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K. R. Seetharama Sastry
K. R. Seetharama Sastry ( kn, ಕು. ರಾ. ಸೀತಾರಾಮ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ) popularly known as Ku. Ra. Seetharama Sastry or simply Ku. Ra. Si was an Indian actor, writer, lyricist and director in Kannada film industry. After a career in theatre, Sastry's career in films was those of an actor, director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist and an occasional composer. He is considered one of the most influential personalities in the history of Kannada cinema. Sastry began his film career as an actor in the mythological film, ''Rajasuya Yaaga'' (1937). After a brief stint as an actor, he turned into director, lyricist, writer and music composer for the film ''Mahakavi Kalidasa'' (1955) which emerged as a biggest commercial and critical success of the year. The film won the President's silver medal for Best feature film for the year. Ku.Raa.See. was offered the lead role of the 1954 movie ''Bedara Kannappa'' by Gubbi Veeranna. However, he rejected it owing to the op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Mysore
The Kingdom of Mysore was a realm in South India, southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore. From 1799 until 1950, it was a princely state, until 1947 in a subsidiary alliance with Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India. The British took Direct Control over the Princely state, Princely State in 1831.Rajakaryaprasakta Rao Bahadur (1936), p383 It then became Mysore State (later enlarged and renamed to Karnataka) with its ruler remaining as Rajapramukh until 1956, when he became the first Governor of the reformed state. The kingdom, which was founded and ruled for most part by the Hindu Wodeyar family, initially served as feudatories under the Vijayanagara Empire. The 17th century saw a steady expansion of its territory and during the rule of Kanthirava Narasaraja I, Narasaraja Wodeyar I and Chikka Devaraja, Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, the kingdom annexed large expanses of what is now southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunasagari
''Gunasagari'' is a 1953 Indian Kannada-language film directed by H. L. N. Simha and produced by AVM Productions. It stars Gubbi Veeranna, Honnappa Bhagavathar and Pandari Bai. The music was composed by R. Sudarshanam. The film was released in Tamil as ''Sathya Sodhanai''. Malayalam actor Prem Nazir had a small role in this film which was his only Kannada film appearance. Rajasulochana made her debut with this film. Cast * Gubbi Veeranna -Yogi Basalinga * Honnappa Bhagavathar - Malla Shetty * Pandari Bai - Gunasagari * B. Jayamma - Gangavva * T. S. Balaiah - Nirguna * T. S. Kari Basayya - Muddanna * B. Hanumanthachar - Amaru * K. Basavaraju - Bhramaru * Krishna Kumari - Mallakka * Rajasulochana - Sister of Gunasagari * C. V. V. Panthalu * Prem Nazir Soundtrack Kannada songs The lyrics were written by K. R. Seetharama Sastry Tamil songs The lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, K. P. Kamatchisundaram, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam, V. Seetharaman and Papanasam Sivan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanyarathna
''Kanyarathna'' is a 1963 Indian Kannada language film directed by J. D. Thotan in his directorial debut. It stars Dr. Rajkumar and Leelavathi. The supporting cast features Rajashankar, Balakrishna, Dikki Madhava Rao, Rathnakar and Sowcar Janaki. Cast * Rajkumar as Raju * Leelavathi * Raja Shankar as Shivaprakash * Balakrishna * Dikki Madhava Rao * Rathnakar * Sowcar Janaki * Ramadevi * Papamma * B. Jaya * Sharadadevi * Ashwath Narayana Soundtrack G. K. Venkatesh composed the music for the soundtracks and the lyrics were penned by K. R. Seetharama Shastry, K. Prabhakar Shastry, Chi. Sadashivaiah and Vijaya Narasimha Vijaya Naarasimha (ಕನ್ನಡ:ವಿಜಯ ನಾರಸಿಂಹ)(16th January 1927 – 31 October 2001) was an Indian lyricist who worked in Kannada cinema. Career Vijaya Naarasimha's first Kannada film song was "Yee Dehadinda Dooranaa .... The soundtrack album consists of seven tracks. References External links * 1963 films 1960s Kanna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenu Goodu
