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{{Infobox film
| name = Sangolli Rayanna
| image = File:Sangolli Rayanna film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Naganna]]
| producer = Anand Appugol
| writer = Keshavaditya Naganna
| based_on = [[Personal life|Life]] of [[Sangolli Rayanna]][Karnataka]
| starring = [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] [[Jaya Prada]] [[Shashi Kumar]] [[Nikita Thukral]]
| narrator = [[Sudeep]]<ref>{{cite news |title= 'Sangolli Rayanna' gets Kicha's voice |url= http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/view_news-Kannada-News_and_Gossips-5,109485.php |publisher= bharatstudent.com |date= 7 September 2012}}</ref>
| music = Yashovardhan Hari Krishna
| cinematography = Ramesh Babu
| editing = Govardhan
| studio = Sri Sangolli Rayanna films
| released = {{Film date|2012|11|1|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget = ₹30 crore<ref name=":30">{{Cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/kranti-veera-sangolli-rayanna-earns-rs-30-crore-523240.html|title = 'Kranti Veera Sangolli Rayanna' earns Rs 30 crore|date = 23 November 2012}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}30 {{ndash}} 40 crore<ref name=":30"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Sangolli-Rayanna-set-to-complete-100-days/articleshow/18239373.cms|title=Sangolli Rayanna set to complete 100 days – Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Srinivasa |first1=Srikanth |date=17 January 2013 |title=The Top Kannada grossers of 2012 |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-south-top-kannada-grossers-of-2012/20130117.htm |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=Rediff |language=en |archive-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603191112/https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-south-top-kannada-grossers-of-2012/20130117.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
'''''Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಕ್ರಾಂತಿವೀರ ಸಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ರಾಯಣ್ಣ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{translation|Revolutionary warrior Sangolli Rayanna}}) is a 2012 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[Historical drama|historical]] [[action film]] directed by [[Naganna]] and produced by Anand Appugol. [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/kannada-actor-revisits-history/20110415.htm|title=Kannada actor Darshan revisits history|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=15 April 2011}}</ref> [[Jaya Prada]] and [[Nikita Thukral]] play lead roles. The film is about [[Sangolli Rayanna]], a prominent freedom fighter from [[Karnataka]], who fought the [[East India Company]] till he was captured and executed.

The film was released on 1 November 2012 coinciding with the [[Karnataka Rajyotsava]] where it received positive reviews from critics and became a box office success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/reviews/2012/kranthiveera-sangolli-rayanna-review-100817.html|title=Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Review|date=1 November 2012}}</ref>

''Kranti Veera Sangolli Rayanna'' was produced at an estimated cost of Rs 30 and collected approximately {{INR}}30 crore in 22 days of screening <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/kranti-veera-sangolli-rayanna-earns-rs-30-crore-523240.html|title = 'Kranti Veera Sangolli Rayanna' earns Rs 30 crore|date = 23 November 2012}}</ref> and {{INR}}40 crore in 75 days in theatres in Karnataka.
<ref name="Sangoli 100 day">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Sangolli-Rayanna-set-to-complete-100-days/articleshow/18239373.cms|title = Sangolli Rayanna set to complete 100 days - Times of India| newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref> and became the [[List of Kannada films of 2012|highest-grossing Kannada movie]] of 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Srinivasa |first1=Srikanth |date=17 January 2013 |title=The Top Kannada grossers of 2012 |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-south-top-kannada-grossers-of-2012/20130117.htm |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=Rediff |language=en |archive-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603191112/https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-south-top-kannada-grossers-of-2012/20130117.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Premise==
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A respectable village head decides to keep his son away from the violent politics of rural life. However, fate intervenes, forcing the young man to not only return home, but also take up the sickle. [[Sangolli Rayanna]], a military leader fought against the [[Britishers]], He served as a senior commander in the military of Kittur ruled by [[Kittur Chennamma]], the kingdom - like many others - called by the British as a princely state, during the early 19th century. After Chennamma led a failed rebellion against the [[British East India Company]] (EIC) in response to the EIC's infamous Doctrine of Lapse in 1824, Rayanna continued to resist Company rule in India. After leading another uprising against EIC authority, he was ultimately captured by the [[British India|British]] and executed by hanging in 1831.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] as [[Sangolli Rayanna]]
* [[Jayapradha]] as [[Kittur Chennamma|Kittur Rani Chennamma]]
* [[Nikita Thukral]] as Mallavva
* [[Divya Parameshwaran]]
* [[Shashikumar]] as Channabasava
* [[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Veerappa Sardar
* [[Jai Jagadish]] as Venkanagouda
* [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]] as Balappa Kulkarni
* [[Ramesh Bhat]]
* [[Umashree]] as Kenchamma
* [[Karibasavaiah]] as Pakira
* [[Doddanna]] as Venkata Rao
* [[Satyajit (Kannada Actor)|Satyajith]] as Mallappa Shetty
* [[Shobaraj (Kannada Actor)|Shobhraj]] as Bandari Baboo
* [[Bank Janardhan]] as Linganagouda
* Saurav
* Sadashiv Brahmavara
* Anand Appugol as King of Shivagatti
* Sadashiv Vinaysarathi
* [[Rajesh Nataranga]] as Krishnaroo
* [[Dharma]]
* Ravichetan
* Moogu Suresh
{{colend}}

