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{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Sri Kshetra Adi Chunchanagiri.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official poster
| native_name = 
| director = [[Om Sai Prakash]]
| writer = Gotoori (dialogues)
| screenplay = Om Sai Prakash
| story = Srigala Amruthavani<br />Adichunchanagiri Mata
| based_on = 
| producer = B V Narasimhayya
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Ambareesh]]
*[[Sriimurali]]
*[[Ramkumar]]
*Shivakumar
*[[Harish Raj]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = Sundarnath Suvarna
| editing = M S Raj
| music = [[Gurukiran]]
| studio = 
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|7|6}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri''''' is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language devotional film directed by [[Om Sai Prakash]] starring [[Ambareesh]], [[Sriimurali]], [[Ramkumar]], Shivakumar and [[Harish Raj]].

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Ambareesh]] as a king<ref name="P">{{Cite web|url=https://www.prajavani.net/article/%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B3%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%86-%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF|title=ಬೆಳ್ಳಿತೆರೆಗೆ ಚುಂಚನಗಿರಿ|work=[[Prajavani]]|date=17 June 2011|first=E. S. Sudhindra|last=Prasad|language=kn|access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref>
*[[Sriimurali]] as [[Balagangadharanatha Swamiji]]
*[[Ramkumar]]
*Shivakumar
*[[Harish Raj]] as [[Narada|Narada Muni]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/jumping-roles-with-ease/articleshow/21395782.cms|title=Jumping roles with ease|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date=18 April 2012|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312103058/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/jumping-roles-with-ease/articleshow/21395782.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Ravi Chethan as [[Bhairava|Kalabhairaveshwara]]<ref name="P"/>
*[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]
*[[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]]
*[[Anu Prabhakar]]
*[[Padma Vasanthi]]
*[[C. P. Yogeshwara]]
*[[B. C. Patil]]
*Cheluvarayaswamy
*H. Vishwanath
*K. Abhayachandra Jain
* H. C. Balakrishna
*C. S. Puttarajau
*M. Putte Gowda
*K. B. Chandrasheka
*Suresh Gowda
*Ramaswamy Gowda
* Ramesh Bandisidde Gowda
*M. Srinivas
*L. R. Shivarame Gowda
*H. M. Revanna
* H. T. Krishnappa
*[[Doddarangegowda]]
* B. Ramakrishna
*Ashwathanarayana
*[[Ashok Kheny]]
*[[T. S. Nagabharana]]
*[[Om Sai Prakash]]
*[[Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar]]
*Mohan Juneja
*[[Ramesh Bhat]]
*[[Karibasavaiah]]
*[[Bullet Prakash]]
*[[Balagangadharanatha Swamiji]] as himself
}}

