''Ranganayaki'' is a 2019 Indian
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
drama film written and directed by
Dayal Padmanabhan
Dayal Padmanabhan is a noted Indian film writer, director and producer, mainly working in Kannada cinema who is a two times Karnataka State award winner. Most of his films are experimental in the genre of Rom-Com and Thriller.
His most notable ...
. The film was produced by S. V. Narayan under his banner S.V. Entertainment. It features
Aditi Prabhudeva
Sudeepana Banakar Prabhudeva (born 13 January 1994), popularly known by her stage name Aditi Prabhudeva, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Kannada cinema.
Personal life
Aditi born as ''Sudeepana Banakar Prabhudeva'' on born 13 J ...
and
MG Srinivas
M.G. Srinivas is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut as a director in the Kannada film industry with '' Topiwala'' (2013), a commercial entertainer starring Upendra.
Srinivas first b ...
along with Trivikram Srinivas, who is making his debut in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes Lasya Nagraj,
Suchendra Prasad
K. Suchendra Prasad (born 1973) is an Indian theatre, film and television actor. Before beginning his career in Kannada cinema, he worked as theater actor with playwrights such as B. V. Karanth and D. R. Ankur. During this time, he also directed ...
and Chakravthy Chandrachud. The
score
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and soundtrack for the film is by
Manikanth Kadri
Manikanth Kadri is an Indian film score, soundtrack composer and singer. He has predominantly scored music for Kannada as well as several Telugu, Tamil, Tulu, and Malayalam films. He is the son of legendary saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath.
Career ...
and the cinematography is by Rakesh B. The editing of the film was done by Sunil Kashyap H. N. The film before getting released was selected to the Panorama Section of the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), and is the only Kannada film that has been selected.
Production and release
The film was announced on 28 March 2019. The principal photography of the film began on 26 April 2019. The film features
Aditi Prabhudeva
Sudeepana Banakar Prabhudeva (born 13 January 1994), popularly known by her stage name Aditi Prabhudeva, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Kannada cinema.
Personal life
Aditi born as ''Sudeepana Banakar Prabhudeva'' on born 13 J ...
as the lead along with
MG Srinivas
M.G. Srinivas is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut as a director in the Kannada film industry with '' Topiwala'' (2013), a commercial entertainer starring Upendra.
Srinivas first b ...
and Trivikram Srinivas.
Manikanth Kadri
Manikanth Kadri is an Indian film score, soundtrack composer and singer. He has predominantly scored music for Kannada as well as several Telugu, Tamil, Tulu, and Malayalam films. He is the son of legendary saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath.
Career ...
scored the film. The film was selected for the Panorama Section of 50th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The film was released on November 1, 2019 on account of Kannada Rajyotsava.
Awards and nominations
''Ranganayaki'' is the only Kannada film to make it to the 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in the year 2019.
Cast
*
Aditi Prabhudeva
Sudeepana Banakar Prabhudeva (born 13 January 1994), popularly known by her stage name Aditi Prabhudeva, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Kannada cinema.
Personal life
Aditi born as ''Sudeepana Banakar Prabhudeva'' on born 13 J ...
as Ranganayaki
*
MG Srinivas
M.G. Srinivas is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut as a director in the Kannada film industry with '' Topiwala'' (2013), a commercial entertainer starring Upendra.
Srinivas first b ...
as Krishna
* Trivikram Srinivas as Madhav
* Lasya Nagraj
*
Suchendra Prasad
K. Suchendra Prasad (born 1973) is an Indian theatre, film and television actor. Before beginning his career in Kannada cinema, he worked as theater actor with playwrights such as B. V. Karanth and D. R. Ankur. During this time, he also directed ...
* Chakravarthy Chandrachud
*
Sundar Raj
Sundar Raj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry (Sandalwood). Some of the notable films of Sundar Raj as an actor include ''Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane'', ''Ondanondu Kaladalli'', ''Chandanada Gombe'', ''Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu'' (2001) ...
Soundtrack
The film's background score and the soundtracks were composed by
Manikanth Kadri
Manikanth Kadri is an Indian film score, soundtrack composer and singer. He has predominantly scored music for Kannada as well as several Telugu, Tamil, Tulu, and Malayalam films. He is the son of legendary saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath.
Career ...
. The music rights were acquired by Ananda Audio.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt10961232
2010s Kannada-language films
Indian drama films
2019 drama films
2019 films
Films shot in Mysore
Films shot in Bangalore