In Popular Culture
The heroics of Kittur Rani Chennamma are sung by folk in the form of ballada, lavani and GiGi pada.
- "Kittur Chennamma" 1962 film in Kannada, directed by B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu
- Coast guard ship "Kittur Chennamma" was commissioned in 1983 and decommissioned in 2011.
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