==Production==

===Casting===
Initially, [[Arjun Sarja]] was selected for the lead role which is being portrayed by Darshan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/did-you-know/Sangolli-Rayannas-character-was-first-offered-to-Arjun-Sarja/articleshow/32905296.cms?from=mdr|title=Sangolli Rayanna's character was first offered to Arjun Sarja|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 March 2014}}</ref> and [[Priyamani]] was named previously for the female lead role, but later she refused the offer to do such historical character. Finally, [[Nikita Thukral]] was offered the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/darshan-nikita-to-set-sandalwood-on-fire-621797|title=Darshan-Nikita to set Sandalwood on fire|work=[[NDTV]]|date=14 October 2011}}</ref> For shooting purpose, a white horse was bought which cost nearly {{INRConvert|1.7|m}}. [[Jaya Prada]] portrayed the role of [[Kittur Chennamma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2010/Sep/25/jaya-prada-to-play-kittur-rani-chanamma-189981.html|title=Jaya Prada to play 'Kittur Rani Chanamma'|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=25 September 2010}}</ref> The same role was filled by [[B. Saroja Devi]] in the 1962 film ''Kitturu Chennamma''.

===Filming===

The team was filmed in [[Jaipur]] (Rajasthan) with more than a thousand artists, including [[horses]] and [[elephants]]. The production team shot for 40 days in a desert village called Thula to capture the battle scene. Fake human body parts were designed by Rajasthan artists for the war scenes to make the war sequences look real.

Producer Anand Appugol explained the shooting experience to the press. "It cost more than {{INRConvert|5|m}} per day of shooting and cost around {{INRConvert|20|m}} only for war scenes. [[Jaya Prada]], who appears as [[Kittur Chennamma]] spent 30 days with the team". She said, "I have acted in nearly 700 films. But I haven’t seen a rich film like this ever shot in the south". Producer Appugol said about his favorite star, "[[Darshan Thoogudeep]] was totally involved in the character of [[Sangolli Rayanna]] while filming the scenes".

The film will be a big boost to the [[Kannada]] film industry and [[Darshan Thoogudeep]]'s career as it is made with a very high budget and a good team. Film posters were nominated for the Internet Poster Design Award.<ref>[http://www.impawards.com/intl/india/2011/sangolli_rayanna_ver18.html Sangolli Rayanna (2012)]. impawards.com</ref>

In the war field, 30 elephants, hundreds of horses, thousands of soldiers, 320 fighters from Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Mumbai have taken part in some risky shots. Seven cameras, including the latest photogenic 500, fitting small cameras to the horses and heli-cam were pressed into action. Shooting in Murugod cave was another rich experience. The cave to the road level was used for five days shoot for the film. Twenty-five days were spent shooting on location in [[Mysuru]].

Veteran actor [[Srinivasa Murthy]] fell down from a speeding horse at Jaipur at the shooting spot, and he was saved by Darshan.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110219183801/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/64034.html "Murthy injured"]. ''indiaglitz.com''.</ref>

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Sangolli Rayanna
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Yashovardhan
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2012
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 32:38
| language = Kannada
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year = 2011
| year = 2013
| next_title =
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
|{{YouTube| WCMMTfbC2w8| Sangolli Rayanna - Full Album}}
}}
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 32:38
| title1 = Malla Malla
| extra1 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Anuradha Bhat]]
| length1 = 5:06
| title2 = Veera Bhoomi
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length2 = 4:59
| title3 = Chinnadanta Aramane
| extra3 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length3 = 5:04
| title4 = Gandu Mettida
| extra4 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Rajesh Krishnan]], [[Hemanth Kumar]]
| length4 = 5:36
| title5 = Nannede Veene
| extra5 = [[K. S. Chitra]], Sonu Nigam, Prakash Sontakke
| length5 = 5:53
| title6 = Janani Janmabhoomi
| extra6 = Shankar Mahadevan, Rajesh Krishnan, [[Nanditha (singer)|Nanditha]], Hemanth Kumar, Prakash Sontakke
| length = 6:40
}}

