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{{Infobox film
| name = Attahasa
| image = Attahasa.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Promotional poster in Kannada
| director = [[A. M. R. Ramesh]]
| producer = A. M. R. Ramesh V. Srinivas [[Jagadeesh]]
| writer =
| screenplay = A. M. R. Ramesh
| story = A. M. R. Ramesh
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] [[Vijayalakshmi Ahathian|Vijayalakshmi]]
| music = [[Sandeep Chowta]]
| cinematography = [[Vijay Milton]]
| editing = [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]]
| studio = Akshaya Creations Sai Sri Cinemas S Lad Entertainment
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|02|14}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Kannada Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Attahasa''''' ({{Translation|Defiance}}) is a 2013 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[biographical film]] directed by [[A. M. R. Ramesh]], based on the notorious forest brigand [[Veerappan]]. It was simultaneously filmed in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as '''''Vana Yuddham''''' ({{Translation|Forest war}}).<ref>{{cite web |title= Veerappan Attahasa based on Dr. Rajkumar's kidnap |url= http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2011/veerappan-attahasa-dr-rajkumar-kidnap-300611-aid0062.html |publisher= oneindia.com |accessdate= 2012-06-30}}</ref> [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] plays the role of Veerappan in the film, whilst featuring [[Arjun Sarja]] and [[Vijayalakshmi (Tamil actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] and [[Lakshmi Rai]] in the lead roles. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/90933.html |title='Attahasa' on Thursday|publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2013-02-13 |accessdate=2014-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Anasuya Menon |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2639511.ece |title=Life & Style / Metroplus : Moustache, his fortune |work=The Hindu|date=18 November 2011 |accessdate=6 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="behindwoods1">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jul-11-04/veerappan-amr-ramesh-26-07-11.html |title=Arjun, Priyamani in Vana Yuddham - Veerappan - Amr Ramesh - Priya Mani - Kishore - Vana Yuddham - Tamil Movie News |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=26 July 2011 |accessdate=6 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="deccanchronicle1">[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/others/veerappan’s-attahasa-rings-out-loud-724 Veerappan’s Attahasa Rings Out Loud]. ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]''.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Veerappan Attahasa based on Dr. Rajkumar's kidnap |url= http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2011/veerappan-attahasa-dr-rajkumar-kidnap-300611-aid0062.html |publisher= oneindia.com |accessdate= 30 June 2012}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Arjun Sarja]] as [[Director General of Police|D.G.P]] [[K. Vijay Kumar]] [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], who killed Veerappan
*[[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] as [[Veerappan]]
*[[Lakshmi Rai]] as Vijetha Vasisht
*[[Vijayalakshmi (Tamil actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] as [[Muthulakshmi|Muthulakshmi Veerappan]], Veerappan's wife
*[[Suresh Oberoi]] as [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], who gets kidnapped by Veerappan
*[[Ravi Kale]] as [[N._K._Senthamarai_Kannan|Senthamarai Kannan IPS]]
*[[Jayachitra]] as [[Jayalalitha]], [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
*[[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]] as [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]]
*[[Bhavana Rao]] as Chandhini
*[[Sampath Raj]] as Sethukuli Govindan
*[[A. M. R. Ramesh]] as Gurunatha
*[[Suchendra Prasad]] as DCF Srinivas
*Nagappa Maradagi (abducted along with [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]) as himself
*Suresh Mangalore as Minister [[H. Nagappa|Nagappa]]
*[[V. I. S. Jayapalan]]
*Yogi Devaraj as Veerappan's father
*Suma Guha as Vijayakumar's wife
{{colend}}

