Edegarike

Edegarike
Film poster
Directed by	D. Sumana Kittur
Produced by	Syed Aman Bachchan M. S. Ravindra
Written by	Agni Shridhar
Screenplay by	Agni Shridhar D. Sumana Kittur
Based on	Edegarike by Agni Shridhar
Starring	Aditya Atul Kulkarni Aakanksha Mansukhani
Music by	Sadhu Kokila
Cinematography	B. Rakesh
Edited by	Anthony L. Ruben
Production company	Megha Movies
Release date	23 November 2012 (2012-11-23)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Edegarike (Kannada: ಎದೆಗಾರಿಕೆ; English: Guts) is a 2012 Indian Kannada crime drama film directed by Sumana Kittur, based on the novel of the same name written by Agni Shridhar. It stars Aditya in the lead role as Sona, a hitman, who decides to relinquish his life of crime which unnerves his boss, who decides to have him contract killed. Atul Kulkarni, Achyuth Kumar, Srujan Lokesh, Dharma and Aakanksha Mansukhani Feature in supporting roles.

The film is based on the real-life incidents that occurred in the 1990s and is about cult figures in the Karnataka underworld such as Sridhar, Muthappa Rai and Bachchan. The film opened to widespread critical acclaim upon theatrical release. It won the Special Jury Award at the 6th Bangalore International Film Festival.

Edegarike was a crime novel written by journalist Agni Shridhar in the early 2000s about the India Mafia circling around Mumbai and Bangalore headed a mafia leader from Dubai. The novel had been a chart topper for several weeks and proved a hit among readers. Since then, around 15 attempts were made to adapt it into a film. Following this, Sumana Kittur who had earlier directed Slum Bala and Kallara Santhe took up the project.

Following the announcement of the film in October 2010, reports said Kishore would be playing one of the three lead roles of mafia dons in the film.Bhavana had been signed in to play the female lead in the film. However, she had to back out due to health grounds, a role that eventually went to Aakanksha Mansukhani, who had earlier appeared and won praise for her performance in the 2011 Kannada film Olave Mandhara.Aditya was then signed in to play the lead role in the film, with Srujan Lokesh to play a supporting character. Filming that began in late-2011 continued for a period of 35 days in places such as Bangalore, Sakleshpur, Mangalore. It completed in June 2012.