== Production ==
Director [[Om Sai Prakash]] decided to make a devotional and mythological film and consulted [[Balagangadharanatha Swamiji]] before working on the film.<ref name="P"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newskarnataka.com/special/features/my-100th-film-will-be-mahabharatha-om-prakash/05102016|title=My 100th film will be Mahabharata: Om Prakash|work=NewsKarnataka|date=5 October 2016|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312103027/https://newskarnataka.com/special/features/my-100th-film-will-be-mahabharatha-om-prakash/05102016|url-status=live}}</ref> Murali, whose career was at a low at the time, decided to accept the role of [[Balagangadharanatha Swamiji]] as Om Sai Prakash delivered several successful films.<ref name="M">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/directors-cheated-me-murali/articleshow/11094036.cms|title=Directors cheated me: Murali|date=14 December 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312102854/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/directors-cheated-me-murali/articleshow/11094036.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> To prepare for the role of Balagangadharanatha Swamiji, [[Sriimurali|Murali]] shaved his head.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-ugramm-has-given-me-some-satisfaction-south/20140410.htm|title=Ugramm has given me some satisfaction'|last=Srinivasa|first=Srikanth|date=10 April 2014|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312103355/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-ugramm-has-given-me-some-satisfaction-south/20140410.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> For months, he ate only vegetarian food, did not drink alcohol and called people as "my child".<ref name="M"/> Forty political leaders play roles in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/gowdas-not-in-film-on-vokkaligas-only-mutt/articleshow/21420847.cms|title=Gowdas not in film on Vokkaligas' only mutt|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date=25 February 2012|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=11 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311121031/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/gowdas-not-in-film-on-vokkaligas-only-mutt/articleshow/21420847.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Sundarnath Suvarna of ''[[Sri Manjunatha (film)|Sri Manjunatha]]'' (2001) fame was brought in as the cinematographer after Om Sai Prakash was impressed by his work.<ref name="P"/> A procession for Balagangadharanatha Swamiji from [[Freedom Park, Bangalore|Freedom Park]] to Palace Grounds was recorded and used for the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/254272/cultural-pageantry.html|title=Cultural pageantry|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=3 June 2012|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=11 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311234941/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/254272/cultural-pageantry.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Gurukiran]].<ref name="f">{{Cite web|url=https://kannada.filmibeat.com/news/sri-kshetra-adichunchanagiri-saiprakash-movie-release-066317.html|title=ಸಾಯಿಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ 'ಶ್ರೀಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಆದಿಚುಂಚನಗಿರಿ' ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ|date=2 July 2012|last=Sriram|work=[[Oneindia|filmibeat]]|language=kn|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=11 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311234824/https://kannada.filmibeat.com/news/sri-kshetra-adichunchanagiri-saiprakash-movie-release-066317.html|url-status=live}}</ref> An audio release function was held on 29 January 2012 coinciding with the birthday of [[Nirmalananda Swamiji| Sri Adhichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Mutt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coastaldigest.com/news/35670-adichunchanagiri-seers-68th-birth-anniversary-celebrated?page=5|title=Adichunchanagiri seer's 68th birth anniversary celebrated|date=29 January 2012|work=coastaldigest|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312103256/https://www.coastaldigest.com/news/35670-adichunchanagiri-seers-68th-birth-anniversary-celebrated?page=5|url-status=live}}</ref>

All lyrics were composed by [[Doddarangegowda]] except where noted.<ref name="P"/>
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1Rio0NweqnOaG9VHgha7r4|title=Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|work=[[Spotify]]|date=2011|access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref>
| total_length=24:09
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Anna Akshara Arogya
| lyrics1 = Goturi
| extra1 = [[Chetan Sosca]]
| length1 = 3:55
| title2 = Banu Bhuvi Meerida
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length2 = 4:45
| title3 = Chinmaya Roopada
| extra3 = [[Gurukiran]], [[Anuradha Bhat]]
| length3 = 2:22
| title4 = Chunchanagiri Siri
| extra4 = Gurukiran
| length4 = 4:08
| title5 = Nimagaagiye
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length5 = 3:43
| title6 = Shatha Shathamanada
| extra6 = Gurukiran, Anuradha Bhat
| length6 = 4:08
| title7 = Shloka
| extra7 = Gurukiran
| length7 = 1:07
}}

== Release and reception ==
The film was released on 6 July 2012,<ref name="f"/> and it was screened in theatres until August of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/268892/movie-guide.html|title=Movie guide|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=2 August 2012|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=4 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904162959/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/268892/movie-guide.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

A critic from ''[[Prajavani]]'' criticised the film's narration while praising the performance of the actors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prajavani.net/article/%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%B0-%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0-%E0%B2%B6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%80-%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B7%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0-%E0%B2%86%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF|title=ಕಲಸುಮೇಲೋಗರ (ಚಿತ್ರ: ಶ್ರೀ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಆದಿಚುಂಚನಗಿರಿ)|language=kn|date=8 July 2012|work=[[Prajavani]]|first=Amit|last=M. S.|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312114531/https://www.prajavani.net/article/%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%B0-%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0-%E0%B2%B6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%80-%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B7%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0-%E0%B2%86%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Sai Prakash}}

[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]
[[Category:2012 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2012 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Om Sai Prakash]]

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