Challenging
star
Darshan
is
now
gearing
up
to
play
the
Karnataka's
most
celebrated
freedom
fighter
'Sangolli
Rayanna'
in
director
Naganna's
upcoming
Kannada
movie.
'Sangolli
Rayanna'
will
have
a
modern
day
adaptation,
which
will
be
launched
on
Rayanna's
birth
anniversary
on
August
15,
2010.
The
iconic
character
'Sangolli
Rayanna'
was
the
Dr
Rajkumar's
dream
role.
Even
Arjun
Sarja,
Srinagar
Kitty
wanted
to
essay
the
role.
Finally,
Darshan
has
bagged
it.
The
director
has
finalised
on
the
two
main
characters.
Jayaprada
has
been
chosen
as
Rani
Chennamma
of
Kittur,
while
Sandalwood
actor
appears
as
'Sangolli
Rayanna'.
'Sangolli
Rayanna'
is
a
dream
project
of
director
Naganna
and
his
team
has
been
working
on
the
script
for
the
last
four
years.
Since
it
is
a
real
story,
the
team
has
already
conducted
seminars
in
Belgaum
as
part
of
the
research
to
work
out
all
the
details,
says
Naganna.
According
to
the
director,
a
few
more
months
will
be
dedicated
to
a
further
research
on
the
historical
character.The
cast
of
the
movie
will
be
decided
after
the
completion
of
the
script.
"We
plan
to
launch
the
film
on
August
15,
in
time
for
Rayanna's
birth
anniversary," says
Naganna.