Kurukshetra (2019 film)
Kurukshetra (transl. Kuru's place) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language mythological war film written by J. K. Bharavi and directed by Naganna. The story is based on the epic poem Gadhayuddha by Ranna, which itself is based on the Indian epic Mahabharata. The story is centred on Duryodhana, the Kaurava king. The film was produced by Munirathna.
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| Directed by | Naganna |
| Written by | J. K. Bharavi |
| Story by | Munirathna |
| Produced by | Munirathna |
| Starring | Darshan Meghana Raj Arjun Sarja V. Ravichandran Ambareesh Sneha Sonu Sood Nikhil Kumar Hariprriya Danish Akhtar Saifi |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | Jo Ni Harsha |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
Production companies | KCN Movies Vrushabhadri Productions Rockline Productions |
| Distributed by | Rockline
Entertainment (Kannada) Geetha Arts (Telugu) V. Creations(Tamil) Global United Media(Malayalam) |
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Running time | 185 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹50 - 65 crore |
| Box office | ₹93 crore |
The film features an ensemble cast including Darshan, Ambareesh (his final role), V. Ravichandran, P. Ravishankar, Arjun Sarja, Meghana Raj, Sneha, Sonu Sood, Danish Akhtar Saifi, Nikhil Kumar, Haripriya and Shashikumar, portraying characters from Mahabharata. The score and soundtrack for the film is composed by V. Harikrishna whilst it has cinematography by Jayanan Vincent.
The film was released on 9 August 2019 across more than 1000 screens, making it the widest release for any Kannada film alongside the dubbed Telugu version. On 15 August, the Tamil version was released. The Malayalam-language version was released on 18 October in Kerala. It was the highest-grossing kannada film of 2019 and one of the highest-grossing Kannada films.