Produced by Latha Jayaprakash, the film is directed by Shwetha Shetty, the first song of Rani Chennamma, a historical film produced by Latha Jayaprakash under BMK Productions and directed by Shwetha Shetty, was grandly launched at Bande Mahankali Temple on the occasion of Kittur Rani Chennamma Jayanti. The film creatively uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
The event was attended by Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President Dr. Jayamala, MLC T.A. Sharavana, former presidents Sa. Ra. Govindu and K.V. Chandrashekar, Vice-President K. Manju, producer and distributor K.C.N. Kumar, veteran actress Girija Lokesh, senior journalist Ganesh Kasaragod, and actresses Priyanka Upendra and Karunya Ram, among others.
On the occasion, women achievers, including Girija Lokesh and Priyanka Upendra, were honoured with the Rani Chennamma Women Achievers Award, while men who excelled in various fields received the Sangolli Rayanna Award.
Producer Latha Jayaprakash thanked the dignitaries and her parents for their support. She said the film aims to bring the inspiring story of Rani Chennamma, a symbol of courage, pride and self-respect, to life through modern technology. She added that the idea of using AI would help children understand history more easily and thanked distributor K.C.N. Kumar for his encouragement. The first song, depicting Rani Chennamma and her father, was unveiled at the event.
Director Shwetha Shetty explained that AI technology was used to create most of the film’s visual elements, including character designs, scene compositions and battle sequences. However, the audio production was carried out manually. The film carries the tagline “Kitturina Gattu Deshakke Gottu” (“The Pride of Kittur is known to the nation”).
Srihari has composed the music, Sanjeev Reddy is the editor, and the songs have been written by Shivananje Gowda and Dr. V. Nagendra Prasad. Sai Toshith has worked as the visual creator.
Music director Srihari, screenplay writer Benaka Kotresh, dialogue writer Deepak, lyricists Dr. V. Nagendra Prasad and Shivananje Gowda, and other members of the film team were also present at the press meet.
