Saarathi (English: Charioteer) is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film written and directed by Dinakar Thoogudeep. It stars Darshan and debutante Deepa Sannidhi in the lead roles. V. Harikrishna scored for the film's background and its soundtrack, while the lyrics were penned by V. Nagendra Prasad.
The film released theatrically on 30 September 2011 when Darshan was under judicial custody for alleged domestic violence against his wife, Vijayalakshmi. It received three awards at the 2011 Karnataka State Film Awards, including the Best Entertaining Movie. The core plot of the movie was reported to be based on the 1994 animated movie The Lion King.
Storyplot : Raja is an auto driver, who meets and falls in love with Rukmini. However, Rukmini is taken to her hometown Durgakote by her relative Pratap, who wants to marry her. Along with his adopted father and friends, Raja follows Rukmini to Durgakote and finds that she hails from the family of palegars (village chieftan) who rule the place. When Raja visits a temple of Durga, the priest of the temple reveals Raja's past.
Starring : Darshan, Deepa Sannidhi, R. Sarathkumar, Ajay, Seetha, Sitara
Directed by : Dinakar Thoogudeepa
Produced by : K.V. Satya Prakash
Cinematography : K. Krishna Kumar
Edited by : K.M. Prakash
Music by : V. Harikrishna
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