Shivarjuna is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language masala film written and directed by Shiva Thejas. The film is being produced by M B Manjula Shivarjun. It features Chiranjeevi Sarja 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.

Shivarjuna was theatrically released in India on 13 March 2020, where it receiving mixed reviews who praised the cast performances and action sequences, while the screenwriting was criticized. The film was re-released after the lockdown on 16 October 2020.

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, but Nandeesha is saved by his servant's son Shiva, where Nandeesha suddenly disappears. 20 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. 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 Mangalore 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.

References

External links 

 

2020s Kannada-language films
2020 action films
Indian action films
Films shot in Mysore
Films shot in Bangalore
Kannada remakes of Tamil films