BANGALORE: Veteran actress Jaya Prada has kept her words to director Naganna, whom she promised earlier that she would play the role of ‘Kitturu Rani Chanamma’. Now after so many years, the actress has delivered her promise by giving fresh dates for the film.
The film is a historical Kannada movie titled ‘Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna’, which has the Challenging Star Darshan in the male lead role.
The actress, who has won the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for a career spanning more than 30 years, will be playing the role that was immortalized by Dr B Saroja Devi earlier. The audience still remembers her performance and it would be a great challenge for Jaya Prada to match it.
Kitturu Rani Chennamma was the brave queen of Kittur in Karnataka. The queen led an armed revolt against the British rule in 1824. She is considered to be one of the earliest rulers of India, who struggled for independence. The queen is still remembered as an icon of bravery and women's pride along with Keladi Chennamma, Abbakka Rani and Onake Obavva.