Kona Eedaithe is a 1995 Indian

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-language

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film directed by B. Jayashree Devi and produced by

J. K. Bharavi J. K. Bhairavi is an Indian film, writer, lyricist, playback singer, composer, actor, producer and director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In 2004, he scripted '' Bommalata'' which received the National Film Award for Best ...

. The story is adapted from Abhaya Katha Vibhaga movie company. The film starred Vishnuvardhan,Vishnuvardhan movies list
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Kumar Govind Kumar Govind is an Indian actor and director in the Kannada film industry, known for starring in hit films like ''Shhh! (Kannada film), Shhh!'' (debut as Hero) and ''Anuraga Sangama'' with Ramesh Aravind and Sudha Rani. Career Kumar Govind ma ...

Vinaya Prasad Vinaya Prakash ( Bhat), also credited as Vinaya Prasad, is an Indian actress who has primarily featured in Kannada, and Malayalam films and TV series besides acting in Telugu language films. She has won the State Best Actress Award for her pe ...

and

Vanitha Vasu Vanitha Vasu is an Indian actress who has appeared in many Kannada films. She is best known for her roles in '' Kadina Benki'' (1988), ''Aaganthuka'', '' Tarka'' (1989), ''Nagamandala Nagamandala (; ) is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language d ...

while

Sudharani Jayashree, known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and a former model. She has primarily worked in Kannada films.she also acted in a few Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films. At the age of three, Rani was chosen as ...

made a guest appearance. The film's music is scored by

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whilst the cinematography is by H. G. Raju. The film released on 10 February 1995 to positive response from critics and audience.

Cast

* Vishnuvardhan as Advocate Vishnu *

as Krishna & Gaya Ramayya of ''Batralli Village'' *

as ''Nyaya Devathe'' (Symbol of

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

) *

as lover of Kumar Govind who filed case against him as he has raped her. * Anjali as another lover of Kumar Govind who filed case against him as he is impotent. *

as Vishnu's wife (guest appearance) *

Umashree Umashree (born 10 May 1957) is an Indian actress and politician. She is known for her portrayal of film roles spoken in the Kannada language (over 400), particularly comic roles. She received National Film Award for Best Actress for her role a ...

as ''Batralli'' Gaya Ramayya's maiden. *

C. R. Simha Channapatna Ramaswami Simha (16 June 1942 – 28 February 2014), better known as C. R. Simha, was an Indian actor, director, dramatist and playwright. He was best known for his work in Kannada films and for his work in stage shows. Starting hi ...

as Vanitha's father *

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 ...

as Judge *

Ramesh Bhat Ramesh Bhat is a multiple-award–winning Indian actor. He has worked predominantly in Kannada films and television serials. Early life Ramesh Bhat was born in Kundapur. He completed his primary education at Manki and portrayed national leader ...

as Dr. Sahadeva Veterinary Doctor of ''Batralli'' *

Sihi Kahi Chandru Chandrashekar (born 1962 23 July), known by his stage name Sihi Kahi Chandru, which literally means "sweet and bitter" Chandru, is an Indian Kannada film and television actor. Career His wife ''Sihi Kahi Geetha'' and he were the main protagoni ...

Gaya Ramayya's man *

Doddanna Doddanna (born 11 November 1949) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry who has acted in about 800 films. He started his career as a theatre actor. During this time, he entered the Kannada film industry as a character actor. Early lif ...

as Gaya Ramayya's man *Ashalatha as ''Anyaya Devathe'' (Symbol of

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) *

Shivaram S. Shivaram (28 January 1938 – 4 December 2021), popularly known simply as Shivaram or Shivaramanna, was an Indian actor, producer and director whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. He has played roles including lead hero p ...

as Baba *Sarigama Viji as Baba's assistant *Dingri Nagaraj as Gaya Ramayya's man *Bangalore Nagesh as Gaya Ramayya's man *

Lohithaswa Lohithaswa T. S. (5 August 1942 – 8 November 2022) was an Indian Kannada film actor and playwright and an English professor. He acted in more than five hundred Kannada movies, stage plays, and television serials. He was popularly known for h ...

as Anjali's father * Bank Janardhan as Inspector *Kunigal Vasanth as Health Minister of

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*Ashok Badaradinni

Controversy

When this movie come before the

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, censor denied certification by citing as ''This movie mocking the

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''. But after more than 30 cuts movie passed with U certificate.

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by

. After release, the soundtrack was well received and the song "Aaha Namma Konake Seemantha" became very popular. Audio was released on Jhankar Music label.

References

1995 films 1990s Kannada-language films Indian comedy-drama films Films scored by Hamsalekha {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub