Veerappa Nayaka
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{{Infobox film
| name = Veerappa Nayaka
| image =
| caption =
| director = S. Narayan
| story = S. Narayan
| producer = Vidyavathi Narayan
| writer = B. L. Venu (dialogues)
| screenplay = S. Narayan
| starring = Vishnuvardhan
Shruti
Hema Choudhary
| music = Rajesh Ramanath
| cinematography = R. Giri
| editing = P. R. Soundar Raj
| studio = Vidyadhare Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1999|1|1|ref1=}}
| runtime = 157 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
}}
Veerappa Nayaka is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language biographical film, directed by S. Narayan, starring Vishnuvardhan and Shruti.{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/dec25/south.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070516034902/http://www.screenindia.com/dec25/south.htm|archive-date = 16 May 2007|title= Veeraappanayaka: Bringing up the new year!|work=Screen|date=25 December 1998|access-date=20 October 2024}} It is a story of a Gandhian's son turning into a terrorist. This was also the first film in Vishnuvardhan and Narayan's combination and the movie ran for 50 weeks at the box office. This film is quite important in studying the history of the production of the Indian flag through the ages. The film uses the location of garag village, which was the place where the flag was made by a weaving village before it was certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Plot
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This Is The Story Of Veerappa Nayaka An Innocent Man Whose Son Becomes An Terrorist.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Vishnuvardhan as Veerappa Nayaka
- Shruthi as Hema, Veerappa's wife and Subash's mother
- Hema Choudhary as Veerappa Nayaka's Mother
- Saurav
- Shobaraj
- Kote Prabhakar
- Renuka prasad
- Bhavani Shankar
- Agro Chikkanna
- Bhavyashree Rai
- Ashalatha
- Renukamma Murugod
- Bank Suresh
- Fayaz Khan
- Sudheer
- Renuka Prasad
}}
Soundtrack
Music for the film was composed by Rajesh Ramanath.{{Cite web |title=Veerappa Nayaka |url=http://bsnl.hungama.com/fls_details.php?pid=21912 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620020919/http://bsnl.hungama.com/fls_details.php?pid=21912 |archive-date=20 June 2013 |access-date=17 June 2013 |website=bsnl.hungama.com}}
| class="wikitable" |
| S. No.
! Song ! Singers |
|---|
| 1
|"Ee Mannina Hemmeya Maganivanu" |
| 2
|"Malle Ninna Maathu Kelada" |S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra |
| 3
|"O Ambarave Ninnede" |S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| 4
|"Aa Dushtara Shikshiso" (Bit) |S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| 5
|"Are Jinga Jingaale" |Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chitra |
| 6
|"Ee Adharadali Garigala" |Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chitra |
| 7
|"Onde Ondu Maathu" (Bit) |K. S. Chitra |
| 8
|"Jeeva Jyothiye" |S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| 9
|"Bharathambe Ninna Januma Dina" |S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Reception
A critic from Deccan Herald opined that "The film is truly worthy of the weavers of our national tricolour!"{{Cite web |date=3 January 1999 |title=Veerappanaika (Kannada) |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/565643645742E3436525694000570F65?OpenDocument |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220922052711/http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/565643645742E3436525694000570F65?OpenDocument |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=17 September 2022 |website=Deccan Herald}} The New Indian Express wrote, "This film may remain as one of the best films of Vishnuvardhan’s career. With his mature acting, the film’s story has been handled with the right touch. He never indulges in overacting".{{Cite web |date=3 January 1999 |title=Mature acting, right touch |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/1159B87A23BB865165256941001E4B73?OpenDocument |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220922052810/http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/1159B87A23BB865165256941001E4B73?OpenDocument |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}}
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