Ranadheera Kanteerava

Ranadheera Kanteerava Kannada is a 1960 Kannada historical drama biographical film directed by the editorturneddirector N. C. Rajan and written by G. V. Iyer. It is one of the most popular films of acclaimed Kannada actor Rajkumar, who plays the role of an emperor Kanthirava Narasaraja I of the Wodeyar dynasty, Mysore who was fondly named as Ranadheera Kanteerava. The film depicts the life of Kanteerava, who is known for his immense physical strength through wrestling. The film also stars Udaykumar, Balakrishna, Leelavathi, Narasimharaju and Sandhya in the prominent roles.

Narasaraja Wodeyar I 1638 1659 popularly known as Ranadheera Kanteerava was an emperor in the royal Mysore dynasty. He was a man of immense physical strength and was known as an intense wrestler in the Kingdom. He was an exponent in a form of wrestling called Vajra Mushti. He was also a musician with a strong liking towards arts and literature. He used the Srirangapatna town as his capital. Soon after his death in 1659, all hiswives committed Sati and ended their lives.Ranadheera Kanteerava soundtrack consists ofsongs all composed by G. K. Venkatesh and written by G. V. Iyer. ........

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