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Sangolli Rayanna (Kannada: ಸಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ರಾಯಣ್ಣ) (15 August 1798 – 26 January 1831) was a prominent warrior from Karnataka India. Rayanna was born on 15th Aug 1798.[citation needed] He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma and fought the British East India Company till his death. Rayanna belonged to Kuruba caste. His life was the subject of the 2012 Kannada film Kranthi veera Sangolli Rayanna.