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Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya
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Directed by Akash Srivatsa
Written byAkash Srivatsa
Abhijith YR
Produced by Anup Hanumanthe Gowda
Rekha KN
Starring
CinematographyGuruprasad MG
Edited bySrikanth
Akash Srivatsa
Music by Judah Sandhy
Production
company
Anjandri Cine Combines
Distributed byKRG Studios
Release date
  • 21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
Running time
125 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Akash Srivatsa, who also co-wrote the film with Abhijith YR, and produced by Anup Hanumanthe Gowda. It stars Ramesh Aravind (in his 101st film) and Radhika Narayan in lead roles. [2]

Contents

Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya was released on 21 February 2020 where it received positive reviews from critics .Inspired by Murder on the Orient Express, the film went on to become the highest-grossing Kannada film of 2020. The success of the film, led the makers to create a franchise and a sequel of the film titled Shivaji Surathkal: The Mysterious Case of Maayavi which released on 14 April 2023. [3] [4] [5]

Premise

Detective Shivaji Surathkal leaves to an eerie resort in Ranagiri to investigate the death of Roshan Ravi, the son of Home Minister Rajiv Ravi. While searching for clues, Shivaji must deal his own trauma of losing his wife Janani and analyse the 11 suspects behind Roshan's death.

Cast

Soundtrack

Shivaji Surathkal - The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya
Soundtrack album by
Judah Sandhy
Released2020
Recorded2019
StudioAnjandri Cine Combines
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length13:19
Label Divo
Producer Judah Sandhy
Judah Sandhy chronology
ABCD: American Born Confused Desi
(2019)		Shivaji Surathkal - The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya
(2020)		Ira
(2021)
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Usire" Jayant Kaikini Vijay Prakash 3:38
2."Yaaro Nee Yaaro"Akash Srivatsa Sanjith Hegde, Judah Sandhy 3:10
3."Aparichita"Jayant KaikiniShreya Sundar Iyer3:00
4."Saavira"Guru panchanbettuAbhijith Y R3:30
Total length:13:19

Reception

Critical response

Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Akash Srivatsa surely seems to have redeemed himself as a storyteller after his debut outing Badmaash. A sequel to a film like this that has the potential to become a franchise would be welcome, so watch this one and stay on track." [6] A. Sharaadha of The New Indian Express gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ramesh Aravind sheds his regular image, and this transformation was possible only because of the director and writer’s imagination, and the actor’s versatility." [7] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "Despite an interesting premise, the film is an underwhelming murder mystery". [8]

Box office

The film was reported to have collected ₹2 crore in the first week of its run. [9]

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards 2021Best ScreenplayAkash Srivatasa
Abhijith		Won [10]
[11]
[12]
Best Actor Ramesh Aravind Nominated
Best EditingSrikanth
Akash Srivatsa		Nominated
Best VFxNominated
10th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting Role Anvita Sagar Nominated
Best Actor in a Negative Role Ramesh Pandit Nominated
Best Debut ProducerAnjandri Cine CombinesWon
Best Female Playback SingerShreya Sundar IyerNominated
67th Filmfare Awards South Best Film Anup Gowda,
Rekha KN		Nominated [13]
Best Director Akash SrivastaNominated
Best Actor Ramesh AravindNominated
Best Supporting Actress Aarohi NarayanNominated

Sequel

On September 10, 2021, Akash Srivatsa announce the film's sequel titled as Shivaji Surathkal: The Mysterious Case of Maayavi and also revealed that the titular character will be seen in three different shades. [14] [15]

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