| RangiTaranga | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Anup Bhandari |
| Written by | Anup Bhandari |
| Produced by | H. K. Prakash |
| Starring | Nirup Bhandari Radhika Chetan Avantika Shetty Saikumar |
| Cinematography | Lance Kaplan William David |
| Edited by | Praveen Joyappa |
| Music by | Songs: Anup Bhandari Score: B. Ajaneesh Loknath |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release date |
|
Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹1.5 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹43 crore[1] |
RangiTaranga (English: Colourful Wave) is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari in his debut, and produced by H. K. Prakash, under Shree Devi Entertainers. It features debutantes Nirup Bhandari, Radhika Chetan and Avantika Shetty 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.[2] 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.[3]
RangiTaranga is set in Kamarottu, a fictional village in the coastal region of Karnataka, 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 Mysore, Bangalore, Madikeri, Puttur, Sira, Ottapalam, Alappuzha and Ooty. Upon theatrical release on 3 July 2015, the film received overwhelmingly positive reviews from both critics and audience.[4][5] The film made it into the list of productions eligible for the 88th Academy Awards,[6][7][8][9] but it did not make it into the final list of nominations.[10][11]
- ^ a b "Kantara To HanuMan: 7 Low-budget South Movies With High Box Office Collections". www.news18.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Raghava M. (10 July 2015). "Guddada Bhoota theme song inspired me: Anup". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ A. Sharadhaa (30 June 2015). "Hollywood Cinematographers Work on Kannada Movies". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Sourabha B. "Quality Addition To Indian Cinema – RANGITARANGA: Movie Review". theindianpanorama.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ Kumar, S. Shiva (30 July 2015). "It's making waves". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 88th Academy Awards" (PDF). Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- ^ "Never expected RangiTaranga to make it to Oscar race: Anup Bhandari". The Indian Express. Inter-Asian News Service. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Two south Indian films eligible for Oscar nomination". The Indian EXPRESS. Inter-Asian News Service. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ Joy, Prathibha. "Two Kannada films in the Oscar race!". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "The 88th Academy Awards 2016 Nominees".
- ^ "India out of Oscars race: 'Court', 'Jalam', 'RangiTaranga', 'Nachom-ia Kumpasar' fail to make it to nominations' list". Firstpost. Inter-Asian News Service. Retrieved 14 January 2016.