Kurukshetra (2019 film)
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| Directed by | Naganna |
| Written by | J. K. Bharavi |
| Produced by | Munirathna |
| Starring | Darshan Ambareesh V. Ravichandran Arjun Sarja Meghana Raj Sneha Sonu Sood Nikhil Kumar Aditi Arya Danish Akhtar Saifi |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | Jo Ni Harsha |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
Production companies | KCN Movies Vrushabhadri Productions Rockline Productions |
| Distributed by | Rockline
Entertainment (Kannada) Geetha Arts (Telugu) V. Creations(Tamil) Global United Media(Malayalam) |
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Running time | 185 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹75–100 crore |
| Box office | ₹90 crore |
Kurukshetra (transl. Kuru's place) is a 2019 Kannada-language mythological war film written by J. K. Bharavi and directed by Naganna. The story is based on the Indian epic Mahabharata, inspired by the epic poem Gadhayuddha by Ranna, The story is centred on Duryodhana, Kaurava king. The film was produced by Munirathna.
The film features an ensemble cast of Darshan, Ambareesh, V. Ravichandran, Arjun Sarja, Nikhil Kumar, Aditi Arya, Meghana Raj, Haripriya, Sneha, Sonu Sood, Danish Akhtar Saifi, P. Ravishankar and Shashikumar portraying characters from Mahabharata. The score and soundtrack were composed by V. Harikrishna, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Jayanan Vincent and Jo Ni Harsha.
The film was released on 9 August 2019 across more than 1000 screens, making it the widest release for any Kannada film alongside the dubbed Telugu version. On 15 August, the Tamil version was released. The Malayalam-language version was released on 18 October in Kerala. It was the highest-grossing Kannada film of 2019.