''Bharaate'' () is a 2019 Indian

Kannada-language 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 sp ...

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written and directed by

Chethan Kumar Chetan Kumar ( kn, ಚೇತನ್ ಕುಮಾರ) (born 24 February 1983), also known as Chetan Ahimsa, is an American Kannada-language film actor and a public intellectual. He is a socio-political activist based in India. Chetan made his o ...

. The film is produced by Suprith under the Sri Jagadguru Movies banner and presented by

Sriimurali Sriimurali (born 17 December 1981), also known simply as Murali, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. After making his debut in 2003 in ''Chandra Chakori'', he appeared in '' Kanti'' as the eponymous lead, a performance ...

under Aagastya Enterprises. It features

and

Sree Leela Sreeleela (alternatively spelt as Sree Leela; born June 14, 2001) is an American actress of Indian origin who predominantly appears in Kannada and Telugu films. She debuted in 2019 with ''Kiss'', winning Best Female Debut – Kannada at the SII ...

in lead roles. Sriimurali plays a

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for the first time in his career. The supporting cast includes Tara,

Rangayana Raghu Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared ...

, Giri Shivanna,

Avinash Avinash Yelandur (born 22 December 1959) is an Indian actor who stars predominantly in South Indian language films, notably in the Kannada and Tamil film industries. He has been in the industry for two decades and has acted in over 200 films. Kn ...

, Sarath Lohithaswa, Sai Kumar,

P. Ravi Shankar Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar (born 28 November 1966), also known as Sai Ravi, is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, director and writer. He predominantly appears in Kannada films, in addition to Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. ...

, Ayyapa P. Sharma, and

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach (born 24 March 1966) known by his screen name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian musician, actor, comedian, film director and producer, and an occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his care ...

. The score and soundtrack for the film are composed by

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian Film composer, film score soundtrack composer and singer. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Since then he has composed and scored music for successful films suc ...

, and the cinematography was done by Girish R. Gowda. It was edited by Deepu S. Kumar.

Plot

Jagan is a tourist guide in

Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Ki ...

, Rajasthan and also an

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practitioner. Radha is a tourist who visits Jodhpur with her friends and subsequently tries to commit suicide at

Mehrangarh Mehrangarh Fort covers an area of 1,200 acres (486 hectares) in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The complex is located on a hilltop around 122 metres above the surrounding plain, and was constructed by Rajput ruler Rao Jodha, though most of the exi ...

. She is stopped by Jagan, who manages to convince her to enjoy her trip instead. Radha eventually leaves the city without saying goodbye to her saviour. Later, Jagan's mother takes her son to

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to perform a puja, and there the young man meets Radha once more. At the bus station, when Jagan attempts to propose to Radha, she is attacked by Veerappa henchmen, but Jagan rescues her, whereupon she reveals that she is from Ballala's family and that her father will not accept the marriage proposal. Jagan consoles her and promises to convince her family. He arrives at their village just in time to thwart attackers sent by Pallava, another of Ballala's rivals. On a separate occasion, during the festival of

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, the Ballala family is again engaged in a conflict with a rival group, and Jagan once more intervenes. He confesses that his grandfather is a Rathnakara. The Ballala family then offers an alliance with the Rathnakaras by proposing the marriage of Ballala's brother to Rathnakara's daughter, who rejects the proposal. Dejected and angry, Ballala's brother attacks everyone at the Ratnakara residence in an attempt to kill the daughter that was offered to him. He is accidentally slain by Jagan's father, however. In retaliation, Ballala slaughters the Rathnakaras, sparing only Jagan and his parents, but instructs them to depart. The feuds between the four families continue, however, leading first to Radha's captivity, an ensuing gang battle, and ultimately, a truce. Jagan and Radha are finally reunited after many travails, and they receive everyone's approval to marry.

Cast

in the dual role of Jagan Mohan and Jayaratnakara *

as Radha * Tara as the mother of Jagan Mohan *

as Patela * Suman as Jagan Mohan's father * Sai Kumar as Ballala *

as Pallava * Ayyappa P. Sharma as Veerappa Nayaka *

Sharath Lohitashwa Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972), known popularly as Sharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor mostly known for his work in Kannada and Tamil films. He has had a successful career in theatre, where he continues to work, and television. A ...

as Nayaka *

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as Rajastan guide *

as Radha's uncle * Manjunath Gowda and

Raj Deepak Shetty Raj Deepak Shetty (born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actor, predominantly working in Kannada and Telugu film industry. Early life Deepak Shetty was born to Prem Shetty and Sarala Shetty in Mangalore, Karnataka. Deepak finished his schooling ...

as Radha's brothers

Production

The film was announced on 21 June 2018, and principal photography began on 10 July 2018 in Rajasthan. After the success of ''

Ugramm ''Ugramm'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Prashanth Neel and produced under the banner Inkfinite Pictures with his brother Pradeep Neel as the executive producer. It stars Srimurali and Haripriya as the lea ...

'' (2014), ''

Rathaavara ''Rathaavara'' is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Chandrashekar Bandiyappa and produced by Dharmashree Manjunath. It stars Sri Murali and Rachita Ram in the lead roles. The supporting cast features P. ...

'' (2015), and ''

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'' (2017), Sriimurali announced his collaboration with Kumar.

was cast as the heroine of the film. Arjun Janya was announced as the music director. The

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was completed on 18 June 2019.

Release

The film was released on 18 October 2019.

Box office

The movie earned ₹8.36

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rupees on its first day. By the end of its theatrical run, it had grossed ₹12

. and completed 100 days at box office.

Soundtrack

The film's score and soundtrack are composed by

. Music rights were acquired by Ananda Audio.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 8811292 2010s Kannada-language films Indian action drama films 2019 action drama films 2019 films Films shot in Mysore Films shot in Bangalore Films shot in Rajasthan Films shot in Switzerland 2019 masala films Indian romantic action films Films directed by Chethan Kumar Films scored by Arjun Janya