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''RangiTaranga'' (English: ''Colourful Wave'') is a 2015 Indian
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written and directed by
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in his debut, and produced by H. K. Prakash, under Shree Devi Entertainers. It features debutantes Nirup Bhandari, Radhika Chetan and
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in the lead roles, along with veteran actor, Saikumar. Anup Bhandari said that in writing the story for the film, he took inspiration from "Dennana Dennana", a track that featured as the theme song in the 1990s Kannada television soap '' Guddada Bhoota''. In addition to directing the film, Bhandari also scored its soundtrack and penned the lyrics. It featured cinematography by US-based cinematographers Lance Kaplan and William David, the former of whom had previously collaborated with Bhandari on a short film. ''RangiTaranga'' is set in Kamarottu, a fictional village in the coastal region of
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, at Indu's ancestral village, where she, along with her husband Gautham Suvarna, decide to perform a ritual to ward off evil spirits. However, Indu goes missing, which leads Gautham and a reporter named Sandhya to investigate the disappearance of pregnant women (as well as Gautham's unknown past). Parts of the filming took place in
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. Upon theatrical release on 3 July 2015, the film received overwhelmingly positive reviews from both critics and audience. The film went on to become the highest-grossing Kannada film of 2015. The film made it into the list of productions eligible for the
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, but it did not make it into the final list of nominations.


Plot

Gautham Suvarna is a
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, leading a reclusive life in
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. His latest novel is titled ''RangiTaranga'', a word which might hold the key to his past. Indu, Gautham's wife, is a soft-natured girl who paints the cover pages of all of Gautham's novels. Sandhya, a self-proclaimed
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from
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, is in search of an anonymous writer who goes by the pen name ''Anashku''. She finds out about the writer from a publisher and sets on a journey to find him. A
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Indu finds herself in trouble when she repetitively gets nightmares of an accident. She then convinces Gautham to visit her ancestral home in the village of Kamarottu in order to perform some rituals to solve her problems. Upon their arrival in Kamarottu, Gautham befriends the post master Kalinga and the elderly school head master Shankar. During their stay in the village, Indu experiences strange occurrences in the house, including an incident where Indu is almost pulled into a well while she is fetching a bucket of water. The incident provokes Gautham to investigate the village further. He learns from Kalinga that the well contains ''
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'' (devil) and that the Kamarottu home is haunted by a ghost (''Guddada Bhoota''). Gautham's investigation also irks the powerful men in the village: on one occasion, one of the henchmen of a powerful politician attacks Gautham, leaving him injured. Meanwhile, Sandhya's trail leads her to Kamarottu. Indu goes missing one night and later, the local police declare that she was killed six years ago in an accident. Confused, Gautham starts searching for her and discovers an illegal sand mafia, led by the corrupt politician Mahabala Hegde, along with the local police, which leads him to conclude that their attack on him was merely to cover up their illegal activity. Sandhya meets Gautham during the investigation of his wife's disappearance and helps him in discovering a diary titled ''Harini''. Through this diary, Gautham discovers that the woman who he believed to be his wife Indu, was actually Harini, a yoga instructor from Bangalore, and that he himself is not Gautham. Indu and her husband Gautham were in reality, Harini's friends. In a desperate and impulsive attempt to escape further abuse, Harini killed a man who was abusive to her and threatened her after she spurned his physical advances. Horrified by the realization that she has killed a person and terrified by the prospect of legal repercussions, she confides in Indu and Gautham, who decide to take her to Kamarottu and create an alibi for her. It is revealed that Gautham was actually Siddharth, an aspiring writer/singer who was in love with Sandhya. Telling her that he will be back soon, Siddharth leaves for a bike trip with his college friends. Under a thick blanket of
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, Siddharth and his friend on a motorbike collides with the car carrying Indu, Gautham and Harini, near the Kamarottu junction. Harini and Siddharth, who has lost his memory, are the sole survivors of the accident. Harini, reluctant to go back to her previous life, assumes the identity of her now-dead friend Indu, and informes the authorities and Siddharth that he is her husband Gautham. With nothing else to go on to, Siddharth accepts this as the truth. After learning the truth about his past, Gautham and Sandhya infiltrate the police station and search the records. They find a strange coincidence in the missing person files: every year on July 7, a woman goes missing in the village. When they check with the families of the missing women, they learn that they were pregnant -- like Indu -- and that the ''Guddada Bhoota'' is responsible for the abductions. They initially suspect the local doctor, as he is the only person who has access to the pregnancy reports in the village, but he reveals that his girlfriend, Anasuya, was the first victim of the ''Guddada Bhoota''. After connecting the dots, Gautham and Sandhya realise that the pregnancy reports are delivered from the hospital to the patient via post, and the only person who has access to all the posts is Kalinga. After enquiring Shankar about further information, they deduce that Kalinga is the ''Guddada Bhoota'' and is responsible for the abductions. Kalinga's wife, Anasuya, had an extramarital affair with the local doctor; on July 7, when Kalinga found out, Anasuya did not reveal the doctor's identity, and he mistook Angara, a mentally ill man from the village, to be her lover and beheaded him. Kalinga tortured his wife in an abandoned house on the hillock, finally killing her after 11 days. After this incident, he became mentally tormented and began killing other women on the same day (July 18) while donning the ''Bhoota Vesha'' (devil's getup). After learning this, Siddharth tracks Kalinga down with the help of Shankar, fearing that Kalinga is about to kill Harini (as it is July 18). Upon finding his hideout, Siddharth engages in a brutal fight with Kalinga and eventually kills him, saving Harini. Later, Harini gives birth to a child. Sandhya wishes Siddharth well, telling him that he is probably better off being with Harini and his newborn child. She leaves without revealing her relationship with Siddharth or his true identity, nursing a broken heart.


