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RangiTaranga (2015)
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Add to a movie listRangiTaranga (Kannada: ರಂಗಿತರಂಗ, translation: Colourful Wave) is a 2015 Indian Kannada mystery thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari in his debut, and produced by H. K. Prakash. It features debutantes Nirup Bhandari, Avantika Shetty and Radhika Chethan, and Saikumar in the lead roles. Anup Bhandari said that in writing 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 for its soundtrack, also penning its lyrics. It featured cinematography by US-based cinematographers Lance Kaplan and William David, the former of who, had previously collaborated with Bhandari on a short film.
RangiTaranga is set in Kamarottu, a fictional village in the Dakshina Kannada region of Karnataka, as Indu's (Radhika Chetan) ancestral village. She and her husband Gautam (Nirup Bhandari), decide to perform a ritual to ward off evil spirits. The story follows Gautam uncovering a mysterious trail of crime on finding his wife missing and the final discovery of the criminal. Parts of filming took place in Mysore, Bangalore, Madikeri, Puttur, Sira, Ottapalam, Alappuzha and Ooty. Upon theatrical release on 3 July 2015, the film opened to overwhelmingly positive response from audiences and critics alike. Critics acclaimed the film's screenplay, direction, film score, cinematography and the acting performance of Saikumar. In September 2015, Bollywood filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker announced of remaking the film in Hindi.
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Gautam, a novelist leads a reclusive life in Ooty. Gautam's latest novel is titled RangiTaranga, a word which might hold the key to his past. Indu, is the wife of Gautam and is a soft natured girl. She paints the cover pages of all Gautam's novels. Sandhya, a self-proclaimed journalist, 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.Actors
Sai Kumar
(Thenkabail Ravindra "Kalinga" Bhat)
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