''Raja Marthanda'' is a 2023 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 film directed by K. Ram Narayan. The film stars

Chiranjeevi Sarja Chiranjeevi Sarja (17 October 1980 - 7 June 2020) was an Indian film actor who appeared in Kannada films. Hailing from a family of actors, Sarja acted in more than 20 films in a career spanning 11 years. Early life and family Sarja was born ...

(in his final role) and Deepti Sati in the lead roles. ''Rajamarthanda'' was released on 6 October 2023 to mixed reviews from critics.

Cast

as Raja * Deepti Sati as Geetha * Meghashree *

Saurav Lokesh Saurav Lokesh (born 28 May 1984), also known as Bhajarangi Loki, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. He rose to the fame with the 2013 blockbuster '' Bhajarangi''. Early life Saurav was born as youngest son to V. Rama ...

Chikkanna Chikkanna (born 22 June 1984), is an Indian Comedy actor who works in Kannada cinema and appears primarily in comic roles. He made his debut in films with '' Kirataka'' (2011), following which he was recognized for his performances in '' Raja ...

Devaraj Devaraj (born 20 September 1953) is an Indian Film actor, actor and theatre actor who works in Indian film industry. He has largely featured in Kannada cinema, Kannada films performing various roles as a lead character, supporting character and ...

as Raja's father * Sumithra as Raja's grandmother

Production

Dubbing

Chiranjeevi Sarja, died on 7 June 2020, at the age of 39. He had completed filming for the film prior to his death, and his younger brother,

Dhruva Sarja Dhruva Sarja (born 6 October 1988) is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. He made his acting debut in the 2012 film, '' Addhuri''. Early life Dhruva's elder brother Chiranjeevi Sarja, who was also an actor in Kannada films, died on 7 ...

, dubbed for his brother.

Release

Theatrical

''Raja Marthanda'' was released on 6 October 2023 to mixed reviews from critics.

Home media

The film's digital Right was acquired by

Sun NXT Sun NXT (read as "Sun Next") is an Indian subscription video on demand over-the-top streaming service run by Sun TV Network. It was launched in June 2017 and has content in six languages - Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi a ...

and Satellite rights was acquired by

Udaya TV Udaya TV is an Indian Kannada language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. Udaya TV is telecast in several nations like India, some Gulf countries and the United States. Udaya TV was launched on 1 June 1994. ...

Music

The songs and background score are composed by

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian film score soundtrack composer, singer and director. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Arjun Janya won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for ...

Reception

Critical response

A critic from ''

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'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Although the split personality disorder prelude seems interesting, the fact that it turns into another regular revenge drama is probably what kills the curiosity among audiences".

References

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