Guddada Bhootha (1991) is a thriller, Indian television mini-series which has a suspense storyline based on a
Tulu drama shows the country life of
Tulu Nadu
Tulunad or Tulu Nadu, also called Bermere sristi or Parashurama Srishti, is a region and a proposed state on the southwestern coast of India. The Tulu people, known as 'Tuluva' (plural 'Tuluver'), speakers of Tulu, a Dravidian language, ar ...
region of India. The art and technical direction of the series was done by popular
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 ...
filmmaker
Girish Kasaravalli
Girish Kasaravalli (born 3 December 1950) is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen National Film Awards, including f ...
. It had
Prakash Raj as the lead actor. The serial consists of 13 episodes and it was re-telecasted in
Zee Kannada
Zee Kannada is an Indian Kannada pay television GEC that was launched in the year 2006 and owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is also being as the first mainstream satellite channel in Kannada.
History
Zee Kannada was launched in 2006 ...
in the year 2014. The series was applauded for its advanced technical values during that time.
Cast
*
Prakash Raj as Shrinivas
* Kanaka as Rathna
** Dubbing for Kanaka by
Vaishali Kasaravalli
* Udyavara Madhavacharya, Giriappa, Rathna's father
* Balakrishna Bhat as Angara
* Santhosh Nandanavanam as Ramakrishna, Angara's son.
* Ramdas as Bhojanna
Production
Suvarna initially wanted to make a full-length feature film on the story however the idea was dropped and was made into series. The haunted house featured in the series was shot at journalist Vaddarse Raghurama Shetty's relative's house situated in Saibrakatté, Udupi.
Soundtrack
The lyrics of the title song "Dennana Dennana" were written by the director. The words "Dennana Dennana" in the song were borrowed from the Tulu
epic poem
An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.
...
of
Siri Paadhdhana recited during
Bhoota Kola. The song was modified by adding melodic touch which gave it an enduring and goofy feel.
It was sung by
B. R. Chaya and Sadananda Suvarna.
The song became popular and was reused in the 2015 film
''Rangitaranga'' whose content was similar to the series.
Home Media
DVDs of the series were released by the company Total Kannada.
References
Indian television sitcoms
Indian television series
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