Cast

* Nirup Bhandari as Gautham Suvarna / Siddarth * Radhika Chetan as Indu Suvarna / Harini Ranganath *
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as Sandhya Bhargav * Saikumar as Thenkabail Ravindra "Kalinga" Bhat *
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as Manohar Alva * Ananth Velu as Shankar *
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as Shilpa Rao * Arvind Rao as Inspector Basavaraj Haadimani * William David as Naarnu * Chetan Raj as Garnal Babu * Siddu Moolimani as Nilesh Gowda aka Pandu * Roshni Kore as Panchami aka Panchali * Dinesh Siriyara as Angaara * Shanker Ashwath as Mahabala Hegde *
Anup Bhandari Anup Bhandari (born 2 March 1982) is an Indian film director, composer and lyricist who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He made his directorial début with the mystery thriller film '' Rangitaranga'', featuring his brother Nirup Bhandari, i ...
as Gautham Suvarna * Srinath Vasistha * Swapna Raj * Renuka * Karthik Rao Kordale as Rafique


Cinematography

The movie made by debutantes has raised expectations among Kannada audience because of its cinematography by Hollywood cinematographers Lance Kaplan and William David. RangiTaranga has brought Lance — whose recent films include Butterflies of Bill Baker, Trapped Girl, and Do You Believe in the Devil — to India to shoot for a project in a language he hadn't even heard. "I had a translation of the script, and Anup and I spent weeks on the pre-production," he says. "Anup’s father, Sudhakar patiently taught me many Kannada words and phrases. "This reflects the tradition of lighting that I come from and love, and I think it’s one of the reasons why Anup wanted me to work on his film."


Soundtrack

B. Ajaneesh Loknath scored the film's background music and
Anup Bhandari Anup Bhandari (born 2 March 1982) is an Indian film director, composer and lyricist who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He made his directorial début with the mystery thriller film '' Rangitaranga'', featuring his brother Nirup Bhandari, i ...
composed for its soundtrack, also writing lyrics for all but one track. The soundtrack album consists of 10 tracks, featuring a
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bit of the track "Dennana Dennana", a
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of "Akka Pakka" and a dialogue bit "Ashu Kavi Kalinga" mouthed by Saikumar. The track "Dennana Dennana" which has its lyrics in Tulu was the theme song of the Kannada
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'' that was first aired on
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in the 1990s and re-telecast on
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between 2013 and 2014. It was used in the film after rights were given to Bhandari by its lyricist Sadananda Suvarna. The album was released on 16 June 2015 in
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Critics review

The critics received the album well and noted for its non-usage of words from the English and
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s in its tracks, which was the hitherto trend.


