''Bhujangayyana Dashavathara'' is a 1988 Indian
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
-language
political drama
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film directed and produced by
Lokesh
Lokesh (; 19 May 1947 – 14 October 2004) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada plays and films. His wife Girija Lokesh is an actress and film director. His father was Subbaiah Naidu, who is credited to be first hero of Kannada silent m ...
, based on the novel of the same name by Srikrishna Alanahalli. Besides Lokesh as the protagonist, the film stars
Pallavi Joshi
Pallavi Joshi (born 4 April 1969) is an Indian actress, writer, and film producer who works primarily in Hindi films and television. In a career spanning across films and television, Joshi is the recipient of such accolades as two National Film ...
and
Girija Lokesh
Girija Lokesh is an Indian theatre and film actress and occasional film producer who works in Kannada cinema. She is wife of actor Lokesh, and is the mother of former actress Pooja Lokesh, and actor and television presenter Srujan Lokesh. In ...
.
The film opened on 4 January 1991 and won numerous awards including the Best Film in
Karnataka State Film Awards, best story and best supporting actor. At the
Filmfare Awards South, the film won the best director award to Lokesh. However, the film performed poorly at the box office and incurred huge financial losses for Lokesh.
Lokesh dead
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Cast
* Lokesh
Lokesh (; 19 May 1947 – 14 October 2004) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada plays and films. His wife Girija Lokesh is an actress and film director. His father was Subbaiah Naidu, who is credited to be first hero of Kannada silent m ...
as Bhujangayya
* Pallavi Joshi
Pallavi Joshi (born 4 April 1969) is an Indian actress, writer, and film producer who works primarily in Hindi films and television. In a career spanning across films and television, Joshi is the recipient of such accolades as two National Film ...
* Girija Lokesh
* Vadiraj
* Krishne Gowda
* Chandre Gowda
* Brahmavar
* G. V. Sharadha
* Prema
* Master Srujan
* Master Balaraj
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Hamsalekha
Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and a songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, di ...
.
Awards and honors
* 1990-91: Karnataka State Film Awards
# Third Best Film
# Best Supporting Actress - Girija Lokesh
# Best Story - Srikrishna Alanahalli
* 1991 : Filmfare Awards South
# Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada
''Filmfare'' is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of Indian most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, an ...
: Lokesh
Lokesh (; 19 May 1947 – 14 October 2004) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada plays and films. His wife Girija Lokesh is an actress and film director. His father was Subbaiah Naidu, who is credited to be first hero of Kannada silent m ...
References
1991 films
1990s Kannada-language films
Films based on Indian novels
Films scored by Hamsalekha
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