Plot
Orphaned as an infant, Ranga (played by
Rajkumar) is brought up by his distant relative Chandrashekhar Rao Bahadur (
Sampath) and his compassionate wife Parvathi (M Jayashree).
Chandrashekhar Rao heads a large family of three sons Ramnatha (Vajramuni), Somanatha (Bengaluru Nagesh) and Vishwantha (
Dwarakish
Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath (born 19 August 1942), better known as Dwarakish ( ), is an Indian actor, director and producer in the Kannada film industry. He was given the name Dwarakish by Kannada film maker C. V. Shivashankar.
Early life
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), two daughters, the widowed Rajamma (Lakshmi Devi), their young children and Rajamma’ son. Parvathi promises her childhood friend Mayakka that she will take her daughter Lakshmi (
Jayanthi) as her third daughter-in-law but ends up giving her in marriage to Ranga when her third son (Mohana is in love with Lepakshi (B Jaya) refuses to marry her.
Life takes a cruel turn for Chandrashekhar Rao when he loses all his wealth in share market. His daughter’s marriage is called off, his sons attitude change and he is forced to send Ranga and Lakshmi out. He dies heartbroken. Ranga with the help of Kotaiah (
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 ...
) finds a job in a factory owned by Rachappa (Mahadevappa) whose son is to have married Geetha. How Ranga sets right the turmoil in the family and reunites them forms rest of the story.
''Baala Bandhana'' is a 1971 Indian
Kannada language
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romantic drama film, directed by
Peketi Sivaram
Peketi Sivaram ( Telugu: పేకేటి శివరాం) (8 October 1918 – 30 December 2006) was an Indian actor and director.http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/december2006/peketi.htm
Life sketch
He was born on 8 October 1918 in Peker ...
. It stars
Rajkumar and
Jayanthi. It was produced under ALS Productions. It had a very successful soundtrack composed by
G. K. Venkatesh
Gurusala Krishnadas Venkatesh (21 September 1927 – 17 November 1993) was an Indian film score composer who primarily worked in Kannada cinema during the 1960s, 1970s and until the late-1980s. He also composed music for Telugu, Malayalam and Ta ...
. The film was a remake of 1953
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
film ''Jog Biyog'' which was based on the novel of
same name by
Ashapurna Devi
Ashapurna Devi (8 January 1909 – 12 July 1995), also Ashapoorna Devi or Ashapurna Debi, was a prominent Indian novelist and poet in Bengali. In 1976, she was awarded the Jnanpith Award and Padma Shri by the Government of India, D.Litt. b ...
. Though a hit, it could not meet the success of the Tamil and Telugu remake versions of the same Bengali movie.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by
G. K. Venkatesh
Gurusala Krishnadas Venkatesh (21 September 1927 – 17 November 1993) was an Indian film score composer who primarily worked in Kannada cinema during the 1960s, 1970s and until the late-1980s. He also composed music for Telugu, Malayalam and Ta ...
and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Ku.Ra.Sitaramashashtry 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 ...
. All the songs were received very well. The duet "Chinnadanta Naadige" became hugely popular upon release.
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/
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* ''
Padikkadha Medhai
''Padikkadha Medhai'' () is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-written by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, S. V. Ranga Rao, Kannamba and Sowcar Janaki. It is a remake of the 1953 Bengali film ''Jog Biyog'', itse ...
''
References
External links
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1971 films
1970s Kannada-language films
Indian black-and-white films
Indian drama films
Kannada remakes of Bengali films
Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh
Films directed by Peketi Sivaram
1971 drama films
Films based on works by Ashapurna Devi
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