Sangolli Rayanna (film)
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Sangolli Rayanna is an upcoming historical drama -Indian Kannada film directed by Naganna and produced by Anand Appugol. Challenging Star Darshan Thoogudeep, Jayaprada and Nikita Thukral
Nikita Thukral
Nikita Thukral is an Indian film actress and model, who has acted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She is best known for her item number "Kodana Kodi" in Saroja.-Early life:...

 playing lead roles. The film about Sangolli Rayanna
Sangolli Rayanna
Sangolli Rayanna was a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, India. He fought the British till his death. He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma. Rayanna was born in the small village of Sangolli, he belonged to the Kuruba / Dhangar caste and hence...

, the prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, India. He fought the British till his death. He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Kittur Rani Chennamma
Kittur Chennamma
Kitturu Rani Chennamma was the queen of the princely state of Kittur in Karnataka. In 1824, 33 years before the 1857 war of independence, she led an armed rebellion against the British in response to the Doctrine of lapse. The resistance ended in her martyrdom and she is remembered today as one...

. This is one of the highest budget film in the Kannada film industry, believed source said that budget will be more than 190+ millions.

Cast

  • Darshan Thoogudeep as Sangolli Rayanna
    Sangolli Rayanna
    Sangolli Rayanna was a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, India. He fought the British till his death. He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma. Rayanna was born in the small village of Sangolli, he belonged to the Kuruba / Dhangar caste and hence...

    ,a freedom fighter from Karnataka
    Karnataka
    Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

    ,who fought against British and he was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur
    Kittur
    Kitturu , also called Kittur is a village in Belgaum District of Karnataka state. It is part of the Bailahongal taluk in Belgaum district. It is a place of historical significance because of the resistance of Rani Chennamma of Kitturu to the British Raj.-History:On the outskirts of the town lies...

     ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma.
  • Jayapradha as Kittur Chennamma
    Kittur Chennamma
    Kitturu Rani Chennamma was the queen of the princely state of Kittur in Karnataka. In 1824, 33 years before the 1857 war of independence, she led an armed rebellion against the British in response to the Doctrine of lapse. The resistance ended in her martyrdom and she is remembered today as one...

    ,was the queen of the princely state of Kittur
    Kittur
    Kitturu , also called Kittur is a village in Belgaum District of Karnataka state. It is part of the Bailahongal taluk in Belgaum district. It is a place of historical significance because of the resistance of Rani Chennamma of Kitturu to the British Raj.-History:On the outskirts of the town lies...

     in Karnataka
    Karnataka
    Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

    .She fought against British
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

     33 years before the Indian Rebellion of 1857
    Indian Rebellion of 1857
    The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to...

    .
  • Nikitha
  • Shashikumar
    Shashikumar
    Shashikumar is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. He is considered to be one of the 1990s top actors in the Kannada film industry with a vast number of commercially successful movies. He is also known for his distinct dancing skills in the industry...


Production

Priyamani
Priyamani
Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer, better known by her stage name Priyamani is an Indian film actress and model who has appeared in several Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films...

 was named previously for the female lead role, but laterly she denied the offer to do such historical character in current because she's not interested to do in her early career. Then Nikita Thukral
Nikita Thukral
Nikita Thukral is an Indian film actress and model, who has acted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She is best known for her item number "Kodana Kodi" in Saroja.-Early life:...

 offered for the lead role. For the shooting purpose, they bought white horse which cost nearly 17 lakh rupees and it will be riding by Sangolli Rayanna (Darshan Thoogudeep) character. This is Darshan's 45th film in the career and he went strict diet to fit for warrior physic.Vetaran actress Jayapradha is playing the role of Kittur Rani Chennamma
Kittur Chennamma
Kitturu Rani Chennamma was the queen of the princely state of Kittur in Karnataka. In 1824, 33 years before the 1857 war of independence, she led an armed rebellion against the British in response to the Doctrine of lapse. The resistance ended in her martyrdom and she is remembered today as one...

,the similar role in the past was played by B. Saroja Devi
B. Saroja Devi
B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress. She is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award and has acted in Kannada,Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies.She is referred to as Abinaya Saraswathi by Tamil film industry and as Kannadathu Paingili by Kannada Film Industry.She ruled the roost for more than three...

 in 'Kitturu Chennamma' which was a big hit in its time..

Shooting

The movie went on the floor on 19th of November at Kittur in Belgaum district.The team filmed in Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

 (Rajasthan) with more than thousand artists including horses and elephants.Production team shot for 40 days in desert village called Thula to capture the battle scene wonderfully.Fake human body parts are designed by Rajasthan artists for the war scenes to make reality on the war sequences.

Producer Anand Appugol explained the shooting experience with press “It cost around 2.5+ millions per day scheduled shooting and costed around 80 millions only for war scenes. Jayaprada, who appearing as Kittur Chennamma
Kittur Chennamma
Kitturu Rani Chennamma was the queen of the princely state of Kittur in Karnataka. In 1824, 33 years before the 1857 war of independence, she led an armed rebellion against the British in response to the Doctrine of lapse. The resistance ended in her martyrdom and she is remembered today as one...

 spend 30 days with team” he said. “I acted nearly 700 cinemas. But haven’t seen richest film shoot in south like this” Jayaprada shared her words too. “Darshan Thoogudeep is totally involved in the character of Sangolli Rayanna
Sangolli Rayanna
Sangolli Rayanna was a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, India. He fought the British till his death. He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma. Rayanna was born in the small village of Sangolli, he belonged to the Kuruba / Dhangar caste and hence...

 while filming the scenes” said the producer about his favorite star.

The film will be the biggest boost to the Kannada film industry and Darshan Thoogudeep's career as it is made with highest budget and good team.Film posters were nominated for the Internet Poster Design Award.

In the war field 30 elephants, 100s of horses, 1000s of soldiers plus 320 fighters from Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai have taken part in some of the risky shots. Actor Srinivasamurthy horse ride was with lot of enthusiasm. He was like a student in horse riding and skid at one point of time remembers Naganna explaining the major schedule experience. We have shot in 2degree temperature extremities. At Hularagao 40 kilometers from Jaipur after 16 years this weather was traced.

Seven cameras including the latest photogenic 500, fitting the small cameras to the horses and heli-cam were pressed in to action. Shooting in Murugod cave was another rich experience. The cave to the road level is used for five days shoot for ‘Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna’. "Even if we spend 50 lakhs, we wont get the same experience" remembers Naganna.The shooting of the movie also held in Mysore for 25 days in natural locations.
The shooting of the movie stalled in between after the arrest of lead actor Darshan
Darshan
or Darshan is a Sanskrit term meaning "sight" , vision, apparition, or glimpse. It is most commonly used for "visions of the divine" in Hindu worship, e.g. of a deity , or a very holy person or artifact...

for domestic violence.

Soundtrack

Yashovardhan has composed the music and lyrics by Keshavaditya.It is said Devotional and patriotic songs are part of the album.
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