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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|2015 film by Chandrashekhar Bandiyappa}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Rathaavara<br />
| image =Rathavara.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Chandrashekhar Bandiyappa]]<br />
| producer = Dharmashree Manjunath. N<br />
| writer = Chandrashekar Bandiyappa<br />
| screenplay = Chandrashekar Bandiyappa<br />
| starring = [[Sriimurali]]<br/>[[Rachita Ram]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[Dharma Vish]] <br />
Background Score= [[Ravi Basrur]] <br />
| cinematography = [[Bhuvan Gowda]]<br />
| editing = Srikanth<br />
| studio = Dharmashree Enterprises<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|2015|12|4|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 131 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross = <br />
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'''''Rathaavara''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[Action film|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.<ref>{{cite web |title= Action for Rathavara |url= http://www.indiaglitz.com/action-for-rathavara-kannada-news-122130.html |publisher= Indiaglitz |date= 31 December 2014 |accessdate= 20 October 2015}}</ref> The film's music is composed by Dharma Vish, background score by [[Ravi Basrur]] and cinematography is by [[Bhuvan Gowda]].<br />
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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, but the movie did not do well at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/news/12418-rathavara-shooting-complete.html|title=Rathavara shooting complete|publisher=Chitraloka|date=8 October 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Ratha, a local mob, works as a right hand to a gangster cum politician Manikanta. Things will be going on good with both of them until Manikanta assigns Ratha an easy yet hesitant task to do. Ratha gets trapped in a quest of unluck and curses when he fails at the work which he had been told.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Srimurali]] as Rathavara<br />
* [[Rachita Ram]] as Navami<br />
* [[P. Ravi Shankar]] as Manikantha<br />
* [[Saurav Lokesh (Bhajarangi Loki) |Saurav Lokesh]] as Maadevi<br />
* [[Charan Raj]]<br />
* [[Chikkanna]]<br />
* [[Sadhu Kokila]]<br />
* Narendra Babu<br />
* [[Chitra Shenoy]]<br />
* Sharath<br />
* Chandru<br />
* Hitesh B.C<br />
* RoopaShree<br />
* Kopplu Puttamma<br />
* Prashanth M<br />
* Dhakshayini<br />
* Triveni<br />
* Chidambaram<br />
* Divya<br />
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==Production==<br />
===Development===<br />
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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Sri-Murali-announces-his-new-film/articleshow/39817347.cms|title=Sri Murali announces his new film|work=The Times of India|date=7 August 2014}}</ref> He also released the first look for the film on the social networking site on his birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ytalkies.com/sandalwood-film-news/rathaavara-first-look|title= Rathaavara First Look is out!|publisher=YTalkies|date=9 December 2014}}</ref> The film was labelled as an action thriller and would be directed by Chandrashekar Bandiyappa.<br />
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===Casting===<br />
After signing Murali for the lead protagonist role, the makers roped in actress [[Rachita Ram]] who was busy shooting for ''[[Ranna (film)|Ranna]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmykannada.com/twt-srimurali-pairs-with-rachita-ram-45902.htm|title=Srimurali pairs with Rachita Ram|publisher=Filmy Kannada|date=22 September 2014}}</ref> [[P. Ravi Shankar]] was roped in to play the main antagonist role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=692672470779842&story_fbid=777719375608484|title=Ravishankar Doing Lead Villain Role in SriMurali's upcoming film #Rathavara|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Filming===<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ytalkies.com/sandalwood-film-news/rathaavara-team-srirangapattana|title=Rathaavara team at Srirangapattana|publisher=YTalkies|date=15 December 2014}}</ref> Later, it was reported that actor Sri Murali would sing for a track in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ytalkies.com/sandalwood-film-news/srimurali-croon-song-rathaavara|title=SriMurali to croon for a song in Rathaavara|publisher=YTalkies|date=8 April 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Rathavara-Ends-with-a-Secret-Climax/2015/03/26/article2730002.ece|title=Rathavara Ends with a Secret Climax|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=26 March 2015|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref><br />
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Box office<br />
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The film ran for 100 days on a few screens in karnataka.<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Rathavara<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = Dharma Vish<br />
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| released = {{Start date|2015|11|11|df=yes}}<br />
| recorded = 2015<br />
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = {{Duration|m=19|s=36}}<br />
| label = Alpha Digitech<br />
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[[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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ytalkies.com/sandalwood-film-news/srimurali-croon-song-rathaavara|title=SriMurali to croon for a song in Rathaavara|publisher=Ytalkies|date=8 April 2015}}</ref> Other lyricist names featured are [[Kaviraj (lyricist)|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]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharadhaa|first1=A.|title=Unusual Audio Release for Srimurali's Rathaavara|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Unusual-Audio-Release-for-Srimuralis-Rathaavara/2015/11/14/article3127004.ece|accessdate=31 December 2015|work=The New Indian Express|date=14 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Track listing===<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = <br />
| title1 = Rathaavara Theme<br />
| extra1 = Ravindra Soragavi, [[Dharma Vish]]<br />
| lyrics1 = <br />
| length1 = 2:08<br />
| title2 = Nee Muddada<br />
| extra2 = [[Rajesh Krishnan]], [[Supriya Lohith]]<br />
| lyrics2 = [[Kaviraj (lyricist)|Kaviraj]]<br />
| length2 = 4:18<br />
| title3 = Hudugi Kannu<br />
| extra3 = [[Sriimurali]]<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Yogaraj Bhat]]<br />
| length3 = 4:04<br />
| title4 = Mareyada Pustaka<br />
| extra4 = [[Anuradha Bhat]]<br />
| lyrics4 = [[Jayanth Kaykini]]<br />
| length4 = 4:40<br />
| title5 = Preethi Ondu<br />
| extra5 = Ravindra Soragavi<br />
| lyrics5 = [[K. Kalyan]]<br />
| length5 = 4:26<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|3956366}}<br />
* [https://twitter.com/hashtag/rathavara #rathaavara hashtag on Twitter]<br />
* [http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Rathaavara-is-on-Track-says-Srimurali/2015/08/19/article2981413.ece Rathavara is on Track]<br />
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