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M. Ranga Rao
M. Ranga Rao (26 April 1932 – 3 August 1990) was a prominent Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema. Rao was known for his mellifluous scores and lilting tunes backed with strong classical nuances. "Ranga Rao" composed tunes for approximately 100 films in Kannada cinema. Personal life Early life Ranga Rao was born in a small village in Andhra Pradesh on 15 October 1932. He learnt the art of playing Veena instrument at a very young age. His inspiration was his mother, Rangamma. He graduated with Diploma in Mechanical Engineering stream. Family M. Ranga Rao was married to Syamala Devi and they have two sons and two daughters. His wife, Syamala, died five months after her husband's death in 1991. Career Rao entered the film industry as a small-time actor in the films ''Swarga Seema'' (1945) and '' Yogi Vemana'' (1947). He worked a Veena player in the 1946 released film ''Tyagayya (1946 film), Tyagayya''. However, he entered the Kannada film industry as a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hosa Belaku
''Hosa Belaku'' () is a 1982 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Dorai–Bhagavan duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by Vani. The film starred Rajkumar, Saritha, Mamatha Rao and K. S. Ashwath. The movie saw a theatrical run of 26 weeks. The film was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by M. Ranga Rao considered to be evergreen hits. He was awarded with the State Award for Best Music Director for the year. Plot Ravi (Rajkumar) works in Delhi. He goes to Mysore to spend time with his sister and her family, which comprises her husband (Ashwath), a college-going daughter Nagaveni(Shobha), a young son(Master Lohith), and a step-daughter Vatsala (Sarita). Being a typical stepmother, the sister ill treats Vatsala all the time much to the dismay of Ravi. He tries to lessen Vatsala's troubles by pretending to help his sister and obtains her consent to send Vatsala to college. Vatsala and Ravi slowly fall in love. Back in Delhi, Ravi's boss's da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badavara Bandhu
''Badavara Bandhu'' is a 1976 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Vijay. It stars Rajkumar and Jayamala. The movie is also notable for the negative character played by K. S. Ashwath.The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks and was declared a Blockbuster at the box office. Plot Despite being a B. A. graduate, Ranga( Rajkumar) is forced to work as a server in Annapoorna Hotel run by Badrinath(K. S. Ashwath) due to poverty. His father( Sampath) who suffers from Hemiparesis was once a rich man and lived a luxurious life until he was cheated by a shrewd Nagappa(Balakrishna). Ranga is loved by everyone in the hotel. He comes across different types of people in his daily life. He rescues Susheela( Jayamala) from committing suicide and gives her a new reason to live. He reforms an alcoholic Chaayapathi and mediates all the problems involving the workers. However, his moralities and sincerity gets him into the bad books of Badrinath and his son Gopinath(Vajramuni). Rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahaddur Gandu
''Bahaddur Gandu'' () is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language swashbuckler film directed by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao, starring Rajkumar, Jayanthi, Aarathi and Vajramuni. The movie saw a theatrical run of 19 weeks. The story was penned by the celebrated playwright H. V. Subba Rao based on William Shakespeare's play ''The Taming of the Shrew''. Plot Rajkumar plays an upright Panju, who stays in Bankapura with his mother. Due to the evil policies of crown prince Vajramuni and princess Jayanti, Panju and villagers are at the risk of losing their lands. When much pleading does not work, Panju leads farmers agitation to the palace, where he is captured, put to jail, and tortured. Panju escapes from the prison, kidnaps Jayanti to his village to teach her civic norms, and shows her the harsh realities normal people face each day. He gets the entire village relocated across the adjoining river, so that royal soldiers cannot trace them. He is able to turn the princess to appreciate the normal w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devaru Kotta Vara
''Devaru Kotta Vara'' () is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by R. Ramamurthy and produced by R. Rama Sheshan and R. Kashi Vishwanathan. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Gangadhar, T. N. Balakrishna, and K. S. Ashwath. The film's musical score was done by M. Ranga Rao M. Ranga Rao (26 April 1932 – 3 August 1990) was a prominent Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema. Rao was known for his mellifluous scores and lilting tunes backed with strong classical nuances. "Ranga Rao" composed tune .... The film was a remake of Tamil film '' Vaazhayadi Vaazhai''. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao. References External links * 1976 films 1970s Kannada-language films Films scored by M. Ranga Rao Indian drama films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films directed by R. Ramamurthy {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mane Belaku
''Mane Belaku'' is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by A. R. S. Sharma. The film stars Chandrashekar, K. S. Ashwath, Balakrishna and Ramgopal. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao. Cast *Chandrashekar *K. S. Ashwath *Balakrishna *Ramgopal *M. S. Sathya *Kuppuraj * Dheerendra Gopal *Bheemaraj *Shivakumar *Raghava *Raju *Amar *Master nataraj *Vittal *Bangalore Nagesh in Guest Appearance *Chandrakala *B. V. Radha *Ramaprabha *B. Jayashree B. Jayashree (born 9 June 1950) is a veteran Indian theatre actress, director and singer, who has also acted in films and television and worked as dubbing artist in films. She is the creative director of Spandana Theatre, an amateur theatre co ... *M. N. Lakshmidevi *Papamma *Baby Madhushree *Rajesh in Guest Appearance Soundtrack The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao. References External links * * 1975 films 1970s Kannada-language films Films scored by M. Ranga Rao Films direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edakallu Guddada Mele
