''Mareyada Haadu'' is a 1981
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
romance film
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 ...
directed and written by
R. N. Jayagopal and produced by K. S. Sacchidananda. The film stars
Ananth Nag
Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and En ...
,
Manjula
Manjula (Sanskrit: मंजुला) is a Hindu and Sanskrit female given name, which means, "melodious".
Notable people named Manjula
* Manjula (Kannada actress) (1954–1986), Indian actress
* Manjula Chellur (born 1955), Indian doctor and ...
and
Leelavathi.
The film was a musical hit with the songs composed by
G. K. Venkatesh
Gurusala Krishnadas Venkatesh (21 September 1927 – 17 November 1993) was an Indian film score composer who primarily worked in Kannada cinema during the 1960s, 1970s and until the late-1980s. He also composed music for Telugu, Malayalam and Ta ...
considered evergreen hits. The cinematographer R. N. K. Prasad was awarded with the
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films.
Superlative winners
indicates one Awar ...
for this film.
Cast
*
Ananth Nag
Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and En ...
*
Manjula
Manjula (Sanskrit: मंजुला) is a Hindu and Sanskrit female given name, which means, "melodious".
Notable people named Manjula
* Manjula (Kannada actress) (1954–1986), Indian actress
* Manjula Chellur (born 1955), Indian doctor and ...
* Sundar Krishna Urs
*
Leelavathi
*
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 ...
* Rajashankar
* Dingri Nagaraj
*
Chethan Ramarao
Chethan Ramarao (1937–2016) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films.
Life
Ramarao was born in 1937 at Sindhaghatta in KR Pete taluk in Mandya district of Karnataka. He became interested in theatre when he was young ...
* Venkatarao
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
G. K. Venkatesh
Gurusala Krishnadas Venkatesh (21 September 1927 – 17 November 1993) was an Indian film score composer who primarily worked in Kannada cinema during the 1960s, 1970s and until the late-1980s. He also composed music for Telugu, Malayalam and Ta ...
, with lyrics by
R. N. Jayagopal.
Mareyada Haadu songs
/ref> The songs composed for the film, especially "Bhuvaneshwariya" , which was a record 8 min song which was based on raga Mohana Kalyani and "Sukhada Swapna Gaana", both rendered by S. Janaki
Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer from Andhra Pradesh. She is referred to respectfully as "Janaki Amma" and Nightingale of South India. She is one of the best-known playback singers in ...
, were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.
Awards
* Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films.
Superlative winners
indicates one Awar ...
- R. N. K. Prasad
References
1981 films
1980s Kannada-language films
Indian romance films
1980s romance films
Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh
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