Killing Veerappan

This article is about 2016 Kannada film. For the Bollywood film, see Veerappan (2016 film).

Killing Veerappan
Poster
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Written byRam Gopal Varma
K Balaji
Screenplay byRam Gopal Varma
K. Balaji
Story byRam Gopal Varma
Based onOperation Cocoon
Produced byB. V. Manjunath
B. S. Sudhindra
E. Shivaprakash
Starring
CinematographyRammy
Edited byAnwar Ali
Music byRavi Shankar
Production
company
ZED3 Pictures
Distributed byG. R. Pictures
Release date
  • 1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) (India)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Box officeest. ₹20 crore (US$2.4 million)[1]

Killing Veerappan is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language biographical crime film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, who co-wrote the film with K. Balaji.[2] The film is based on the events leading to Operation Cocoon to capture or kill Indian bandit Veerappan.[3] Featuring Shiva Rajkumar in the central role touted to be based on N. K. Senthamarai Kannan, the then Superintendent of police, with the Indian Special Task Force, and the spy who masterminded Operation Cocoon.[4]

The Kannada version was released in over 200 screens in the state of Karnataka on January 1, 2016.[5][6][7][8] Upon its wide release, critics praised the performances, background score, cinematography, screenplay, casting, and direction while becoming a box office success,[9][10] and subsequently got screened in Kannada cinema section at the 9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017.[11]

The Telugu dubbed version was released on 7 January 2016 to positive reviews [12][13] and had a decent run at the overseas box-office.[14] The Kannada version has garnered three nominations at the 2nd IIFA Utsavam including Best Picture in Kannada, while Parul Yadav and Yagna Shetty have each received the Performance In A Leading Role and Supporting Role - Female respectively.[15] The film has also garnered five nominations; including Parul Yadav winning Critics Choice Award for Best Actress at the 6th SIIMA Awards,[16][17] and one nomination for Best Actress at the 64th Filmfare Awards South.[18] The film was remade into Hindi as Veerappan (2016) with Bharadwaj reprising his role.[19][20]

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  2. ^ K. JESHI (26 August 2015). "Cinematographer Rammy on working with Ram Gopal Varma's film Killing Veerappan". The Hindu.
  3. ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (23 April 2015). "'Killing Veerappan' to be launched on Rajkumar's birthday - The Hindu". The Hindu. thehindu.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Killing Veerappan Trailer Review: A Fantastic One!". www.filmibeat.com. 13 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Killing Veerappan first day box office collection: Shivaraj Kumar-Ram Gopal Varma's flick enjoys a good opening". International Business Times, India Edition. 2 January 2016.
  6. ^ Muralidhara Khajane (January 2016). "Killing Veerappan to hit 700 screens today". The Hindu.
  7. ^ Steve Richardson. "Ram Gopal Varma's Killing Veerappan Movie Review/ Ratings/ Critics". HCN Dayton News. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  8. ^ "RGV's 'Killing Veerappan' release date". IndiaGlitz.com. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Killing Veerappan is a Slick RGV Thriller". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 January 2016.
  10. ^ Archana Nathan (2 January 2016). "Killing Veerappan movie review". The Hindu.
  11. ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (27 January 2017). "Oscar nominees among 240 films to be screened during Biffes". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Killing Veerappan Movie Review: Dr Shivarajkumar's Best Performance Ever!". www.filmibeat.com. January 2016.
  13. ^ "Killing Veerappan Hitting Theatres on1st January". Chitramala. 8 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Killing Veerappan slows down Bhale Manchi Roju, Abbayitho Ammayi collection at US box office". International Business Times. 12 January 2016.
  15. ^ "IIFA Utsavam 2017 (2016) Kannada Full Show, Nominees & Winners". Updatebro.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Nominations list for the SIIMA 2017 announced!". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017.
  17. ^ "SIIMA awards 2017 nominations announced". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Sachiin Joshi to remake Ram Gopal Varma's 'Killing Veerappan' in Hindi". The Times of India. 27 January 2017.
  20. ^ "Shocking revelation in RGV's Veerappan". 18 May 2016.