Kranti (2023 film)

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Kranti
Theatrical release poster
Directed byV. Harikrishna
Produced byB. Suresha
Shylaja Nag
StarringDarshan
Rachita Ram
Ravichandran
Tarun Arora
P. Ravi Shankar
Sampath Raj
CinematographyA. Karunakar
Edited byPasha
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Media House Studio
Distributed byMedia house
Release date
26 January 2023
Running time
163 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Box office₹41 crore[1]

Kranti (transl.Revolution) is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by V. Harikrishna. Produced by B. Suresha and Shylaja Nag, under Media House Studio, it stars Darshan and Rachita Ram in lead roles alongside Ravichandran. The music of the film is composed by V. Harikrishna.

Kranti was theatrically released on 26 January 2023, coinciding with the Indian Republic Day holiday and received mixed to negative reviews from critics [2]

Plot[edit]

Kranti Rayanna is an NRI business magnate, who is called by his master Srikantaiah to attend 100th celebration of the government school; he studied in his childhood. Kranti returns home from Europe, where he meets a school teacher named Sadashivayya. Sadashivayya reveals to Kranti that his school along with various other 12,000 government schools are in trouble from Salatri, a shrewd businessman, who wants to privatise the government schools by issuing government order with the help of corrupt Education minister Vaman Rao and Narasappa, a gangster. After learning this, Kranti wages a revolution against Salatri, Vaman Rao, Narasappa, where he thrashes Narasappa's son Nanjappa, and forcefully closes the private schools in order to seek attention from the Chief Minister, who later holds a meeting with Kranti. At the meeting, Kranti makes an eye-opening speech about the necessity for government schools to provide free education in order to remove the parents' burden. The Chief Minister is convinced and issues orders to renovate government schools and not to privatize them. Later, Vaman Rao resigns himself from his position, while Salatri is arrested for his activities.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The film was tentatively known as #D55. On 10 September 2021, the film's official title was unveiled as Kranti.[5] The film was then launched on 15 October 2021.[6][7]

Music[edit]

The music of the film is composed by V. Harikrishna. The first single titled "Dharani" was released on 10 December 2022. The second single titled "Bombe Bombe" was released on 18 December 2022. The third single titled "Pushpavati" was released on 25 December 2022.

Kranti
Soundtrack album by
Released2022
Recorded2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length14:17
LanguageKannada
LabelDBeats
V. Harikrishna chronology
'Adyaksha in America'
(2019)
Kranti
(2022)
Singles from Kranti
  1. "Dharani"
    Released: 10 December 2022
  2. "Bombe Bombe"
    Released: 18 December 2022
  3. "Pushpavati"
    Released: 25 December 2022
  4. "Dont Mess With Him"
    Released: 14 January 2022
Kannada track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Dharani"V. Nagendra PrasadPancham Jeeva, Santhosh Venky, Aniruddha Sastry, Madhwesh Baradwaj, Vihan, Khushala, Lakshmi Vijay, Meghana Kulkarni, Pooja Rao, Archana, Prarthana4:12
2."Bombe Bombe"Yogaraj BhatSonu Nigam3:28
3."Pushpavati"Yogaraj BhatV. Harikrishna, Aishwarya Rangarajan4:05
4."Dont Mess With Him"Chethan KumarRanjith, Tippu, Aniruddha Sastry4:05
Total length:14:17
Tamil track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Uzhagil"MadhurakaviBalaji Sri, Santhosh Venky, Aniruddha Sastry, Madhwesh Baradwaj, Vihan, Khushala, Lakshmi Vijay, Meghana Kulkarni, Pooja Rao, Archana, Prarthana4:12
2."Anbe Anbe"MadhurakaviJithin Raj3:28
Telugu track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Matti"BhaskarabhatlaHemanth, Santhosh Venky, Aniruddha Sastry, Madhwesh Baradwaj, Vihan, Khushala, Lakshmi Vijay, Meghana Kulkarni, Pooja Rao, Archana, Prarthana4:12
2."Bomma Bomma"Sai SukanyaVijay Prakash3:28
Malayalam track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Dharanee"SudamshuAjay Warrier, Renjith Unni, Jithin Raj, Sreeraj Sahajan, Kamalaja, Aishwarya, Feji Devu4:12
2."Melle Melle"SudamshuJithin Raj3:28
Hindi track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Dharti"Deepak V BhartiPancham Jeeva, Santhosh Venky, Aniruddha Sastry, Madhwesh Baradwaj, Vihan, Khushala, Lakshmi Vijay, Meghana Kulkarni, Pooja Rao, Archana, Prarthana4:12
2."Haule Haule"Deepak V BhartiVijay Prakash3:28

Release[edit]

The film was theatrically released on 26 January 2023 coinciding with Republic day of India.[8] The satellite rights of the film were sold to Udaya TV for ₹12-13 crore[9] and streaming rights to Amazon Prime Video for ₹17.5 crore.[10] The film was premiered on Amazon Prime Video from 23 February 2023.[11]

Reception[edit]

The film was panned by the critics, with Deccan herald terming the movie "old-school and tiresome"[12] and News Minute characterising it as "silly both in writing and in execution".[13]

Box-Office[edit]

The film grossed over ₹33 crore at the box office in India.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (31 January 2024). "After a record 2022, Kannada cinema saw a STEEP decline in box office numbers in 2023; not a SINGLE film crossed even the Rs. 70 cr. mark; footfalls down from 8.1 cr. to 3.2 cr. :Bollywood Box Office - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ Shuklaji (26 January 2023). "Kranti review: A tedious rehash that relies entirely on Darshan's star power". The News Minute. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Darshan's new movie titled 'Kranti': 5 things to know about the film". Deccan Herald. 12 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ Daithota, Madhu. "Rachita Ram and Darshan set to reunite on screen for Kranti - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Darshan and V Harikrishna's film is titled Kranti - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Darshan's Kranti to be launched on October 15". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Darshan's 55th film 'Kranti' to be launched on Vijayadashami - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Darshan's pan-India film Kranti to release in theatres on January 26, 2023". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Kranti satellite rights bagged by Udaya TV". FilmiBeat. 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Kranti box office: Rs 109 crore - sum of theatrical and non-theatrical revenue?". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Darshan starrer Kranti gets OTT release date". The Indian Express. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "Kranti box office: Rs 109 crore - sum of theatrical and non-theatrical revenue?". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

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