''Janumada Jodi'' is a 1996 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

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film directed by

T. S. Nagabharana Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana (born 23 January 1953), commonly known as T. S. Nagabharana, is an Indian film director, in the Kannada film industry and a pioneer of parallel cinema. He is one of the few film directors to have straddled t ...

and written by

Baraguru Ramachandrappa Baraguru Ramachandrappa (born 18 October 1947) is an Indian essayist, lyricist, screenwriter, film director, socialist, writer, novelist, predominantly works in Kannada language and President of the Textbook Revision Committee, in Karnataka Text ...

, based on

Pannalal Patel Pannalal Nanalal Patel (7 May 1912 – 6 April 1989) was an Indian author known for his contributions in Gujarati literature. He wrote more than 20 short story collections, such as ''Sukhdukhna Sathi'' (1940) and ''Vatrakne Kanthe'' (1952), and ...

's 1941

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novel '' Malela Jeev''. The film was scripted by T. S. Nagabharana. The film stars

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

and Shilpa in lead roles, while

Pavithra Lokesh Pavitra Lokesh is an Indian film and television actress. She appears primarily in Kannada and Telugu films playing supporting roles. The daughter of stage and film actor Mysore Lokesh, she made her film debut at the age of 16 and has since ap ...

Mukhyamantri Chandru Honnasandra Narasimhaiah Chandrashekar (born 28 August 1953), known popularly as Mukhyamantri Chandru, is an Indian actor and politician. As an actor, he is known for his work in Kannada theatre and cinema. The sobriquet ''Mukhyamantri'' (Chief ...

and

Honnavalli Krishna Honnavalli Krishna is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Honnavalli Krishna as an actor include '' Ratha Sapthami'' (1986), ''Aasegobba Meesegobba'' (1990), ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' (1974), ''Janumada Jo ...

plays supporting roles. The film's plot follows Krishna (

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

) and Kanaka ( Shilpa), who fall in love despite belonging to different castes. The film follows the troubles they face in their love story. The film was produced by Shiva Rajkumar's mother

Parvathamma Rajkumar Dr.Parvathamma Rajkumar (6 December 1939 – 31 May 2017) was an Indian film producer and distributor. She was the wife of veteran Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar. She produced successful films featuring Rajkumar and their sons Shiva Rajkumar, Pune ...

under the banner of Vaishnavi Combines. The film was based on the 1941 romance novel, Malela Jeev by Pannalal Patel. The book was adopted into a film once, before, in 1956 in Gujarathi. The film features original songs composed by V. Manohar. The cinematography of the film was done by

B. C. Gowrishankar B. C. Gowrishankar (25 February 1950 – 16 November 2004) was an Indian cinematographer and an occasional film director and screenwriter who worked primarily in Kannada cinema. He was known for his unorthodox style as a cinematographer and wa ...

, while the editing was handled by T. Shashikumar. The film was made on a relatively low budget, compared to other films at the time. The film was released on 15 November 1996 to widespread critical acclaim and was a blockbuster. The film was the highest grossing film of the year and was an industry hit. The film ran in all major centers for more than a year. The film won five Karnataka State Film Awards that year for-

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

(Shilpa), Best Music Director (V. Manohar), Best Male Playback Singer ( L. N. Shastry), Best Lyricist (

Doddarange Gowda Doddarangegowda is a Kannada poet and a lyricist working for Kannada cinema. He is a retired professor of Kannada and has published a number of anthologies in Kannada. He has released several audio cassettes and CDs of his poems. Some of his not ...

) and the Jury's Special Award (Parvathamma Rajkumar). The film won four Filmfare Awards South for-

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(Parvathamma Rajkumar),

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(T. S. Nagabharana),

(Shilpa) and Best Music Director (V. Manohar). The film was a breakthrough for Shilpa, who went on to become one of the most sought after actresses in Kannada cinema.

Cast

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

as Krishna * Shilpa as Kanaka * Enagi Balappa as a ''Swami'' *

Pavitra Lokesh Pavitra Lokesh is an Indian film and television actress. She appears primarily in Kannada and Telugu films playing supporting roles. The daughter of stage and film actor Mysore Lokesh, she made her film debut at the age of 16 and has since ap ...

as Mani * Rajeev as Singarigowda *

as Tammadi *

as Bangaru *

Karibasavaiah Karibasavaiah (1959 – 3 February 2012) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada cinema and a theatre personality. He has acted in over 120 films. He died on 3 February 2012 after a road traffic accident in Bangalore. He made his debut ...

as Andani *

Mandya Ramesh Mandya Ramesh is an Indian actor, comedian, director and theatre personality who mainly works in the Kannada films and theatre. He is the founder secretary oNatanaRangashaale, Mysore, one of the eminent theatre training institutions of India. ...

Arun Sagar Arun Sagar (born 23 October 1963) is an Indian actor, art director and comedian who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. He has been recognized as a leading art director throughout his career starting from his first movie, '' Bhoomi Gee ...

* Krishnegowda * Ashok * Prakash Shenoy * Radha Ramachandra * Jyothi Gurucharan *

Shani Mahadevappa Shani Mahadevappa (1933 – 3 January 2021) was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. His films include ''Shankar Guru'' (1978), '' Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983)'', ''Sri Srinivasa Kalyana'' (1974), '' Shivashankar'' (1990), '' Guru Brahma' ...

Production

Popular Malayalam actress Chippy made her Kannada debut with this film. Cinematographer

picturised the song "Mani Mani" in the sunset for nine days as the sunset lasted for only a few minutes. Stage actor

also made his acting debut with this film. Praising Parvathamma's finance management skills, director Nagabharana recalled that she had hired two production managers who would give the estimated expense of each of the scenes conceived by him. She would add an additional 20 per cent on that and would ask the technicians whether it would be sufficient. Once the budget was agreed upon, she would see that it was never overshot.

Release

The film was released on 15 November 1996 to highly positive reviews. The film had a theatrical run of more than 365 days in maximum centres across Hubbali,

Belgavi Belgaum ( ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belagavi ...

and

Bijapur Bijapur, officially known as Vijayapura, is the district headquarters of Bijapur district of the Karnataka state of India. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluk. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural ...

. Janumada Jodi holds the record for silver jubilee run in maximum number (5) of film halls in Bengaluru.

Awards and honours

Legacy

The film became a subject for study in the humanities by an American University.

Soundtrack

V. Manohar composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack, while also writing the lyrics for some tracks. The soundtrack album comprises nine tracks. All the tracks of the album were chartbusters. The film was a musical hit.

References

External links

* {{T. S. Nagabharana 1996 films Films based on Indian novels 1990s Kannada-language films Films set in Karnataka Films shot in Karnataka Films directed by T. S. Nagabharana Films about the caste system in India Indian romantic drama films Films scored by V. Manohar Films based on romance novels 1996 romantic drama films