Kurukshetra

Action Drama Fantasy Historical War

U/A

India

Kannada

August 9, 2019

3hr 5min

Status: released

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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.