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Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu

Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu
2016 Kannada film Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by D. Sumana Kittur
Produced by Syed Aman Bacchan
M. S. Ravindra
Written by Poornachandra Tejaswi
Screenplay by Agni Shridhar
Based on Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu
by Poornachandra Tejaswi
Starring Shwetha Srivatsav
Karunya Ram
Music by Sadhu Kokila
Cinematography Manohar Joshi
Edited by Suresh Urs
Production
company
Megha Movies
Release date
  • 11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)
Running time
139 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada
Box office 10 crore

Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu (Kannada: ಕಿರಗೂರಿನ ಗಯ್ಯಾಳಿಗಳು) is a 2016 Indian Kannada drama film directed by Sumana Kittur, based on a novella of the same name written by Poornachandra Tejaswi. It stars Shwetha Srivatsav, Karunya Ram and Achyuth Kumar in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Sukratha Wagle, Sonu, Kishore, Sharath Lohitashwa and Karunya Ram.

Sumana Kittur, an admirer of writer Poornachandra Tejaswi's works, said his work Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu stood out for her, as it was set in a village backdrop, that she associated to, having had the same origins. She approached Rajeswari Tejaswi, Poornachandra Tejaswi's wife, for the copyrights to adapt the novella into a film. Following this, she announced of the film in January 2015.

"I had much work to do for this film and most importantly, I had to get the accent and body language right, which was straining. All said, I am glad; I was doing a good film and did it out of passion."

Kittur announced that the lead role of Daanamma would be played by Shwetha Srivatsav, and that Achyuth Kumar would appear in a pivotal role. It was revealed in March 2015 that Sukratha Wagle, Sonu, Kishore and Sharath Lohitashwa would play supporting roles, and that Yogesh would appear in an important role in the film. On casting Srivatsav in the lead role, she said, "She has not been exposed to too many films. So, I thought that she would appear fresh in this particular role. Also, she had already read the novel, when I approached her and all she asked me was whether she would be playing the character of Daanamma". The casting of Karunya Ram and Manasa Joshi were confirmed in April 2015. Writer Agni Shridhar, who had previously collaborated with Kittur in Edegarike (2012), was chosen to work on the film's screenplay and dialogues. Speaking on the subject of the film, Kittur said the film was "heroine-oriented" and that it would "depict the lives of girls in villages." Speaking to The Indian Express during its post-production stages, Shridhar said, "[T]he film is a mirror of the women folk of any village in India but does not talk about feminism, neither in the story nor through the characters. But the feminist theme Sumana has portrayed would be the answer to the people in all fields, including politics".


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