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{{Infobox film
| name = Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu
| image = 2016 Kannada film Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[D. Sumana Kittur]]
| producer = [[Syed Aman Bachchan]] M. S. Ravindra
| writer = [[Poornachandra Tejaswi]]
| screenplay = [[Agni Shridhar]]
| based_on = {{based on|''Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu''|[[Poornachandra Tejaswi]]}}
| starring = [[Shwetha Srivatsav]] [[Sukrutha Wagle]] [[Karunya Ram]] [[Sonu (actress)|Sonu]] 
| narrator =
| music = [[Sadhu Kokila]]
| cinematography = Manohar Joshi
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]
| studio = Megha Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2016|3|11|df=yes}}
| runtime = 139 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| budget =
| gross = {{INR}}10 [[crore]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Sandalwood 2016: Highest-grossing Kannada movies of 2016 at the box office|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/sandalwood-2016-highest-grossing-kannada-movies-2016-box-office-709450|accessdate=8 January 2017|work=International Business Times|date=22 December 2016}}</ref>
}}

'''''Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu''''' ([[English language|English]]: Rowdy women of Kiragooru) is a 2016 Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Sumana Kittur]], based on a [[novella|novel]] of the same name written by [[Poornachandra Tejaswi]].<ref name="th1">{{cite web |title= ‘Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu’, set to come to a theatre near you |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kiragoorina-gayyaligalu-set-to-come-to-a-theatre-near-you/article6810028.ece |work= [[The Hindu]] |publisher= thehindu.com |date= 22 January 2015 |accessdate= 14 April 2015}}</ref> It stars [[Shwetha Srivatsav]], [[Sukrutha Wagle]], [[Karunya Ram]], [[Sonu (actress)|Sonu]], and Manasa Joshi in the lead roles. The supporting cast features [[Achyuth Kumar]], [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]], [[Sharath Lohitashwa]]

==Cast==
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* [[Shwetha Srivatsav]] as Daanamma
* [[Sukrutha Wagle]] as kaali
* [[Karunya Ram]] as Bhagya
* Sampath Kumar
* [[Yogesh (actor)|Yogesh]] as Sones
* Ajay Rao
* [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] as Kalegowda
* [[Sonu (actress)|Sonu]] as Nagamma
* [[Achyuth Kumar]] as Shankara
* [[Sharath Lohitashwa]] as Heggade
* Sundar
* [[S. Narayan]] as Dr. Annappa
* [[Girija Lokesh]]
* [[Prakash Belawadi]] as Government Officer
* [[B. Jayashree]]
* Manasa Joshi
* [[Lakshmi Chandrashekar]]
* [[Ravishankar Gowda]]
* Anantha Velu
* [[Rahul Madhav]]
* Nikhil Manju
* Shantha Acharya
* Shobhraj as S. Mahalingaiah
* [[Mandya Ramesh]] as Constable Narayana
* Dharma as Malayali Pandith
* KSDL Chandru as Constable
* Praveen Tej
{{div col end}}

==Production==
===Development===
[[Sumana Kittur]], an admirer of writer [[Poornachandra Tejaswi]]'s works, said his work ''Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu'' stood out for her, as it was set in a village backdrop, that she associated to, having had the same origins. She approached Rajeswari Tejaswi, Poornachandra Tejaswi's wife, for the copyrights to adapt the novella into a film.<ref>{{cite web |title= Suman Kittur's next is with Shweta |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Suman-Kitturs-next-is-with-Shweta/articleshow/45975724.cms |work= [[The Times of India]] |publisher= timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= 22 January 2015 |accessdate= 14 April 2015}}</ref> Following this, she announced of the film in January 2015.

