Ranadheera Kanteerava (pronunciationⓘ) is a 1960 Indian Kannada-language historical drama biographical film directed by the editor-turned-director N. C. Rajan and written by G. V.

[1] It is one of the most popular films of Kannada actor Rajkumar, who plays the role of an emperor Kanthirava Narasaraja I of the Wodeyar dynasty, Mysore, who was fondly known as Ranadheera Kantheerava.

It was produced through a co-operative forum called Kannada Chalanachitra Kalavidara Sangha formed by actors Rajkumar, Balakrishna, Narasimharaju and writer G. V. Iyer.

He then appoints wrestler and the deceased Maharaja's cousin Ranadheera Kanteerava, as the new ruler, intending to control him as a puppet.

Upon learning about the poor economic condition of the kingdom, he orders that a new currency made out of gold be minted using the royal jewelry.

However, the plan backfires, and Vikramaraya is assassinated instead.Years pass and news reaches Kanteerava that a wrestler, Veeramalla, from Tiruchirappalli, in the neighbouring kingdom, has hung his wrestling chaddi at the gate of the city.

One of Kanteerava's fathers-in-law is convinced that Doddi is plotting to have him killed, a notion planted in his mind by the now Dalavayi, Nanjaraja.

Kanteerava narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by killing his attackers, and issues an order to banish Doddi, suspecting her involvement in the plot.

The movie also brings out a few nuances of palace intrigue, tangentially touches upon some aspects of the administrative machinery and the system of espionage by weaving them together in a rather dramatic fashion.

This level of detail was made possible due to extensive research and first hand knowledge of the Mysore palace life that the film's writer Sri G.V.