| Attahasa | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | A. M. R. Ramesh |
| Written by | A. M. R. Ramesh |
| Produced by | A. M. R. Ramesh V. Srinivas Jagadeesh |
| Starring | Arjun Sarja Kishore Suresh Oberoi |
| Cinematography | Vijay Milton |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Sandeep Chowta |
Production companies | Akshaya Creations Sai Sri Cinemas S Lad Entertainment |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office | ₹5 crores[1] |
Attahasa (transl. Defiance) is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language biographical film directed by A. M. R. Ramesh, based on the notorious forest brigand Veerappan.[2] Kishore plays the role of Veerappan in the film, whilst featuring Arjun Sarja and Suresh Oberoi. After much delay in the theatrical release the film was opened to screens on 14 February 2013 all across the southern states of India to positive reviews.[3][4][5] The film was partially reshot in Tamil as Vana Yuddham (transl. Forest war).[6] The film was dubbed into Telugu as Veerappan.[7]
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- Rangarajan, Malathi (16 February 2013). "Vanayuddham - A battered biopic". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
Though said to be a straight film, the early portions are clearly dubbed from Kannada. It's only after Arjun's arrival that you are made to feel that Vanayuddham is a Tamil film after all
- "Vana Yudham Review - Gripping Docu-Drama". Moviecrow. 16 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
Though the film is obviously dubbed, the lip sync is quite tolerable
- "Tamil Review: 'Vanna Yuddham' is partly engaging". IANS. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022 – via News18.
'Vana Yuddham' suffers due to bad dubbing, which turns irksome after a point of time
- "VANA YUDDHAM MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
The Kannada to Tamil dubbing leaves a lot to be desired though and there are a lot of sound mutes too which prove to be unsettling
- "Partly Engaging". desimartini. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
Vanayudham is claimed to be a bilingual, but except for Kishore and Arjun, all other characters have dubbing voices. The dubbing was definitely a turn off and leaves most irked
- Rangarajan, Malathi (16 February 2013). "Vanayuddham - A battered biopic". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ CR, Sharanya. "Attahasa to release as Veerappan in Telugu". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.