''Makkala Bhagya'' () is a 1976 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 film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravi) and produced by K. Vittal Kumar and K. V. Honnappa. The film stars Vishnuvardhan,

Bharathi Vishnuvardhan Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (born 15 August 1950), also known mononymously as Bharathi, is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in Kannada cinema and television serials. She began her career in 1966, as a lead actress, with the Kannada mov ...

K. S. Ashwath Karaganahalli Subbaraya Ashwathanarayana (25 March 1925 – 18 January 2010) was an Indian veteran actor who appeared in Kannada films He appeared in over 370 films during his five-decade-long career. His only memorial in the whole of Karnata ...

and

Dwarakish Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath (born 19 August 1942), better known as Dwarakish ( ), is an Indian actor, director and producer in the Kannada film industry. He was given the name Dwarakish by Kannada film maker C. V. Shivashankar. Early life D ...

in the lead roles. The film has musical score by

Vijaya Bhaskar Vijaya Bhaskar ( kan, ವಿಜಯಭಾಸ್ಕರ್; 1924–2002) was an Indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in the Kannada film industry. Scoring music for over 600 fe ...

. It is a remake of the

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movie ''

Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum ''Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language children's film directed by Krishnan–Panju. It is based on the American film '' The Parent Trap'' (1961) which in turn was based on Erich Kästner's 1949 German novel ''Lisa and Lott ...

'', which itself was an adaptation of the 1953 British film '' Twice Upon a Time'' and the 1961 movie '' The Parent Trap'' – both based on the

Erich Kästner Emil Erich Kästner (; 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including '' Emil and the Detectives''. He received ...

's 1949 German novel ''

Lottie and Lisa ''Lisa and Lottie'' (original German title: ''Das doppelte Lottchen'', "The Double Lottie") (published since 2014 in the United Kingdom and Australia as ''The Parent Trap'') is a 1949 German novel by Erich Kästner, about twin girls separated in i ...

'' (''Das doppelte Lottchen'').

Cast

* Vishnuvardhan *

*Sampath *

Thoogudeepa Srinivas Mysore Srinivas (17 April 1943 – 16 October 1995), known by his stage name Thoogudeepa Srinivas was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films and is remembered for his portrayal of negative-shaded characters. He is the father of actor, D ...

*Chethan *

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 mo ...

Leelavathi (actress) Leelavathi (born Leela Kiran) is an Indian actress who worked in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. She has acted in more than 600 films (more than 400 in Kannada alone) throughout her career for more than 50 years. She is known for her memorable ...

*B. V. Radha *M. N. Lakshmidevi * B. Jaya *Shubha in Guest Appearance *Udayachandrika in Guest Appearance *

Gangadhar Gangadhar (1936–2003) was an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. A character actor who transitioned from stage to films in the mid-1960s, he had a brief period of success when his performances in social-dramas such as ''Gejje ...

in Guest Appearance *Hanumanthachar in Guest Appearance *

Baby Indira An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings. ''Infant'' (from the Latin word ''infans'', meaning 'unable to speak' or 'speechless') is a formal or specialised synonym for the common term ''baby''. The terms may also be used to ...

Soundtrack

*"O Gelati Nannane" - S. B. Balasubrahmanyam,

Vani Jairam Vani Jairam (born as Kalaivani on 30 November 1945), also credited as Vani Jayaram, is an Indian singer. She is best known as a playback singer in South Indian cinema. Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. She has do ...

*"Amma Ondu Maneyalli" - L. R. Anjali

References

External links

* * 1976 films 1970s Kannada-language films Twins in Indian films Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films based on Lottie and Lisa Indian children's films Films directed by K. S. L. Swamy {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub