{{No plot|date=February 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Rowdy Renganna | image = Rowdy Ranganna.jpg | caption = | director = R. Ramamurthy | producer = R. Ramamurthy | writer = A. K. Velan | screenplay = | starring = Rajkumar<br>Rajashankar<br>Jayanthi<br>Chandrakala | music = Satyam | cinematography = B. Dorairaj | editing = R. Ramamurthy | studio = Sri Rama Enterprise | distributor = Sri Rama Enterprise | released = {{Film date|1968|df=y}} | country = India | language = Kannada }}
'''''Rowdy Ranganna''''' ({{audio|Kn-ರೌಡಿ ರಂಗಣ್ಣ.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by R. Ramamurthy. The film stars Rajkumar, Jayanthi, Raja Shankar, Chandrakala, Balakrishna and Dinesh, with music by Satyam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ka/Rowdi-Ranganna-1968/9219802367|title=Rowdy Ranganna|accessdate=2015-01-10|publisher=nthwall.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110210435/http://www.nthwall.com/ka/Rowdi-Ranganna-1968/9219802367|archivedate=10 January 2015}}</ref> It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum'' (1958).<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=SPNNmFMCK7W01q9e&v=RMEtDApoWdI&feature=youtu.be</ref>
==Cast== {{cast listing| * Dr. Rajkumar as Ranga * Jayanthi as Sharada * Chandrakala as Gowri * Raja Shankar as Shankar * Balakrishna as Siddappa * Dinesh * M. N. Lakshmi Devi * B. K. Eshwarappa * Rathnakar * Bhagavan * Ganapathi Bhat * H. R. Shastry * Shyam * Hanumantha Rao * Comedian Guggu * Iyengar * Chakravarthy * Ramadevi * Indira * Lalitha * Narasimharaju in cameo * Pandari Bai in cameo * Radhabai in cameo }}
==Soundtrack== The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/kannada/album/Rowdi-Ranganna-K0000814|title=Rowdi Ranganna Songs|accessdate=2015-01-10|website=Raaga.com}}</ref>
The song "Daranige Giri Bharave" <ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_veYC3l_cHs</ref> was based on the song "Mannukku Maram Baarama" from the original Tamil version - the same song was also used in the Telugu remake ''Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu'' as "Dharaniki Giri Bharama".<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pc7rNpvBUNE&pp=0gcJCR4Bo7VqN5tD</ref>
{| class="wikitable" ! No. !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Baare O Cheluve" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || Chi. Udaya Shankar || 03:29 |- | 2 || "O Geleya Ramaiah" || P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki || Chi. Udaya Shankar || |- | 3 || "Aadaddhu Ondu" || P. B. Sreenivas || Chi. Udaya Shankar || 03:02 |- | 4 || "Daranige Giri Bharave" || P. Susheela || Chi. Udaya Shankar || 03:27 |- | 5 || "Kanneradu Nanage" || P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki || Chi. Udaya Shankar || 03:56 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|1402551}} * {{YouTube|id=EJbO4yOqAmw|title=Rowdy Ranganna}}
Category:1968 films Category:1968 Kannada-language films Category:Kannada remakes of Tamil films Category:Films directed by R. Ramamurthy
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