Rathaavara
| Rathaavara | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Chandrashekhar Bandiyappa |
| Written by | Chandrashekar Bandiyappa |
| Screenplay by | Chandrashekar Bandiyappa |
| Produced by | Dharmashree Manjunath. N |
| Starring | Sriimurali Rachita Ram |
| Cinematography | Bhuvan Gowda |
| Edited by | Srikanth |
| Music by | Dharma Vish Background Score= Ravi Basrur |
Production company | Dharmashree Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Rathaavara is a 2015 Indian Kannada action thriller film written and directed by Chandrashekar Bandiyappa and produced by Dharmashree Manjunath. It stars Sri Murali and Rachita Ram in the lead roles. The supporting cast features P. Ravi Shankar, Chikkanna, Sadhu Kokila and Charan Raj among others.[1] The film's music is composed by Dharma Vish, background score by Ravi Basrur and cinematography is by Bhuvan Gowda.
The principal photography of the film began in December 2014 at locations such as Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore and Gadag. The film release on 4 December 2015 and gained mixed to positive reviews from the critics as well as the audience and the movie was successful at the box office.[2]
Cast
- Srimurali as Rathavara
- Rachita Ram as Navami
- Chikkanna
- P. Ravi Shankar as Manikantha
- Charan Raj
- Sadhu Kokila
- Narendra Babu
- Chitra Shenoy
- Sharath
- Saurav Lokesh
- Chandru
- Hitesh B.C
- RoopaShree
- Kopplu Puttamma
- Prashanth M
- Dhakshayini
- Triveni
- Chidambaram
- Divya
Production
Development
The first news about the film was announced by actor Sri Murali in his Twitter account in August 2014. Fresh from the success of his previous venture Ugramm (2014), Murali announced that his next venture would be titled as "Rathaavara" and more details of the film would be revealed in the 150th day celebrations of Ugramm.[3] He also released the first look for the film on the social networking site on his birthday.[4] The film was labelled as an action thriller and would be directed by Chandrashekar Bandiyappa.
Casting
After signing Murali for the lead protagonist role, the makers roped in actress Rachita Ram who was busy shooting for Ranna.[5] P. Ravi Shankar was roped in to play the main antagonist role.[6]
Filming
Although the initial reports said the filming to start by October 2014, the actual rolling of the film commenced from December 2014. With the first look of the film out on 17 December 2014, the launch was made a low-key affair with the film's cast and crew members only. The team shot for the film at a brisk pace in and around Mysore. An action sequence was shot at the tourist destination Srirangapatna.[7] Later, it was reported that actor Sri Murali would sing for a track in the film.[8] The climax portions of the film commenced in April 2015 with the actor claiming it to be one of his toughest climaxes shot ever. It was reported that he had to be underwater for close to 12 hours for shooting the climax portions.[9]
Box office
The film ran for 100 days at few screens in karnataka.
Soundtrack
| Rathavara | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Dharma Vish | |
| Released | 11 November 2015 |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 19:36 |
| Label | Alpha Digitech |
Dharma Vish has composed the soundtrack and score for the film. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks, out of which one has been sung by actor Sri Murali and penned by Yogaraj Bhat.[10] Other lyricist names featured are Kaviraj, Jayanth Kaikini, V. Nagendra Prasad and K. Kalyan. It was released on 11 November 2015, prior to which the makers sought the blessings of Shivakumara Swami, in Tumkur.[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rathaavara Theme" | Ravindra Soragavi, Dharma Vish | 2:08 | |
| 2. | "Nee Muddada" | Kaviraj | Rajesh Krishnan, Supriya Lohith | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Hudugi Kannu" | Yogaraj Bhat | Sriimurali | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Mareyada Pustaka" | Jayanth Kaykini | Anuradha Bhat | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Preethi Ondu" | K. Kalyan | Ravindra Soragavi | 4:26 |
References
- ^ "Action for Rathavara". Indiaglitz. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Rathavara shooting complete". Chitraloka. 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Sri Murali announces his new film". The Times of India. 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Rathaavara First Look is out!". YTalkies. 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Srimurali pairs with Rachita Ram". Filmy Kannada. 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Ravishankar Doing Lead Villain Role in SriMurali's upcoming film #Rathavara". Facebook. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Rathaavara team at Srirangapattana". YTalkies. 15 December 2014.
- ^ "SriMurali to croon for a song in Rathaavara". YTalkies. 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Rathavara Ends with a Secret Climax". The New Indian Express. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "SriMurali to croon for a song in Rathaavara". Ytalkies. 8 April 2015.
- ^ Sharadhaa, A. (14 November 2015). "Unusual Audio Release for Srimurali's Rathaavara". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 December 2015.