'
have
screened
the
movie
on
many
occasions
as
a
stop
gap
arrangement.
Now
the
news
is
that
the
movie
will
be
reworked
on
and
released
with
5.1
surround
sound
effect.
The
movie
has
never
failed
to
attract
the
crowd,
such
is
its
charm.
With
the
remastered
print,
it
would
be
interesting
to
see
how
well
the
movie
does
in
theaters.