===Casting===
{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote="I had much work to do for this film and most importantly, I had to get the accent and body language right, which was straining. All said, I am glad; I was doing a good film and did it out of passion."|source= —[[Shwetha Srivatsav]], regarding her work in the film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu is My Debut: Shwetha|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Kiragoorina-Gayyaligalu-is-My-Debut-Shwetha/2015/10/28/article3100373.ece|newspaper=The New Indian Express|accessdate=28 October 2015|date=28 October 2015}}</ref>}}
Kittur announced that the lead role of Daanamma would be played by [[Shwetha Srivatsav]], and that [[Achyuth Kumar]] would appear in a pivotal role.<ref name="th1"/> It was revealed in March 2015 that Sukrutha Wagle, [[Sonu (actress)|Sonu]], [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] and Manasa Joshi would play other lead. [[Sharath Lohitashwa]] would play supporting roles, and that [[Yogesh (actor)|Yogesh]] would appear in an important role in the film. On casting Srivatsav in the lead role, she said, "She has not been exposed to too many films. So, I thought that she would appear fresh in this particular role. Also, she had already read the novel, when I approached her and all she asked me was whether she would be playing the character of Daanamma".<ref>{{cite web |author= Sharadhaa A. |title= Sumana Brings to Life a Literary World |url= http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Sumana-Brings-to-Life-a-Literary-World/2015/03/04/article2696371.ece |work= [[The New Indian Express]] |publisher= newindianexpress.com |date= 4 March 2015 |accessdate= 14 April 2015}}</ref> The casting of Karunya Ram and Manasa Joshi were confirmed in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web |author= Joy, Prathibha |title= Why is Karunya Ram working in a small film? |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Why-is-Karunya-Ram-working-in-a-small-film/articleshow/46887452.cms |work= The Times of India |publisher= timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= 11 April 2015 |accessdate= 14 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Manasa Joshi Joins Kirugurina Gayyaligalu |url= http://www.chitraloka.com/news/11828-manasa-joshi-joins-kirugurina-gayyaligalu.html |website= chitraloka.com |date= 14 April 2015 |accessdate= 15 April 2015}}</ref> Writer [[Agni Shridhar]], who had previously collaborated with Kittur in ''[[Edegarike]]'' (2012), was chosen to work on the film's screenplay and dialogues. Speaking on the subject of the film, Kittur said the film was "heroine-oriented" and that it would "depict the lives of girls in villages." Speaking to ''The Indian Express'' during its post-production stages, Shridhar said, "[T]he film is a mirror of the women folk of any village in India but does not talk about feminism, neither in the story nor through the characters. But the feminist theme Sumana has portrayed would be the answer to the people in all fields, including politics".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharadhaa|first1=A.|title=Sumana is Determined to Reach Out to Masses with Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Sumana-is-Determined-to-Reach-Out-to-Masses-with-Kiragoorina-Gayyaligalu/2016/02/22/article3289677.ece|newspaper=The New Indian Express|accessdate=13 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223094834/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Sumana-is-Determined-to-Reach-Out-to-Masses-with-Kiragoorina-Gayyaligalu/2016/02/22/article3289677.ece|archivedate=23 February 2016}}</ref>

===Filming===
Pre-production work of the film began in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title= Shwetha's 'Kodak' moment! |url= http://www.sify.com/movies/shwetha-s-kodak-moment-news-kannada-pejkoIgehfeje.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150409192750/http://www.sify.com/movies/shwetha-s-kodak-moment-news-kannada-pejkoIgehfeje.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 9 April 2015 |website= sify.com |date= 9 April 2015 |accessdate= 14 April 2015}}</ref> Reports said, prior to the beginning of filming, in preparation for her role, Srivatsav took to villages in [[Karnataka]] to get a hold of the village dialect and understand the way of living.<ref>{{cite web |author= Suresh, Sunayana| title= When Shwetha Srivatsav milked a cow! |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/When-Shwetha-Srivatsav-milked-a-cow/articleshow/46902992.cms |work= The Times of India |publisher= timesofindia.indiatimes.com| date= 13 April 2015 |accessdate= 14 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vijaykarnatakaepaper.com/Details.aspx?id=6835&boxid=54939296 |title=ಸಿಟಿ ಶ್ವೇತಾ ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಲೈಫು |work=Vijaya Karnataka |publisher= vijaykarnatakaepaper.com |date=14 April 2015 |access-date=15 April 2015 |language=Kannada |trans-title=City Shwetha, Village Life}}</ref> To resemble the village with environs of Kiragooru as depicted by Tejaswi in his novella, the makers scouted over 50 villages in areas surrounding and in [[Bangalore]] and [[Mysore]] in Karnataka before zeroing on three villages in [[Kanakapura]] of [[Ramanagara district]] — Doddabadkere, Goluru and Chikkanawalase — villages close to Bangalore, making the team easier to traverse between them and the latter. Significant portions were also shot in [[Harohalli]] in [[Mysore district]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prasad S.|first1=Shyam|title=The three-in-one village|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/The-three-in-one-village/articleshow/50810442.cms|accessdate=21 February 2016|work=Bangalore Mirror|date=1 February 2016}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==

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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|5537724}}

{{Sumana Kittur}}

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[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
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