''Edakallu Guddada Mele'' () is a 1973 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. It is based on the novel of same name by Bharathi Suta which was an adaptation of the English novel ''Lady Chatterley's Lover'' by D. H. Lawrence. and starring Jayanthi, Aarathi, Ranga, Chandrashekar, Shivaram. The film received 'A' certificate by the CBFC. The DVD was released with U certificate with some cuts required for recertification. However, a part of the deleted scenes created a furore when they resurfaced online in 2021. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as ''Prem Aur Vaasna''. Cast * Jayanthi as Madhavi, the captain's wife * Aarathi as Devaki, Madhavi's younger sister * Ranga as Captain Kumar, an ex-soldier * Chandrashekar as Nanjunda, captain's neighbor. *Shivaram as Nanjunda's uncle Soundtrack M. Ranga Rao composed the music for the soundtrack and the background score for the film. The lyrics for the soundtrack was penned by Vijaya Narasimha, R. N. Jayagopal, M. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bidugade
''Bidugade'' is a 1973 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by T. P. Venugopal. It starred Rajkumar, Rajesh and Bharathi along with a host of supporting actors. Minugutare Kalpana made a special appearance in the film. M. Ranga Rao scored the music and the story was written and produced by Ramesh Movies. Chi. Udaya Shankar wrote the lyrics and dialogues. The cinematography by Annayya won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer award. The core plot of the movie is based on a short story which had earlier been an inspiration for two English movies - the 1946 movie '' The Man Who Dared'' and the 1956 movie ''Beyond a Reasonable Doubt''. The 1983 Telugu movie '' Abhilasha'' , in spite of being based on the Telugu novel of same name, was reported to be similar to these movies. Plot The movie is about a reporter who concocts a false case so as to get himself convicted for first degree murder so that he can prove that the dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janma Rahasya
''Janma Rahasya'' is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language film directed by S. P. N. Krishna. The film stars Rajkumar and Bharathi. Cast * Rajkumar as Kumar * Bharathi * K. S. Ashwath * Dinesh * Dwarakish * Vijayasree * Niranjan * Pandari Bai * Keshava Murthy * Advani Lakshmi Devi Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by M. Ranga Rao with lyrics for the soundtrack penned by R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal (1935 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian film director and lyricist in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He had written over 12,000 film songs. Early life and education R. N. Jayagopal, known to friends and fans as RNJ, was ... and M. Narendra Babu. Track list External links * ''Janma Rahasya'' songs 1972 films 1970s Kannada-language films Films scored by M. Ranga Rao {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namma Samsara
''Namma Samsara'' is a 1971 Indian Kannada language drama film written and directed by Siddalingaiah. It stars Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was released under Srikanth & Srikanth Enterprises banner and produced by Srikanth Nahata and Srikanth Patel. Cast * Rajkumar * Bharathi * B. V. Radha * Rajashankar * Advani Lakshmi Devi * Balakrishna * Padmanjali * Dinesh * Papamma Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by M. Ranga Rao and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Chi. Udaya Shankar and R. N. Jayagopal. The title song sung by P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam was hugely popular and considered one of the evergreen songs in Kannada cinema. Track list See also * Kannada films of 1971 The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1971, presented in alphabetical order. References External links * http://www.bharatmovies.com/kannada/info/moviepages.htm * http://www.kannadastore.com/ ... Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakshatkara
''Sakshatkara'' is a 1971 Kannada drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal and starring Dr. Rajkumar , Jamuna , Prithviraj Kapoor Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an Indian actor who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and establish ... and R. Nagendra Rao in the lead roles. This was third and final collaboration of Puttanna Kanagal and Rajkumar. Sundar Krishna Urs was the associate director of the movie. Plot The story revolves around the dangers of superstition, particularly when it concerns marriage and how unscrupulous elements in society could manipulate these beliefs to their benefit and lead to tragic consequences. Cast Soundtrack The music for the film was composed by M. Ranga Rao and lyrics was written by Kanagal Prabhakar Shastry. Release The film had a huge opening thanks to the grand success of Puttanna Kanagal-Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karulina Kare
''Karulina Kare'' is a 1970 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Puttanna Kanagal. The film stars Rajkumar, Kalpana and R. Nagendra Rao. The film was remade in Telugu in 1972-73 as ''Pedda Koduku'' starring Sobhan Babu. The film went on to win the Best Editing and Best Sound recording awards in the Karnataka State Awards for the year 1970–71. Cast * Rajkumar as Parameshi * Kalpana as Parvati * R. Nagendra Rao as Subbanna, Parameshi's foster father * R. N. Sudarshan as Mohan * Dinesh as Raja / Soorappa * Renuka as Uma * Advani Lakshmi Devi as Gowri * H. R. Shastry * Sathyavathi as Shanti * Rathnakar * M. S. Subbanna * Bangalore Nagesh * Mala (credited as Baby Mala) * Ravikanth (credited as Master Ravikanth) as young Parameshi Soundtrack The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal (1935 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian film director and lyricist in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He had writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
