Gokarna is a 2003 Kannada action drama film starring Superstar Upendra and Rakshita. The film was directed by Naganna and was Upendra's home production, made under his banner of Anegudda Vinayaka Productions. Music for the film was scored by Gurukiran. It is the second among a series of successful films under the Upendra - Naganna combination. The film also starred Madhu Bangarappa, Tennis Krishna, S. Ramesh, Satyajit, Dr. Nagesh, and Indhudhar in supporting roles. The film is a remake of the 1992 Tamil film Annamalai, which was a remake of the 1987 Hindi movie Khudgarz, which in turn was based on Jeffrey Archer's novel Kane and Abel.