''Jenu Goodu'' () is a 1963 Indian Kannada film, directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by T. Vasanna and S. Heera. The film stars K. S. Ashwath, Udaykumar, Rajashankar and Pandari Bai in lead roles. Jayanthi and Chandrakala both made their Kannada debut with this movie. The film has musical score by Vijaya Krishnamurthy. The film was a remake of the 1954 Bengali film ''Banga Kora'' which in turn was based on the novel ''Bijila'' by Prabhavathi Devi Saraswathi. The Bengali movie was also earlier remade in Tamil as ''Kula Dheivam'' and in Hindi as ''Bhabhi''. Pandari Bai reprised her role in all versions except Bengali. Cast *Udaykumar *Pandari Bai * Jayanthi *Chandrakala *K. S. Ashwath *Rajashankar *Balakrishna Bala Krishna ( sa, बाल कृष्ण, lit=child Krishna/divine child Krishna, translit=Bālakṛṣṇa). Present day Krishna worship is an amalgam of various elements. According to historical testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship alread ... * Narasimharaju * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana Mecchida Madadi
''Mana Mecchida Madadi'' is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry and produced by N. B. Vathsalan and N. Ramachandra. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, K. S. Ashwath and Balakrishna. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. The movie was remade in Telugu in 1965 as ''Visala Hrudayalu''. Plot Shrinath is an innocent young man, born and brought up in a village by his grandfather and is unaware of his father's identity. His grandfather sends him to a rich man Devarajayya in the city to stay in his house and complete his higher education. There he meets Sumana, Devarajayya's daughter. Both gradually fall in love much to the discontent of Sumana's parents and Shrinath's grandfather. To prevent Sumana from marrying Shrinath, her father decides to wed her off to his friend Umakanth's son Ramesh who pretends to be a doctor before his parents but fails all his exams. To avoid this matrimonial alliance, Sumana lies that she is pregnant with S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veera Kesari
''Veera Kesari'' is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language swashbuckler film directed by B. Vittalacharya and produced by Sundarlal Nahatha and Doondi. The film stars Rajkumar, T. N. Balakrishna, Udaykumar and R. Nagendra Rao. The film has musical score by Ghantasala. S. Siddalingaiah was the assistant director of this movie. B. Vittalacharya shot the movie simultaneously in Telugu as '' Bandipotu'', with N. T. Rama Rao. Critics have called it a "clever adaptation of the adventures of Robin Hood" with the core theme of the romantic portion inspired by William Shakespeares ''The Taming of the Shrew''. The film had its climax scene in Eastmancolor. The film was a major box office success. Midway through the movie, Vittalacharya, who suffered from typhoid, asked his friend, M. R. Vittal to complete the shoot. Vittal completed a major portion of the shoot including the song ''Mellusire Savigaana'', but refused to be credited as the director. Story SaptaSena Maharaja R. Nagendra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thejaswini
''Thejaswini'' is a 1962 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. L. N. Simha and produced by Pandari Bai. The film stars Rajkumar, Pandari Bai, Rajashankar and Rajasree. The film had musical score by M. Venkataraju. The movie is based on the short story ''Holathi Kote'' by Govinda Murthy Desai which was published in the monthly magazine ''Karmaveera''.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-hfsiBdh9Zo&feature=youtu.be Cast * Rajkumar *Pandari Bai *Rajashankar *Rajasree * Narasimharaju *M. N. Lakshmidevi *Ramachandra Shastry *Chindodi Leela *Hanumanthachar *Adavani Lakshmidevi *Ganapathi Bhat *B. Ramadevi *Suryakumar *Papamma *H. A. Narasimhan *Nagarathnamma *Maheshwaraiah *Sharadamma *Dikki Madhavarao in Guest appearance * T. N. Balakrishna in Guest appearance *K. S. Ashwath in Guest appearance *S. N. Lakshmi Sennalkudi Narayana Lakshmi (1927 – 20 February 2012) was an Indian actress, who appeared in supporting roles, often playing roles of a mother or grandmother in films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rani Honnamma
