{{short description|2020 Kannada film directed by Shiva Thejas}} {{Use dmy dates|date = April 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Shivarjuna | image = Shivarjuna poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Shiva Thejas | producer = M B Manjula Shivarjun | screenplay = Shiva Thejas | story = Arun Ramdas | based_on = {{Based on|''Giri'' | Sundar C}} | starring = Chiranjeevi Sarja <br /> Amrutha Iyengar <br /> Akshatha Srinivas | music = Surag Kokila | cinematography = H. C. Venugopal | editing = K. M. Prakash | studio = Nischitha Combines | distributor = Nischitha Combines through B K Gangadhar | released = {{Film date|2020|03|12}} | runtime = 137 minutes | country = India | language = Kannada | budget = <!--Must be attributed to reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No faceless blogs.--> | gross = <!--Must be attributed to reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No faceless blogs.--> }}
'''''Shivarjuna''''' is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language masala film written and directed by Shiva Thejas. The film is produced by M.B. Manjula Shivarjun. It features Chiranjeevi Sarja (in his last role before his unfortunate death) and Amrutha Iyengar along with Akshatha Srinivas in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes Kishore, Tara, Avinash, Kuri Prathap. The score and soundtrack were composed by Surag Kokila, while the cinematography and editing were handled by H C Venu and K. M. Prakash. The film is the remake of the 2004 Tamil film ''Giri'' starring Chiranjeevi's uncle Arjun Sarja in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ಚಿತ್ರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ: ಶಿವಾರ್ಜುನ {{!}} Kannada movie Shivarjuna film review|url=https://kannada.asianetnews.com/movie-reviews/kannada-movie-shivarjuna-film-review-q75zcb|website=kannada.asianetnews.com|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title='Shivarjuna' to 'Nam Kathe Nim Jothe': Kannada films releasing this week - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/shivarjuna-to-nam-kathe-nim-jothe-kannada-films-releasing-this-week/articleshow/74588827.cms|website=The Times of India|date=12 March 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Shivarjuna has drama, romance and action'|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-lifestyle/shivarjuna-has-drama-romance-and-action-813373.html|date=2020-03-13|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Shivarjuna Kannada Movie Review – Cinisuddi|date=15 March 2020 |url=https://www.cinisuddi.com/tag/shivarjuna-kannada-movie-review/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=shivarjuna movie: ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿ ಸರ್ಜಾ ನಟನೆಯ 'ಶಿವಾರ್ಜುನ' ಚಿತ್ರದ ಗ್ಲಾಮರಸ್ ಫೋಟೋಗಳು ಇಲ್ಲಿವೆ ನೋಡಿ! - chiranjeevi sarja starrer shivarjuna movie photos|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/vk-gallery/cinema/chiranjeevi-sarja-starrer-shivarjuna-movie-photos/articleshow/74555130.cms|website=Vijaya Karnataka|language=kn|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>
''Shivarjuna'' was theatrically released in India on 13 March 2020, where it receiving mixed reviews where the cast performances and action sequences were praised, while the screenwriting was criticized.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shivarjuna movie review: Chiranjeevi Sarja, a host of other actors are wasted in this inferior produ - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/Mar/14/shivarjuna-movie-review-chiranjeevi-sarja-a-host-of-other-actors-are-wasted-in-this-inferior-product-2116397.html|website=www.newindianexpress.com|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> The film was re-released after the lockdown on 16 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kannada-film-industry-buzz/article32842249.ece|title = Kannada industry buzz: A female superhero, Chiranjeevi Sarja's film re-release|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 13 October 2020|last1 = Anandraj|first1 = Shilpa}}</ref>
==Plot== Ramadurga and Rayadurga are two villages, which are always feuding as the headmen Ramegowda and Rayappa have personal enmity. Due to some misunderstanding regarding Rayappa's son's death, Rayappa seeks revenge against Ramegowda and tries to kill Ramegowda's son Nandeesha. However, Nandeesha is saved by his servant's son Shiva, where Nandeesha suddenly disappears.
Twenty years later, Shiva arrives in Krishnarajapuram with a mission to protect a strict officer named Bharavi Sindhuri and his son, Shiva Nandi from Rayappa and his gangsters. During a wedding reception, Shiva saves Bharavi and Nandi from being murdered by Rayappa's son. Later, Shiva reveals that Bharavi's Tehsildar husband was actually Nandeesha whom Rayappa had killed after learning about his real identity. In order to protect the rest of the family, Shiva was sent by Ramegowda to bring them back to the village.
In the present, Shiva brings Bharavi and Nandi back to the village, and finally wipes out Rayappa and his family during the temple festival, thus avenging Nandeesha's death.
== Cast ==
* Chiranjeevi Sarja as Shiva * Amrutha Iyengar as Paru * Akshatha Srinivas * Kishore as Nandeesha, a Tehsildar * Tara as Baravi Sindhu * Avinash as Ramegowda * Kuri Prathap * Dinesh Mangaluru as MLA * Sadhu Kokila as a doctor * Ravi Kishan as Ramappa * Tharanga Vishwa * Shivaraj K R Pete * Nayana
==Box office==
The film had a total run of more than 5 weeks.
== Music == The film's background score and the soundtracks are composed and written by Surag Kokila. The music rights were acquired by Aditya Music.
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|11991532}}
Category:2020 Kannada-language films Category:2020 Indian films Category:2020 action films Category:Indian action films Category:Films shot in Mysore Category:Films shot in Bengaluru Category:Kannada remakes of Tamil films