| Suntaragaali | |
| Director: | Sadhu Kokila |
| Producer: | Kadur Umesh |
| Screenplay: | Sadhu Kokila |
| Story: | Tushar Ranganath |
| Starring: | Darshan Rakshita Ashish Vidyarthi Rangayana Raghu |
| Music: | Sadhu Kokila |
| Cinematography: | Anaji Nagaraj |
| Editing: | T. Shashikumar |
| Studio: | Priyanka Creations |
| Distributor: | Jayanna Films |
| Runtime: | 160 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
Suntaragaali is a 2006 Indian Kannada language masala film directed by Sadhu Kokila and produced by Kadur Umesh. Besides direction, Sadhu Kokila has composed the music and also starred in a supporting role. The film stars Darshan, Rakshita, and Ashish Vidyarthi, while Seetha, Umashree, and Rangayana Raghu appear in pivotal roles. The film's title is based on a song from Kalasipalya (2004).[1] Duniya Soori was the co-director of this movie.
Suntaragaali was released on 17 February 2006 and received mixed reviews from critics.
Jaggi is a slum dweller who works for a small-time politician named D. Rajahuli and Health Minister Kalinga. Rajajuli gets an election ticket for the by-elections, and he gets the support of Jaggi and his gang. However, the opposition party headed by Lalitha Devi, an honest social worker, stands against Rajahuli. Jaggi soon learns that he is Lalitha's biological son and that Lalitha's husband, Kalinga, had killed her parents in a massacre for his political career and also made the people believe that Lalitha is mentally ill. After having survived a murder attempt by Kalinga's men, Lalitha decided to expose Kalinga by standing against him in the election. Learning this, Jaggi and his friends support Lalitha in her cause, and they finally defeat Rajahuli and expose Kalinga's real face to the people. The people kill Kalinga in a stampede, while Jaggi walks away with his foster parents, Lalitha, and his girlfriend, Manjula.
The music of the film was composed by Sadhu Kokila.[2] The lyrics were written by Tushar Ranganath and G P Rajarathnam.
| Suntaragaali | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Sadhu Kokila |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label: | Akshaya Audio |
Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Suntaragaali is presented differently with all the necessary commercial elements like action and comedy thrown in good measure".[3] [4] [5] [6]