''Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege'' ( kn, ನೋಡಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ನಾವಿರೋದು ಹೀಗೆ ;

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: Look Sir, this is the way we are) was a 1983 Indian

Kannada language 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 sp ...

film directed by and starring

Shankar Nag Shankar Nagarakatte (9 November 1954 – 30 September 1990) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work in Kannada-language films and television. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, Nag is often referred to as ...

. It also stars

Master Manjunath Manjunath Nayaker is an Indian actor and public relations professional. He is better known by his screen name Master Manjunath and "Swamy" for his lead role in the television series '' Malgudi Days'' (1987) directed by Shankar Nag and in its fi ...

("Chottey"),

Arundhati Nag Arundhati Nag (née Rao; born 1955/1956) is an Indian actress. She has been involved with multilingual Theatre in India, for over 25 years, first in Mumbai where she got involved with Indian People's Theatre Association ( IPTA), and did various ...

, and

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 ...

. The music was composed by noted composer

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 ...

. The title song became a chartbuster. This is one of the all-time super hit title songs which fits for all age. Master singer

Bhimsen Joshi Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi BR (; ; 4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011), also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists from Karnataka, in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the '' khaya ...

sang in the film on insistence of G. K. Venkatesh. His song "Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma" was the highlight of the film. Also, an interesting point is, Shankar Nag has shown the western culture in

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in 1983 itself and how the people of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

have an advanced sense of thought.

Plot

Mysore Matha (

) is a happy go lucky person who lives life to the fullest even though he is unemployed. He is very helpful to his neighbours and is loved by one and all. Kallesh Nuggehalli (

) is the best friend of Mysore Matha. Kallesh falls in love with Jaya Jahagirdar (

) and persuades Mysore to arrange for a meeting with her. Jaya also falls in love with Kallesh, however, Jay's father (

Loknath C. H. Loknath (14 August 1927 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor with more than 1000 Kannada plays and 650 films to his credit. Loknath is affectionately known as "Uncle Loknath" or "Uppinakayi" in the industry. His last performance wa ...

) who is a retired Bank Manager is very sceptical of Kallesh and rejects him. Jaya goes against her parent's wishes and married Kallesh. Kallesh and Jaya lead a happy life but daily chores causes tension between them and they begin to fight. To add to the fuel, Kallesh's mother (Tara Mallya) shows up at their home and decides to stay for a few months. Kallesh's mother being a very orthodox religious woman is very particular about her routine, her food and everything begins to taunt Jaya at every step. Jaya tries to explain to Kallesh about the problems she is facing with his mother, but Kallesh retaliates saying that his mother means everything to him and she can leave his house if she cannot adjust. Jaya leaves and seeks refuge in a women's hostel. Mysore is completely unaware of these developments. Once he learns, he is furious with Kallesh for having chased Jaya away. Mysore reconciles both Kallesh and Jaya and they both agree to work out their problems. They both promise to Mysore that whatever happens in the future, they would always remember their love for each other and work out their problems and not to break up ever again.

plays Chottey, an orphan boy leaving in the same housing complex as Mysore. Mysore loves the boy very much and Chottey is like a side kick to him always by his side.

Cast

as Mysore Matha *

as Kallesh Nuggehalli *

as Jaya Jahagirdar *

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 Eng ...

as Mysore Matha's brother (Special appearance) *

Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...

as Aparna (Special appearance) *

as Chottey *

as Jaya's father * Udaya Kumar as Aparna's father * Kamani Dharan as Jaya's mother * Tara Mallya as Kallesh's mother * Upasane Seetharam as Neighbor

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

and lyrics by Chi. Udayashankar and Sri Purandaradasaru.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0245322 1980s Kannada-language films 1983 films Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh Films directed by Shankar Nag