Kurukshetra Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Genre | Action Drama Fantasy Historical War |
| Release date | 9 August 2019 |
| Running time | 3hr 5min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Darshan Meghana Raj Arjun Sarja V. Ravichandran Ambareesh Sneha Sonu Sood Nikhil Kumar Hariprriya Danish Akhtar Saifi |
| Directed by | Naganna |
| Written by | J. K. Bharavi |
| Story by | Munirathna |
| Produced by | Munirathna |
| Cinematography by | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | Jo Ni Harsha |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
| Production Company | KCN Movies Vrushabhadri Productions Rockline Productions |
| Distributor | Rockline Entertainment (Kannada) Geetha Arts (Telugu) V. Creations(Tamil) Global United Media(Malayalam) |
Kurukshetra Movie Cast & Characters:
- Darshan as Duryodhana
- Arjun Sarja as Karna
- V Ravichandran as Krishna
- Ambareesh as Bheeshma
- Sonu Sood as Arjuna
- Danish Akhtar Saifi as Bhima
- Sneha as Draupadi
- Meghana Raj as Bhanumati
- P. Ravishankar as Shakuni
- Srinath as Dhritarashtra
- Srinivasa Murthy as Dronacharya
- Shashikumar as Dharmaraya
- Chandan Kumar as Nakula
- Yashas Surya as Sahadeva
- Rockline Venkatesh as Shalya
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Kunti
- Nikhil Kumar as Abhimanyu
- Ravi Chethan as Dushasana
- Bharat Gowda as Ashwatthama
- Aditi Arya as Uttara
- Pavitra Lokesh as Subhadra
- Haripriya as Maaye in a special appearance in the song “Jhumma Jhumma”
- Ramesh Bhat as Vidura
- Avinash as Gandhara Raja Subala
- Ashrita Vemuganti as Sri Krishna’s wife
- Uma Hebbar as Gandhari
- Amit Tiwari as a Kaurava army warrior
Storyline:
The story is a reinterpretation of the war described in the Mahabharata Sanskrit epic, from Duryodhana’s viewpoint. After losing to the Kauravas in a gamble, the Pandavas go into exile and endure hardship for a number of years. Upon their return, conflict arises over the dynastic succession leading to a war.
Kurukshetra Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | ₹50 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹90 crore |
About Kurukshetra Movie:
Kurukshetra is based on the epic poem Gadhayuddha by Ranna, which itself is based on the Indian epic Mahabharata. The story is centered on Duryodhana, the Kaurava king.
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.
The official launch of the film was held on 6 August 2017 with filming beginning on the same day.
A major portion of the film was shot at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. The film was shot twice, first in 2D format and then in 3D, with shooting completed after more than 230 days.
A few scenes and dialogues were reported to have been inspired by the 1977 Telugu movie Daana Veera Soora Karna.
The satellite rights for the Kannada and Hindi versions of the film were bought by two different companies for ₹9 crore and ₹9.5 crore, respectively.
