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{{short description|2003 film by Sadhu Kokila}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Raktha Kanneeru
| image = Raktha Kanneeru.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| image_size =
| director = [[Sadhu Kokila]]
| producer = [[Munirathna]]
| screenplay = [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]
| story = Tiruvarur K. Thangaraj
| based_on = {{based on|[[Ratha Kanneer]]|[[Krishnan–Panju]]}}
| starring = Upendra<br />[[Ramya Krishna]]<br />Sadhu Kokila
| music = Sadhu Kokila
| cinematography = Krishna Kumar
| editing = Lakshmana Reddy
| distributor =
| released = {{release_date|2003|09|18|df=y}}
| runtime = 149 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
}}

'''''Raktha Kanneeru''''' ({{trans|Tears of Blood}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film directed by [[Sadhu Kokila]], starring [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] and [[Ramya Krishna]]. The film was produced by [[Munirathna]] and was simultaneously made in [[Kannada]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. It is a remake of the 1954 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Ratha Kanneer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-raktakanneeru.html|title=Telugu cinema Review - Rakta Kanneeru - Upendra, Abhirami, Ramya Krishna|publisher=IdleBrain|date=2004-02-27|accessdate=2010-04-05}}</ref> The screenplay and dialogues of the film were written by [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] and the music was composed by [[Sadhu Kokila]].

Upon release, the film broke all opening box office records in [[Karnataka]]. It was the highest-grossing film of the year 2003. The film was followed by a semi sequel titled ''[[Katari Veera Surasundarangi]]'' released in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/15526.html|title=Katari Veera Sura Sundarangi Review|publisher=IndiaGlitz|date=2012-05-11|accessdate=2013-01-12}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Mohan is a rich guy who returns from another country, after his studies but he is very arrogant towards people who are below his financial standards and even towards his own mother. He gets attracted to a local prostitute Kantha and even submits all his riches and property to her. On his mother's insistence he marries a girl, Chandra, who is his cousin who is a traditional and a village girl. On his first night Mohan gets to find out she is not of his culture and leaves for Kantha. Gradually he loses all of his wealth and is left only with his house. Mohan gets addicted to alcohol and Kantha so much that he doesn't even attend his mother's funeral and perform her last rites which are carried out by his friend Balu.
Balu advises Mohan many times to mend his ways but Mohan turns down all his advice.
Gradually, Mohan is affected by leprosy, and with no money left for his treatment, Kantha throws him out of her house. Due to a heavy storm, Mohan loses one of his legs and eyesight and eventually has to make do by begging, and one day he reaches out to his wife Chandra who now works in a house as a maid. Neither recognise each other as Mohan has a deformed appearance and cannot see her. But she feeds him daily out of humanity.

Searching for Mohan, his friend Balu comes to Chandra, and during their conversation, the trio recognise each other. Mohan asks Chandra and Balu to marry each other so that Chandra doesn't need to lead a pitiful life. He also asks Balu to establish his statues in the city in the deformed form so that persons like him can take his life as an example and mend their ways to lead a happy life. After so many years, Balu and Chandra are shown at Mohan's statue, crying in his memory.

==Cast==
*[[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] as Mohan
*[[Ramya Krishna]] as Kantha
*[[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] as Chandra
*[[Kumar Bangarappa]] as Balu
*[[Jyothilakshmi]] as Kantha's mother
*[[Doddanna]]
* Arif Ali
*[[Bank Janardhan]],
*[[Sadhu Kokila]]
*[[J. V. Somayajulu]] as Chandras father
*[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]
*Sudhakar
*[[Kallu Chidambaram]] as beggar

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Sadhu Kokila]]. The audio had another song ''Ee deshadalli'' ( with the tune of the Hindi song ''Kaliyon Ka Chaman'') which was not found in the movie.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Singers
|-
| "Danger" || [[Hemanth (singer)|Hemanth Kumar]]
|-
| "Baa Baaro Rasika" || Soumya, [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]
|-
| "Jaana Jaana" || Arif Ali, [[Nanditha]]
|-
| "Kanneeridhu Raktha Kanneeridhu" || [[Rajesh Krishnan]]
|-
| "Navila Navila" || Nandita, Rajesh Krishnan
|}

===Reception===
The Soundtrack of ''Raktha Kanneeru'' was one of the best selling albums of the year. Upon its audio release, a record number of audio cassettes were sold.

==Box office==
''Raktha Kanneeru''{{'}}s BKT distribution rights were sold at a record price of {{INR}}1.6 Crore. The film went on to break many opening box office records upon release. From [[Bangalore]] alone, the film collected a share of more than {{INR}}1 Crore in its first week,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/kannada2/message/2563 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-09-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130217031445/http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/kannada2/message/2563 |archivedate=17 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }} [[Yahoo! Groups]]. Retrieved 2013-01-12.</ref> a record collection for [[Kannada cinema]] at that time. The film did record collections all over Karnataka and went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of its time.

==Sequel==
The film was followed by a semi sequel titled ''[[Katari Veera Surasundarangi]]'' released in 2012. A [[Stereoscopy|3D]] [[Mythology|Mythological]] [[Romantic fantasy]] film, it was partly a sequel to ''Raktha Kanneeru''. It was also the first full-length [[Stereoscopy|3D]] film in [[Kannada cinema]]. [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] reprises his role of the highly educated rich-man turned beggar ''Mohan'' now in hell, where he meets his look alike gangster son (Upendra again) who is killed in a gang war. The film tells the story of how ''Mohan'''s son ''Upendra'' falls in love with [[Indra|Lord Indra]]'s daughter ''Indraja'' ([[Ramya]]) in [[Svarga|Indraloka]] ([[heaven]]) and how he faces the challenges of [[Brahma|Lord Brahma]], [[Yama|Lord Yama]] and other [[Devata]]s of [[Svarga|Indraloka]] to marry ''Indraja''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/15526.html|title=Cinema News {{!}} Movie Reviews {{!}} Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz|work=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2017-12-26}}</ref> The film was hugely successful although not as much as its predecessor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/25/20121228201212282004404883bba01ca/Smells-like-Sandalwood.html|title=Top 10 Highest Grossers of Sandalwood 2012|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date=2012-12-28|accessdate=2013-01-12|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130117135308/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/25/20121228201212282004404883bba01ca/Smells-like-Sandalwood.html|archivedate=17 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Ratha Kanneer]]'', 1954 Tamil-language film

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|tt2187090}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040530154359/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/02/stories/2004030200510400.htm Review in ''The Hindu'']
*[http://www.andhranatakam.com/Audios.html#rakthakanneru Listen to Raktha Kanneru dialogues at Andhra Natakam.]

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