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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Benki Birugali<br />
| image =<br />
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| director = S. K. Basheed<br />
| producer = S K Karimunnisa<br />
| writer = S. K. Basheed<br />
| starring = [[Richard Rishi|Rishi]]<br />S. K. Basheed<br />[[Namitha]]<br />[[Sandhya (actress, born 1988)|Sandhya]]<br />[[Rishika Singh]]<br />[[Rekha Vedavyas]]<br />[[Monica (actress)|Monica]]<br />
| music = [[M. M. Srilekha]]<br />
| cinematography = K. S. Cheluvaraj<br />
| editing = S Manohar<br />
| studio = SBK Film Corporation<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|04|26}}<br />
| runtime = 135 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
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'''''Benki Birugali''''' (''Fire and Storm'') is a 2013 Indian Kannada [[action comedy film]] directed and produced by S. K. Basheed. It was his debut in [[Kannada cinema]] as a lead actor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/A-certificate-for-Benki-Birugalli/articleshow/19293621.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227011603/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-30/news-interviews/38144985_1_tunturu-film-risheeka-singh |url-status=live |archive-date=27 December 2013 |title=Risheeka Singh: 'A' certificate for Benki Birugalli |date=30 March 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> The film also has [[Richard Rishi|Rishi]], [[Sandhya (actress, born 1988)|Sandhya]], [[Rekha Vedavyas]], [[Monica (Tamil actress)|Monica]], [[Rishika Singh]] and [[Bhanu Sri Mehra]]. K. S. Cheluvaraj was the cinematographer and [[M. M. Srilekha]] composed the music. The film was announced in January 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/namitha-saloni-team-up-for-benki-birugaali-news-kannada-lbsoMLhfgfi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120111618/http://www.sify.com/movies/namitha-saloni-team-up-for-benki-birugaali-news-kannada-lbsoMLhfgfi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 January 2011 |title=Namitha, Saloni team up for Benki Birugaali |work=Sify.com |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> It was shot at various locations in [[Karnataka]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/benki-birugali-releases-tomorrow-news-kannada-nezk7ocahhb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429014351/http://www.sify.com/movies/benki-birugali-releases-tomorrow-news-kannada-nezk7ocahhb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 April 2013 |title='Benki Birugali' releases tomorrow |work=Sify.com |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref><br />
The film was released to negative reviews.<ref name="T">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/benki-birugali/movie-review/19830337.cms |title=BENKI BIRUGALI MOVIE REVIEW |work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808204156/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Benki-Birugali/movie-review/19830337.cms |archive-date=2016-08-08}}</ref><br />
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''Benki Birugali'' was released on 26 April 2013. The film was supposed to be originally a bilingual – Telugu and Kannada – however, the Telugu version was not released.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Richard Rishi|Rishi]] as Chandu<br />
* S. K. Basheed as Daya<br />
* [[Namitha]] as Mona<br />
* [[Sandhya (actress, born 1988)|Sandhya]] as Sandhya<br />
* [[Rekha Vedavyas]] as Rekha<br />
* [[Rishika Singh]]<br />
* [[Bhanu Sri Mehra]]<br />
* [[Saloni Aswani]]<br />
* [[Monica (Tamil actress)|Monica]]<br />
* [[Bullet Prakash]]<br />
* Layendra Kokila<br />
* [[Bank Janardhan]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "It is the best example of how not to direct a movie".<ref name="T"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|9008512}}<br />
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[[Category:2013 films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 action comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 comedy films]]<br />
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