Release and reception

The film was given the "U/A" (Parental Guidance) certificate by the Regional Censor Board. It was released theatrically in theatres across
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on 3 July 2015. Upon release, the film met with universal critical acclaim, who acclaimed the film's screenplay, film score, cinematography and the acting performance of Saikumar. After a tremendous response at the domestic market, the film was released in
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on 1 August 2015, followed by the
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. Following this it was released in the
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among other countries. Reviewing the film for ''
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'', Archana Nathan calling the film "well-made thriller" credited the performance of all lead actors and the cinematography, and wrote, "The director also successfully captures the flavour of the region and gets the essence and accent of the language right." A. Sharadhaa of ''
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'' described the film as "beautiful, chilling and bold" and wrote, "The film steeped in the strong ethos of a bygone culture, is beautifully etched and well enacted by newcomers. Anup’s storyline does not differentiate between the shades of good and evil. The journey exposes secrets but does not lose its balance. The director has showcased his understanding of horror, friendship, revenge and forgiveness, well." Writing for ''
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'', S. Viswanath called the film " eerie romantic thriller". On the cinematography, he wrote, "... Lance Kaplan and William David capture the verdant and scenic vicissitudes of mountainous ravines and quietly flowing rivers of coastal Mangaluru, as also the famous tea gardens and hills of Ooty." He concluded acclaiming the screenplay and the film's music. Sunayana Suresh of ''
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'' rated the film 3/5 and wrote, " he film isvisually breath-taking and packed with a lot of punch, be it in both the acting and the technical departments." Crediting the acting performance of Saikumar, she added, "The other highlights of the film apart from Anup's writing are his music and lyrics. The songs are catchy, though they seem a tad too many in the second half. B Ajaneesh Lokanath's background score is on par with some of the best global thrillers, as is the cinematography by Lance Kaplan and William David." Having rated the film 3.5/5 Shyam Prasad S. of ''
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'' felt that the film was "a very good attempt and packs enough thrills". He, however, felt that it lacked pace with the songs and these few scenes dragging the film through. He concluded writing, "The cinematography makes the film look like a live presentation rather than something happening on the screen. The background music is equally apt and very well ingrained into the film" and highlighted the acting performance of Saikumar. Shashiprasad S. M. of ''
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'' rated the film 3/5 and wrote, "the director makes an impressive debut with this good suspense thriller. Anup Bhandari who has penned the script has showcased a realistic and scary experience for the audience." He highlighted the cinematography and songs in the film, and criticized its slow pace and editing.


Box office

With medium occupancy at theatres in
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on the first three days after theatrical release, it gradually improved and registered 100% in many theatres following good reviews by audiences and word-of-mouth marketing. Following the first week of release, the film performed very well at the domestic box office. At the end of its 300 days from release, it had collected more than 38 crore in Karnataka alone with the total worldwide gross collections reported to be around ₹43 crores. The movie completed 365 days run at 2 theatres in
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Overseas

It performed strongly in the US upon release on 14 August in 36 screens. It collected US$200,802 (13.1 million), which trade analyst
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called an "Excellent start". The second day collections of US$75,000 (49
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) was more than that of any Indian film there. By the end of the first weekend of the three-day run, it managed to break the lifetime records set by all previous Kannada films in the United States and became the highest grosser. In the process, ''RangiTaranga'' also became the first Kannada film to make it to the weekend box office list of ''
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''. By the end of September, it became the first Kannada film to complete a 50 days run in the US, and collected .


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada 2015 films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian mystery thriller films 2010s mystery thriller films Films scored by B. Ajaneesh Loknath