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{{short description|2016 Kannada film directed by H. Vasu}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Viraat
| image =Viraat Kannada poster.jpg
| caption = Viraat
| director = H. Vasu
| writer = M. S. Ramesh
| producer = C. Kalyan
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]]
*[[P. Ravi Shankar]]
*Chaitra Chandranath
*[[Isha Chawla]]
*[[Vidisha (actress)|Vidisha Shrivastav]]
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
*[[V. Harikrishna]]
*[[Raghu Kunche]]
}}
| cinematography = A. V. Krishna Kumar
| studio = {{plainlist|
*Teja Cinemas
*C.K Entertainment
}}
| distributor = {{plainlist|
*Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy Productions
*Mayoora Films
*Surya Films
*M. N. Kumar
*N. G. Chandrappa
}}
| editing = K. M. Prakash
| released = {{film date|2016|01|29}}
| runtime = 144 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''Viraat''' is a 2016 [[India]]n [[Kannada language|Kannada-language]] [[action drama film]] directed by H. Vasu and written by M. S. Ramesh. The film, produced by C. Kalyan under Theja Cinemas banner, features [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] as the lead protagonist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/darshan-viraat-next-kannada-news-147806.html|title=Darshan 'Viraat' next|publisher=Indiaglitz|date=30 November 2015}}</ref> whilst newcomers [[Vidisha (actress)|Vidhisha Srivatsav]], [[Isha Chawla]] and Chaitra Chandranath play the female lead characters. [[P. Ravi Shankar]], [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] and [[Sumalatha]] play crucial supporting roles. It was dubbed into Hindi under the same title Viraat.

[[V. Harikrishna]] has composed the film's music and background score. The dialogues and screenplay is written by M. S. Ramesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/78109.html |title=Suhasini is chief minister – Kannada Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2012-02-16 |access-date=2012-07-31}}</ref>

The film which was earlier slated for a 2012 release underwent significant delays during the making due to the earlier producer and director tussles which ended up in the producer Sandesh Nagaraj walking out of the film. The film was eventually shelved and later was taken up by C.Kalyan, a Tollywood-based producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ytalkies.com/sandalwood-film-news/viraat-shooting-resume|title=Viraat shooting to resume|publisher=YTalkies|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> The film finally released on 29 January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/desimartini-epaper-desimart/darshan-starrer-viraats-release-postponed-to-january-29-newsid-48424328|title=Darshan Starrer Viraat's Release Postponed To January 29?|publisher=Daily Hunt|access-date=28 January 2016}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] as Viraat Prasad
* [[Isha Chawla]] as Preethi
* [[Vidisha (actress)|Vidisha Shrivastav]] as Spoorthi
* Chaitra Chandranath as Keerthi
* [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] as Chief Minister
* [[Sumalatha]] as Viraat's mother
* [[P. Ravi Shankar]] as Surendra Singh
* [[Srinivasa Murthy]]
* [[Sadhu Kokila]]
* [[Bullet Prakash]]
* [[Chitra Shenoy]]
* [[Padma Vasanthi]]
* [[Bank Janardhan]]
* [[Thulasi Shivamani]]

==Production==
The official launch and the first schedule shooting of Viraat began on 27 February 2012. The film considered to be a big budget venture with a big glass house worth crores of rupees is being made at the Bababudangiri Hills for the first 15 days shooting schedule. Actress [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] played the role of a powerful Chief Minister for the first time in her career.

==Reception==

The ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'' gave the movie 3 stars. Its review said, "[T]he film has its moments but the film isn't exactly a must-watch, except for the hero's fans", and added, "[T]he plot is more like the TV reality show ''[[The Bachelor (U.S. TV series)|The Bachelor]]''".<ref>[http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-Review-Viraat/articleshow/50776121.cms Movie Review: Viraat]</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Viraat
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[V. Harikrishna]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 12 January 2016
| recorded = 2015
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film Soundtrack]]
| length = 19:54
| language = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| label = [[Lahari Music]]
| producer = [[V. Harikrishna]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

Music for the film is composed by [[V. Harikrishna]] who is the regular composer for [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]]'s films. A single song is composed and sung by [[Raghu Kunche]], making his debut in Kannada cinema. The song "Gandasu Safety Pin" is a recreation of Kunche's [[Telugu language|Telugu]] song "Ramanamma" from the film ''[[Bumper Offer]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

The audio launch was held on January 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/news/12739-virat-audio-release-on-january-12th.html|title=Virat Audio Release on January 12th|publisher=Chitraloka|date=11 January 2016}}</ref> The audio rights has been bought by [[Lahari Music]].

{{Tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Bombdi Bajaaysu
| extra1 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Priyadarshini (singer)|Priyadarshini]]
| lyrics1 = [[Yogaraj Bhat]]
| length1 = 4:24
| title2 = Gandasu Safety Pin({{small|composed by [[Raghu Kunche]]}})
| extra2 = [[Raghu Kunche]]
| lyrics2 = [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]
| length2 = 4:21
| title3 = Ivanobba Olle Huduga
| extra3 = [[Ramya NSK]]
| lyrics3 = V. Nagendra Prasad
| length3 = 4:04
| title4 = Le Le Avnu Nanna Would Be Kane
| extra4 = [[Shashank Sheshagiri]], Sangeetha Ravindranath
| lyrics4 = V. Nagendra Prasad
| length4 = 4:10
| title5 = Maathella Marethe Hoythu
| extra5 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Anuradha Bhat]]
| lyrics5 = [[Kaviraj (lyricist)|Kaviraj]]
| length5 = 4:11
| title6 = Munjaane Suriva Manjali
| extra6 = [[Santhosh Venky]], Anuradha Bhat
| lyrics6 = Kaviraj
| length6 = 3:57
}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|3686256}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2016 films]]
[[Category:Films set in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Films scored by V. Harikrishna]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Foreign films shot in Switzerland]]
[[Category:2016 action films]]

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