| Raktha Kanneeru | |
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| Directed by | Sadhu Kokila |
| Screenplay by | Upendra |
| Story by | Tiruvarur K. Thangaraj |
| Produced by | Munirathna |
| Starring | Upendra Ramya Krishna Abhirami |
| Cinematography | Krishna Kumar |
| Edited by | Lakshmana Reddy |
| Music by | Sadhu Kokila |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Raktha Kanneeru (transl. Tears of Blood) is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Sadhu Kokila, starring Upendra and Ramya Krishna. The film was produced by Munirathna and was later dubbed in Telugu. The screenplay and dialogues of the film were written by Upendra and the music was composed by Sadhu Kokila.
Though a remake of the 1954 Tamil film Ratha Kanneer,[1] the director claimed that his film was based on a Kannada play which was later adapted in Tamil as a play and then subsequently into the 1954 film.[2] However, the claim was found to be false since it was noticed that the play Kaalachakra penned by T. N. Balakrishna was actually based on the Tamil play Ratha Kaneeer - making it the oldest version of all.[3] Upon release, the film was successful at the box office and was the highest grosser of the year.[4] It was followed by a spiritual sequel titled Katari Veera Surasundarangi released in 2012.
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- ^ Srinivasa, Srikanth (1 October 2014). "'A remake is a remake even if the producer spends crores'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗ ಕಂಡ ಅಪರೂಪದ ನಟ ಬಾಲಣ್ಣನ ಸಿನಿಮಾಯಾನ | TN Balakrishna Ep 05". 18 December 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Upendra Rao: Super to Raktha Kanneeru, 5 Best Works of the Star". News18. 18 September 2020.