''Rani Honnamma'' is a 1960 Indian historical drama film in Kannada language, directed and written by K. R. Seetharama Sastry and produced by Karibasaiah. The film stars Rajkumar and Leelavathi. Cast * Rajkumar * Leelavathi as Honnamma * Lalitha Rao * M. Jayashree * Narasimharaju as Manjanna * Balakrishna * M. N. Lakshmi Devi * Papamma * G. V. Iyer Soundtrack The music for the film was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar Vijaya Bhaskar ( kan, ವಿಜಯಭಾಸ್ಕರ್; 1924–2002) was an Indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in the Kannada film industry. Scoring music for over 600 fe ... and lyrics for the soundtrack penned by Ku. Ra. Seetharama Shastry. The songs "Haarutha Doora Doora" and "Jeevana Hoovina Haasige" were received very well and considered one of the evergreen hits in Kannada film industry. Track list References External links Songs at Raaga 1960 films 1960s Kannada-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhookailasa (1958 Kannada Film)
''Bhookailasa'' is a 1958 Indian Kannada language film directed by K. Shankar and produced by A. V. Meiyappan under the banner of AVM Productions. It stars Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar and K. S. Ashwath in pivotal roles.The movie is a depiction of the legend prevalent in Gokarna, Karnataka and is also referred to as '' Gokarna Mahakshetra''. It is based on the famous Kannada stage play ''Bhookailasa'' by Sri Sahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali of Mysore which A. V. Meiyappan had earlier adapted into the Telugu movie titled '' Bhookailas'' in 1940. A. V. Meiyappan also shot the movie simultaneously in Telugu as '' Bhookailas'' starring N. T. Rama Rao. Cast * Rajkumar as Ravana * Kalyan Kumar as Narada * Jamuna as Mandodari * B. Saroja Devi as Parvati * K. S. Ashwath as Shiva * Siddayya Swamy as Indra * Hemalatha as Kaikase * B. Dasappa as Mantri * S. V. Ranga Rao as Mayasura * R. N. Magadi as Mantri * Master Baji as Vinayaka * Gurusiddayya Swami as Kumbhakarna * Y. M. Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Thangi (1958 Film)
''Anna Thangi'' is a 1958 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry and produced by T. S. Karibasaiah. The film stars Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi, B. Jayamma, Vidyavathi and Lakshmidevi. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The film was a remake of 1957 Tamil movie ''Makkalai Petra Magarasi ''Makkalai Petra Magarasi'' () is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. The film was remade in Kannada as '' Anna Thangi''. Plot A village in Coimbatore district. Sengodan is a naïve good-hearted farmer, ...''. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh. References External links * 1950s Kannada-language films Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry {{1950s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari Bhakta
''Hari Bhakta'' is a 1956 Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Rajkumar and Pandari Bai. It had Mynavathi, Narasimharaju, G. V. Iyer, H. R. Shastry playing supporting roles. The movie is based on the life of Pundarika which had earlier been adapted in Tamil in 1944 as '' Haridas'' and later in Telugu in 1957 as ''Panduranga Mahatyam''. Cast * Rajkumar as Hari / Pundarika * Pandari Bai as Lakshmi, Hari's wife * Mynavathi * Narasimharaju as Shankar, Hari's friend * G. V. Iyer * H. R. Shastry as Hari's father * Shanthamma as Hari's mother Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics written by K. R. Seetharama Sastry K. R. Seetharama Sastry ( kn, ಕು. ರಾ. ಸೀತಾರಾಮ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ) popularly known as Ku. Ra. Seetharama Sastry or simply Ku. Ra. Si was an Indian actor, writer, lyricist and director in Kannada cinema, Kannada film i .... References External links * Hari Bhaktaon Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohileshwara
''Ohileshwara'' is a 1956 Kannada-language film directed by T.V. Singh Tagore. The film starred Rajkumar and Kalyan Kumar. It had Narasimharaju, G.V. Iyer and H. R. Shastry in supporting roles. The film marks the first time singer P. B. Srinivas sung for Rajkumar. Rajkumar and G.K. Venkatesh too turned singers with this movie. Cast * Rajkumar as Ohila * Kalyan Kumar * Narasimharaju as Shukha * G. V. Iyer * H. R. Shastry * Sriranjini * Meenakshi Soundtrack The music of ''Ohileshwara'' was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics were written by K. R. Seetharama Sastry, and Vijaya Narasimha Vijaya Naarasimha (ಕನ್ನಡ:ವಿಜಯ ನಾರಸಿಂಹ)(16th January 1927 – 31 October 2001) was an Indian lyricist who worked in Kannada cinema. Career Vijaya Naarasimha's first Kannada film song was "Yee Dehadinda Dooranaa .... References External links * 1956 films 1950s Kannada-language films Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh Indian drama films 1956 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
