Bharaate

Bharaate is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by Chethan Kumar. The film is produced by Suprith under the Sri Jagadguru Movies banner and presented by Sriimurali under Aagastya Enterprises. It features Sriimurali in a dual role, along with Sree Leela. The supporting cast includes Tara, Rangayana Raghu, Suman, Sai Kumar, P. Ravi Shankar, Ayyappa P. Sharma, Sharath Lohitashwa, Alok, and Sadhu Kokila. The score and soundtrack for the film are composed by Arjun Janya, and the cinematography was done by Girish R. Gowda. It was edited by Deepu S. Kumar.

Bharaate was released on 18 October 2019, receiving mixed reviews but becoming a commercial success at the box office.

Plot
Jagan is a tourist guide in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and also an Ayurvedic practitioner. Radha is a tourist who visits Jodhpur with her friends and subsequently tries to commit suicide at Mehrangarh. 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 Badami 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 Durga Puja, 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

 * Sriimurali as Jagan Mohana Ratnakara and Jayaratnakara (dual role)
 * Sree Leela as Radha
 * Tara as Jagan Mohan's mother
 * Rangayana Raghu as Patela
 * Suman as Jagan Mohan's father
 * Sai Kumar as Ballala
 * P. Ravi Shankar as Pallava
 * Ayyappa P. Sharma as Veerappa Nayaka
 * Sharath Lohitashwa as Nayaka
 * Alok as a Rajasthan guide
 * Sadhu Kokila as Radha's uncle
 * Manjunath Gowda and Raj Deepak Shetty 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 (2014), Rathaavara (2015), and Mufti (2017), Sriimurali announced his collaboration with Kumar. Sree Leela was cast as the heroine of the film. Arjun Janya was announced as the music director. The dubbing was completed on 18 June 2019.

Release
The film was released on 18 October 2019.

Box office
The film earned ₹83.6 million on its first day. By the end of its theatrical run, it had grossed ₹120 million and completed 100 days at the box office.

Soundtrack
The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Arjun Janya. Music rights were acquired by Ananda Audio.