''Phaniyamma'' is a 1983 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 ...

award-winning

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

film directed and produced by

Prema Karanth Prema Karanth (15 August 1936 – 29 October 2007) was an Indian theatre personality and the first-ever woman film-maker of Kannada cinema. She was the wife of B. V. Karanth and was known for the children's plays that she staged. She became the ...

. The story is based on acclaimed novelist M. K. Indira's 1977

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-winning novel of the same name. The film highlighted the plight of a widow and her struggle for survival. The film's cast included many players from a theatrical background including L. V. Sharadha, Prathibha Kasaravalli, Archana Rao, Vishwanath Rao and Kasaragod Chinna. Actor

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 ...

made a guest appearance in the film.Cast and Crew
/ref> The film was widely appreciated by critics and audience upon release. It went on to win

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of severa ...

and many International film awards. The film also was awarded multiple Karnataka State Film Awards including Best Film, Best Supporting actress and Best Story writer.

Cast

* L. V. Sharadha * Baby Prathima * Pratibha Kasaravalli * Archana Rao * Poornima Gaonkar * Vishwanath Rao * Kasaragodu Chinna * Malathi Sridhar * Bhavani * Chidanand *

in a guest appearance * Venugopal Kasaragod in a guest appearance

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

B. V. Karanth Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth (Kannada: ಬಾಬುಕೋಡಿ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣ ಕಾರಂತ) (19 September 1929 – 1 September 2002) widely known as B. V. Karanth was an Indian film director, playwright, actor, screenwriter, co ...

to the lyrics of

Chandrashekhara Kambara Chandrashekhara Kambara ( kn, ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಕಂಬಾರ; born 2 January 1937) is a prominent Indian poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hamp ...

Awards

The film has won the following awards since its release. 1982 National Film Awards (India) * Won –

1982-83 Karnataka State Film Awards (India) * Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film * Won –

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 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 ...

– Archana Rao * Won –

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised ...

– M. K. Indira This film screened at 9th IFFI.

References

External links

* * A detailed biography of novelist M. K. Indira. {{DEFAULTSORT:Phaniyamma 1983 films 1980s Kannada-language films Films based on Indian novels Best Kannada Feature Film National Film Award winners 1983 directorial debut films