''Karulina Koogu'' is a 1994 Indian

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-language

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film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by vizag Raju. The film stars

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and Srinath. The film was widely popular for the songs composed and written by

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upon release. The film is a remake of Malayalam hit '' Akashadoothu'' (1993) directed by

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and was subsequently remade in Telugu as '' Mathrudevobhava'' (1993). Both the versions had actress Madhavi in the lead role. However, in Kannada version, she was replaced by

Plot

A Church-like Hindu order provides the spiritual context for this unusual story about the extinction of a lower-class alcoholic family. The drunkard Mohan (

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) is married to Sharada (

), a cultured music teacher employed in a Hindu ashram, who tries to reform her husband. The villain in this allegory of a Hindu community is a Christian, Antony, who tries to rape Sharada and later kills Mohan shortly after Sharada is diagnosed as terminally ill with cancer. Sharada dies before she can find adoptive parents for her children, but the saintly head of the ashram ( Srinath) does this for her. The film also has a few comic scenes, e.g. in a bar, where a series of jokes culminate in a song talking about the plight of Kannada speaking people in Bangalore city.

Cast

as Mohan *

as Sharada * Srinath as Swamiji * Doddanna * Ashalatha *

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as Arrack shop owner Rukkamma *

Srinivasa Murthy Jadalathimmanahalli Krishnappa Srinivasa Murthy (born 15 May 1949), known popularly as Srinivasa Murthy, is an Indian actor and television director. He is mostly known for his work as a director having made many television series in Kannada, be ...

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* Lakshman Rao * M. S. Karanth * Richard Louis * Baby Roopa * Bank Suresh

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by

.Karulina Koogu songs
/ref> All the songs in the soundtrack were received well upon release.

References

External links

* 1994 films 1990s Kannada-language films Indian drama films Indian films about cancer Films scored by Hamsalekha Kannada remakes of Malayalam films Films directed by D. Rajendra Babu 1994 drama films {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub