''Kranti Veera'' () is a 1972 Indian
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
-language
action drama film
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as ...
directed and produced by R. Ramamurthy. It stars
Rajkumar,
Rajesh and
Jayanthi. The film's story was written by R. Rangarajan and
Satyam was the soundtrack and score composer. The dialogues and lyrics were written by
Chi. Udaya Shankar. The song ''Elli harikatha prasangavo'' had
P. B. Sreenivas and
Rajkumar playback singing together for the first time.
The film is a classic case of visual representation of political transition from monarchy to democracy. The film reminds of princely India which existed in colonial India. The film acquires its political tone thanks to its theme which remind us of political history of
Mysore
Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...
and other princely states of
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
. The film had a theatrical run of 100 days according to the Kannada book, Vishwamanava Dr. Rajkumar.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by
Satyam and lyrics for the soundtrack written by
Chi. Udaya Shankar.
Songs at Raaga
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Track list
See also
* Kannada films of 1972
References
External links
*
1972 films
1970s Kannada-language films
1970s Indian films
Indian black-and-white films
Indian action films
Films scored by Satyam (composer)
1972 action films
Films directed by R. Ramamurthy
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