==Production==
In March 2011, A. M. R. Ramesh confirmed that his next directorial would be based on Veerappan and that he had completed the scriptment,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-04/news-interviews/28658892_1_veerappan-forest-brigand-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202193445/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-04/news-interviews/28658892_1_veerappan-forest-brigand-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-02 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Ramesh to direct a film on Veerappan|accessdate=2012-08-06}}</ref> while adding that Kishore had already agreed to play the lead role of Veerappan. Ramesh had been researching on Veerappan for 10 years and had spoken with several key people who were associated with him or involved in various incidents.<ref name="dnaindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_its-all-about-veerappan_1531073 |title=It's all about Veerappan — Entertainment — DNA|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=2011-04-12 |accessdate=2012-08-06}}</ref> Ramesh clarified that he would just present the real happenings, without taking any sides.<ref name="indiaglitz1">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/69526.html |title=Arjun starts working for 'Vana Yudham' - Telugu Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2011-08-08 |accessdate=2012-08-06}}</ref> Arjun won the role of the chief [[Special Task Force]] officer Vijayakumar.<ref name="dnaindia1"/> Initial reports claimed that Bollywood actress [[Rani Mukherji]] was considered for the role of Veerappan's wife, Muthulakshmi.<ref name="deccanchronicle1"/> Sources in July 2011 reported that [[Priyamani]] and [[Jayachitra]] were signed on to portray Muthulakshmi and the role of Chief Minister [[Jayalalitha]], respectively.<ref name="behindwoods1"/> Priyamani denied being part of the project, adding that she was not offered the role.<ref>{{cite web|author=Prakash KL |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2011/priyamani-veerappan-wife-300711.html |title=Priyamani isn't Veerappan's wife |work=OneIndia |date=2011-07-30 |accessdate=2012-08-06}}</ref> Subsequently, [[Vijayalakshmi (Tamil actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] was finalized for the role.<ref name="indiaglitz1"/> Although Ramesh wanted [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] to play Kannada actor [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]],<ref name="dnaindia1"/> who was kidnapped by Veerappan, [[Suresh Oberoi]] was eventually roped in,<ref name="deccanchronicle1"/> while [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]] would play his wife Parvathamma.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/veerappan-saga-on-screen-news-tamil-liljv6cihcf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112113615/http://www.sify.com/movies/veerappan-saga-on-screen-news-tamil-liljv6cihcf.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-11-12 |title=Veerappan saga on screen|publisher=Sify |date=2011-08-12 |accessdate=2012-08-06}}</ref> [[Ramya]] was initially supposed to enact the role of a journalist,<ref>{{cite news|author=V Lakshmi |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-15/news-interviews/29777497_1_muthulakshmi-veerappan-kolathur-mani |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202194215/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-15/news-interviews/29777497_1_muthulakshmi-veerappan-kolathur-mani |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-02 |title=Veerappan comes to Life|date=2011-07-15 |time=01.36PM IST |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-08-06}}</ref> however the actress too dismissed the reports,<ref>{{cite news|author=Pratibha Joy |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-22/news-interviews/30310374_1_divya-spandana-veerappan-song |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202194109/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-22/news-interviews/30310374_1_divya-spandana-veerappan-song |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-02 |title=I'm not doing an item number: Divya Spandana|date=2011-10-22 |time=12.47PM IST |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-08-06}}</ref> following which [[Nikita Thukral]] was approached for the role.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-15/news-interviews/30159925_1_nikitha-thukral-association-and-sign-producer-manju |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202192507/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-15/news-interviews/30159925_1_nikitha-thukral-association-and-sign-producer-manju |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-02 |title=Nikitha is in demand|date=2011-09-15 |time=06.28PM IST |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-08-06}}</ref> [[Lakshmi Rai]] then confirmed that she was offered the role.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sunayana Suresh |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-06/news-interviews/30369947_1_film-amr-ramesh-veerappan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202192731/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-06/news-interviews/30369947_1_film-amr-ramesh-veerappan |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-02 |title=Miracle on the sets of Vanayuddham|date=2011-11-06 |time= 06.28PM IST|work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-08-06}}</ref> Bhavana Rao, known under her stage name Shikha in Tamil cinema, revealed that she was playing a character called Chandhini, who was considered as "Veerappan's right-hand".<ref>{{cite news|author=Shankaran Malini |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-06/news-interviews/30481058_1_k-town-three-films-veerappan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202192858/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-06/news-interviews/30481058_1_k-town-three-films-veerappan |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-02 |title=Shika: Back in K-Town|date=2011-12-06 |time=11.00AM IST |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-08-06}}</ref> Nagappa Maradagi, who also was abducted by Veerappan, and Shivakumar Mugilan, who was part of Veerappan's gang, were involved in the making of the film.<ref name="deccanchronicle1"/>

Vijay Milton and [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]] were confirmed as the cinematographer and editor, respectively,<ref name="dnaindia1"/> while [[Sandeep Chowta]] was signed on to compose the film's score, although initial reports suggested that [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] would be the music director.<ref name="dnaindia1"/>

==Release==
The satellite rights of the film were secured by [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]. The film was given a "U" certificate by the [[Indian Censor Board]]. later it was dubbed in malayalam as ''Veerappan'' and the malayalam dub of this movie givened the satellite rights to [[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]] channel.

==Reception==
Srikanth Srinivasa of ''[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]'' gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and praised the performance of [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] as [[Veerappan]] in the film. Also, the role of the cinematographer was praised. Srinivasa concluded saying, "A M R Ramesh has made another visually captivating film, notwithstanding the flaws. The movie makes for quite an engaging watch with timelines and specific instances. Veerappan’s final encounter is interesting, making it an edge-of-the-seat thriller."<ref>{{cite news |title= Review: Attahasa is an edge-of-the-seat thriller |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-attahasa-is-an-edge-of-the-seat-thriller/20130215.htm |publisher=Rediff|date= 2013-02-15 |accessdate= 2013-02-27}}</ref> [[CNN-IBN|IBN]] too praised the performance of all the departments in the film and call the film, a technically brilliant biopic of Veerappan.<ref>{{cite news |title= Review: 'Attahasa' is a technically brilliant biopic of Veerappan |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kannada-review-attahasa-is-a-technically-brilliant-biopic-of-veerappan/373120-71-203.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130223220642/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kannada-review-attahasa-is-a-technically-brilliant-biopic-of-veerappan/373120-71-203.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2013-02-23 |publisher= CNN-IBN |date= 2013-02-16 |accessdate= 2013-02-27}}</ref>

==Controversy==
[[Mysore]] based writer T. Gururaj, who wrote a book on Veerappan titled ''Rudhra Narthana'', filed a complaint against Ramesh for using his content in the film without his permission.<ref>{{cite news |title= Attahasa controversy |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-22/news-interviews/32353334_1_veerappan-inputs-attahasa |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140202191234/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-22/news-interviews/32353334_1_veerappan-inputs-attahasa |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2014-02-02 |work= [[The Times of India]] |accessdate= 2012-06-30 }}</ref>

Veerapan's wife [[Muthulakshmi]] filed a case against the film's production company calling for its ban, as she felt her husband was portrayed in a bad light.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemahour.com/gossips/kollywood/27279/veerappan-s-wife-demands-a-ban-on-vanayudham.html |title=Veerappan's wife demands a ban on 'Vanayudham' |publisher=Cinemahour.com |accessdate=2014-04-26}}</ref> The [[Supreme court of India]] asked the producers to pay Rs. 2.5 million to the widow. The film was then released during the course of the day.<ref>{{cite news|last=Venkatesan|first=J.|title=SC asks film producer to pay Rs. 25 lakh to Veerappan's widow|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sc-asks-film-producer-to-pay-rs-25-lakh-to-veerappans-widow/article4416067.ece|accessdate=15 February 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 February 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=2938702}}
{{A. M. R. Ramesh}}

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