Bhajarangi

ಭಜರಂಗಿ Bhajarangi
Theatrical Poster Boxoffice = 44 crore theatrical collections + 10 crores from audio, satellite & T.V rights
Directed by	A. Harsha
Produced by	Nataraj Gowda Manjunath Gowda
Story by	Harsha
Starring	Shivrajkumar Aindrita Ray Rukmini Vijayakumar
Music by	Arjun Janya
Cinematography	Jai Anand
Release date	12 December 2013 (2013-12-12)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Bhajarangi (Kannada: ಭಜರಂಗಿ) is a Kannada-language Indian fantasy film starring Shivrajkumar and Aindrita Ray in the lead roles. Directed by choreographer-turned-director Harsha, the movie was released on 12 December 2013 and received positive response from critics. Bhajarangi collected a total of 12.5 crores in its 25 days run and became the highest-grossing Kannada film of 2013. The film was declared a blockbuster at the box office.

The story takes place in a hamlet called Ramadurga. A tantrik makes life hell for the villagers by looting their valuables, raping women and killing them. Jeeva(Shivarajkumar) comes to the hamlet to know his 'Janma rahasya' (mystery of his birth). To his shock, he comes to know that he was the grandson of Bhajarangi (Shivarajkumar) who fought against the tantrik and saved the villagers from his harassment. But the intelligent tantrik gets rid of Bhajarangi in his own way by creating a demon in the form of a baby and makes Bhajarangi believe that he is his son. The story takes many interesting turns and twists & he defeats the tantrik.

The film's introductory song features special appearances of the following actors:

Little is known of the story type and the script, but movie remains to be one of the most awaited Kannada movies of 2013.Actor Shivrajkumar had to lose weight for the movie and prepared for a six-pack body at the age of 51. Major portion of the movie is shot around hesarghatta which lies to north west of Bengaluru.

Official trailer of the movie was launched in Triveni theatre Bangalore on September 2013 which was attended by Yash. The introductory song featuring 6 leading actors of Kannada cinema was shot at Minerva Mills, Bangalore.

The film's producers Nataraj Gowda and Manjunath Gowda have teamed up with PVR Cinemas for the film's domestic release. The film is expected to release simultaneously on 12 December 2013 in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in multiple theaters. The producers have reportedly booked more than 221 cinema halls across the Karnataka state alone.