Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri

2012 Indian film

Ambareesh
Sriimurali
Ramkumar
Shivakumar
Harish Raj

CinematographySundarnath SuvarnaEdited byM S RajMusic byGurukiran

Release date

6 July 2012 (2012-07-06)

CountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language devotional film directed by Om Sai Prakash starring Ambareesh, Sriimurali, Ramkumar, Shivakumar and Harish Raj.

Cast

Ambareesh as a king^[1]
Sriimurali as Balagangadharanatha Swamiji
Ramkumar
Shivakumar
Harish Raj as Narada Muni^[2]
Ravi Chethan as Kalabhairaveshwara^[1]
Jayanthi
Shruti
Anu Prabhakar
Padma Vasanthi
C. P. Yogeshwara
B. C. Patil
Cheluvarayaswamy
H. Vishwanath
K. Abhayachandra Jain
H. C. Balakrishna
C. S. Puttarajau
M. Putte Gowda
K. B. Chandrasheka
Suresh Gowda
Ramaswamy Gowda
Ramesh Bandisidde Gowda
M. Srinivas
L. R. Shivarame Gowda
H. M. Revanna
H. T. Krishnappa
Doddarangegowda
B. Ramakrishna
Ashwathanarayana
Ashok Kheny
T. S. Nagabharana
Om Sai Prakash
Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Mohan Juneja
Ramesh Bhat
Karibasavaiah
Bullet Prakash
Balagangadharanatha Swamiji as himself

Production

Director Om Sai Prakash decided to make a devotional and mythological film and consulted Balagangadharanatha Swamiji before working on the film.^[1]^[3] Murali, whose career was at a low at the time, decided to accept the role of Balagangadharanatha Swamiji as Om Sai Prakash delivered several successful films.^[4] To prepare for the role of Balagangadharanatha Swamiji, Murali shaved his head.^[5] For months, he ate only vegetarian food, did not drink alcohol and called people as "my child".^[4] Forty political leaders play roles in the film.^[6] Sundarnath Suvarna of Sri Manjunatha (2001) fame was brought in as the cinematographer after Om Sai Prakash was impressed by his work.^[1] A procession for Balagangadharanatha Swamiji from Freedom Park to Palace Grounds was recorded and used for the film.^[7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Gurukiran.^[8] An audio release function was held on 29 January 2012 coinciding with the birthday of Sri Adhichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Mutt.^[9]

All lyrics were composed by Doddarangegowda except where noted.^[1]

Track listing^[10]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Anna Akshara Arogya"	Goturi	Chetan Sosca	3:55
2.	"Banu Bhuvi Meerida"		S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:45
3.	"Chinmaya Roopada"		Gurukiran, Anuradha Bhat	2:22
4.	"Chunchanagiri Siri"		Gurukiran	4:08
5.	"Nimagaagiye"		S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:43
6.	"Shatha Shathamanada"		Gurukiran, Anuradha Bhat	4:08
7.	"Shloka"		Gurukiran	1:07
Total length:				24:09

Release and reception

The film was released on 6 July 2012,^[8] and it was screened in theatres until August of the same year.^[11]

A critic from Prajavani criticised the film's narration while praising the performance of the actors.^[12]

References

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^ "Gowdas not in film on Vokkaligas' only mutt". Bangalore Mirror. 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ "Cultural pageantry". Deccan Herald. 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Sriram (2 July 2012). "ಸಾಯಿಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ 'ಶ್ರೀಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಆದಿಚುಂಚನಗಿರಿ' ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ". filmibeat (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ "Adichunchanagiri seer's 68th birth anniversary celebrated". coastaldigest. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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^ "Movie guide". Deccan Herald. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ M. S., Amit (8 July 2012). "ಕಲಸುಮೇಲೋಗರ (ಚಿತ್ರ: ಶ್ರೀ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಆದಿಚುಂಚನಗಿರಿ)". Prajavani (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.