# Kalaburagi Rangayana to stage Shantarasa’s Sannagowdasani play 2026-08-08T20:40:58+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Kalaburagi Rangayana's repertory will perform the play 'Sannagowdasani', adapted from Nadoja Shantarasa's acclaimed novel, on August 10 and 11 at Dr. S.M. Pandit Rangamandir. The production is jointly organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture and Rangayana, Kalaburagi. Karnataka Information Commission Chairman B. Venkata Singh will inaugurate the shows. Writer Mahantesh Navalkal adapted the novel for the stage, and Praveen Reddy Gunjannahalli directed the play. Music is by Raghav Kammar, who also rendered the ghazals of Shantarasa. Rangayana director Sujatha Jangamshetty said the novel portrays rural life in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region, exploring social, political, and religious dimensions through the story of Mehboob Jan. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Hyderabad-Karnataka culture, Kalaburagi, Kannada theatre, Rangayana, Sannagowdasani, Shantarasa Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kalaburagi-rangayana-to-stage-shantarasas-sannagowdasani-play/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kalaburagi-rangayana-to-stage-shantarasas-sannagowdasani-play/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.