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===

A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' scored the film at 4 out of 5 stars and says "A highlight of the movie is powerful dialogues by T Keshavadithya. Cinematography by Rameshbabu and editing by Dipu S Kumar add to the gloss of the film".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/krantiveera-sangolli-rayanna/movie-review/17047277.cms|title=KRANTIVEERA SANGOLLI RAYANNA MOVIE REVIEW|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 May 2016}}</ref> B S Srivani from [[Deccan Herald]] wrote "Ultimately, Sangolli Rayanna is one man’s passion realised with equal determination by others. That passion, in this case, is easily transferred to the viewer and set the cash box ringing. Kudos Keshavaditya and team".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/289991/a-messengers-tale-shaped-indian.html|title=A messenger's tale that shaped Indian history|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=4 November 2012}}</ref> Srikanth Srinivasa from [[Rediff.com]] scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Though director Naganna could have done away with at least 25 -30 minutes of footage, it still manages to keep you engaged which is quite an achievement. There are a few flaws in documenting the period. Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna is a must-see film for all. Rarely do historical films get made and this is a rare opportunity for people of this generation to watch such a movie".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-krantiveera-sangolli-rayanna/20121101.htm|title=Review: Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna is a must watch|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=1 November 2012}}</ref> Shruti I L from [[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] wrote "She plays the role of his mother and in true sense it is she and the well written dialogues that bring out the patriotism in you. And what better time than this Kannada Rajyotsava week to revel in its spirit, we wonder, more so if you are like Darshan!".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-reieiw-krantiveera-sangolli-rayanna-kannada-1759727/amp|title=Reieiw: 'Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna' (Kannada)|work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|date=3 November 2012}}</ref> A critic from [[Bangalore Mirror]] wrote  "The film will definitely satisfy fans of Darshan. But it will certainly not pull in crowds that have deserted Kannada films in the recent years. It deserves to be watched by all people who are still watching Kannada films".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/krantiveera-sangolli-rayanna-lavish-battle-scenes-sans-sword-fighting/articleshow/21287972.cms|title=Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna: Lavish battle scenes sans sword fighting|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date=1 November 2012}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ceremony
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
!{{Abbr|Ref(s)|References(s)}}
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[60th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada|Best Film]]
|Anand B. Appugola
|{{Won}}
|rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/filmfare-awards-2013-south-complete-list-of-winners-492766 |title=Filmfare Awards 2013 (South): Complete List of Winners |work=International Business Times |date=21 July 2013 |access-date=18 June 2015 |archive-date=18 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618153336/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/filmfare-awards-2013-south-complete-list-of-winners-492766 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director]]
|[[Naganna]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Best Actor]]
|[[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada|Supporting Actor]]
|Shivakumar
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada|Supporting Actress]]
|[[Jayapradha]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|Best Film
|Anand B. Appugola
|{{nom}}
|rowspan="6"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinokino.com/2012/06/2012-south-indian-international-movie.html |title=SIIMA — South Indian International Movie Awards |access-date=18 June 2015 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202911/http://www.chinokino.com/2012/06/2012-south-indian-international-movie.html |url-status=live }}
</ref>
|-
|Best Director
|[[Naganna]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Cinematographer
|Ramesh Babu
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Fight Choreographer
|[[Ravi Varma (stunt director)|Ravi Varma]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Debutant Producer
|Ananda B. Appugola
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2012 Karnataka State Film Awards]]
|[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor]]
|[[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]]
|{{Won}}
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/darshan-thanks-krantiveera-sangolli-rayanna-team-fans-after-winning-state-award-607653 |title=Darshan Thanks 'Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna' Team, Fans After Winning State Award |work=International Business Times |date=26 August 2014 |access-date=18 June 2015 |archive-date=18 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618153000/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/darshan-thanks-krantiveera-sangolli-rayanna-team-fans-after-winning-state-award-607653 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/list-of-state-film-award-winners-2012/articleshow/40870457.cms | title=List of State Film Award Winners | work=The Times of India | date=25 August 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Family Entertainer]]
|Anand B. Appugola
|{{Won}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2616620|Sangolli Rayanna}}

{{Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada}}

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