Saarathi
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Theatrical release poster
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| Kannada: ಸಾರಥಿ | |
| Directed by | Dinakar Thoogudeepa , Amin Jafarizadeh |
| Produced by | K. V. Satya Prakash |
| Screenplay by | Dinakar Thoogudeepa |
| Story by | Dinakar Thoogudeepa Chinthan A. V. |
| Starring |
Darshan Deepa Sannidhi R. Sarathkumar |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
| Cinematography | K. Krishna Kumar |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
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Production
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Sri Araseshwari Cine Productions
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Release date
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Running time
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166 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹7 crore |
| Box office | ₹15 crore |
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| Soundtrack album by V. Harikrishna | |
| Released | 19 June 2011 |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 23:01 |
| Label | Anand Audio |
Saarathi (English: Charioteer) is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romance action film written and directed by Dinakar Thoogudeep. It stars Darshan and debutante Deepa Sannidhi in the lead roles. V. Harikrishna scored for the film's background and its soundtrack, lyrics for which was penned by V. Nagendra Prasad.
The film released theatrically on 30 September 2011 when the Darshan was under judicial custody for alleged domestic violence against his wife, Vijayalakshmi. After initial denial, the makers admitted in February 2012 that the film was inspired from the 1994 film The Lion King. It received three awards at the 2011 Karnataka State Film Awards, including the Best Entertaining Movie.
The story revolves around Raja (Darshan), an auto-rickshaw driver, who falls in love with Rukmini (Deepa Sannidhi). But she has an enemy in Pratap (played by Ajay), a relative who wants to marry her, and takes her to his hometown - Durgakote. Raja follows her to the place and finds that she hails from the family of palegars who rule the place. The story takes a turn when Raja finds that Rukmini is the daughter of his father's sister. The movie ends with action sequences.
Saarathi was initially under the production of Kannada cinema veteran KCN Chandrashekhar, but was later taken up by K. V. Satya Prakash as his first film venture. As a result of which, the film has been in the making for over 2 years including 90 days for the shooting and later the film release got delayed owing to actor Darshan's arrest by the police following a complaint of domestic violence by his wife Vijayalakshmi. It was filmed at major South Indian tourist places like Chitradurga, Pondicherry, Chalakudy (in Kerala) and Hyderabad, the film ran 100days in around 50 theaters.
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