Shivaji Surathkal

Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Akash Srivatsa, who also co-wrote the film with Abhijith YR, and produced by Anup Hanumanthe Gowda. It stars Ramesh Aravind (in his 101st film) and Radhika Narayan in lead roles.^[2]

Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya
Directed by	Akash Srivatsa
Written by	Akash Srivatsa Abhijith YR
Produced by	Anup Hanumanthe Gowda Rekha KN
Starring	Ramesh Aravind Radhika Narayan
Cinematography	Guruprasad MG
Edited by	Srikanth Akash Srivatsa
Music by	Judah Sandhy
Production company	Anjandri Cine Combines
Distributed by	KRG Studios
Release date	21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
Running time	125 minutes [1]
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya was released on 21 February 2020 where it received positive reviews from critics. Inspired by Murder on the Orient Express, the film went on to become the highest-grossing Kannada film of 2020. The success of the film, led the makers to create a franchise and a sequel of the film titled Shivaji Surathkal: The Mysterious Case of Maayavi which released on 14 April 2023.^[3][4][5]

Premise

Detective Shivaji Surathkal leaves to an eerie resort in Ranagiri to investigate the death of Roshan Ravi, the son of Home Minister Rajiv Ravi. While searching for clues, Shivaji must deal with his own trauma of losing his wife Janani and analyse the 11 suspects behind Roshan's death.

Cast

• Ramesh Aravind as Detective Shivaji Surathkal
• Radhika Narayan as Janani
• Aarohi Narayan as Dr. Anjali
• Avinash as Home Minister Rajiv Ravi
• Raaghu Raamanakoppa as Govindu
• Ramesh Pandit as SP Raheem
• Vinay Gowda as Roshan Ravi, Rajiv Ravi's son
• Rohith Bhanuprakash as Preetam Shetty
• Amita Ranganath as Soukya Ajjampura
• Namratha Surendranath as Smitha Shetty
• P. D. Sathish Chandra as Vidhyasagar
• Lakshmi Anand as Eureka Lobo
• K Pradeep as Valerian Lobo alias Bhata
• Kiran Kotta as Anwar
• Nishant Gudihalli as SI Rudresh
• Dhanush Raj as Bro
• Surya Vasishta as Somjith Gupta
• Mana Adhvik as SI Rakesh
• Sukanya Girish as Jessica Lobo
• Ram Manjjonaath as Ram, Rajeev Ravi PA
• Vidya Murthy as Janani's mother

Soundtrack

Shivaji Surathkal - The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya
Soundtrack album by Judah Sandhy
Released	2020
Recorded	2019
Studio	Anjandri Cine Combines
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	13:19
Label	Divo
Producer	Judah Sandhy
Judah Sandhy chronology
ABCD: American Born Confused Desi (2019) Shivaji Surathkal - The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya (2020) Ira (2021)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Usire"	Jayant Kaikini	Vijay Prakash	3:38
2.	"Yaaro Nee Yaaro"	Akash Srivatsa	Sanjith Hegde, Judah Sandhy	3:10
3.	"Aparichita"	Jayant Kaikini	Shreya Sundar Iyer	3:00
4.	"Saavira"	Guru panchanbettu	Abhijith Y R	3:30
Total length:				13:19

Reception

Critical response

Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Akash Srivatsa surely seems to have redeemed himself as a storyteller after his debut outing Badmaash. A sequel to a film like this that has the potential to become a franchise would be welcome, so watch this one and stay on track."^[6] A. Sharaadha of The New Indian Express gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ramesh Aravind sheds his regular image, and this transformation was possible only because of the director and writer’s imagination, and the actor’s versatility."^[7] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "Despite an interesting premise, the film is an underwhelming murder mystery".^[8]

Box office

The film was reported to have collected ₹2 crore in the first week of its run.^[9]

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards 2021	Best Screenplay	Akash Srivatasa Abhijith	Won	[10]
	Best Actor	Ramesh Aravind	Nominated
	Best Editing	Srikanth Akash Srivatsa	Nominated
	Best VFx		Nominated
10th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Anvita Sagar	Nominated
	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Ramesh Pandit	Nominated
	Best Debut Producer	Anjandri Cine Combines	Won
	Best Female Playback Singer	Shreya Sundar Iyer	Nominated
67th Filmfare Awards South	Best Film	Anup Gowda, Rekha KN	Nominated	[11]
	Best Director	Akash Srivasta	Nominated
	Best Actor	Ramesh Aravind	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Aarohi Narayan	Nominated

Sequel

On September 10, 2021, Akash Srivatsa announce the film's sequel titled as Shivaji Surathkal: The Mysterious Case of Maayavi and also revealed that the titular character will be seen in three different shades.^[12][13]