''Samayada Gombe'' () is a 1984 Indian

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-language

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directed and co-produced by

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. The film stars Rajkumar,

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and

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. It is based on the novel of same name written by Chitralekha. This is the first Kannada movie of

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actress

, who played the role of Rajkumar's sister and Srinath's wife in the movie. The film met with positive response upon release from critics and was declared a Blockbuster at the box office with seeing a theatrical run of at least 26 weeks. SK Bhagawan had revealed that Dr. Rajkumar's remuneration for the movie was Rs. 6 lakhs. One of the co-producers of the movie, Radhakrishna was the person who taught Sitar to Rajkumar and also happened to be the elder brother of director Dorairaj.

Plot

Young Anil accidentally injures his sister. Fearing his father's punishment, he runs away. He is adopted by a lorry driver and is renamed Guru. Guru now a grown up man coincidentally works as a driver to his own sister's husband. Initially both are unaware of the true relationship between them. But treat each other like own siblings. Guru finally finds out that his owner is his own brother-in-law and sister, remains silent as he thinks he didn't fulfill his duties that he ought to have completed to his family. Also he doesn't want to leave behind or neglect his foster family. Later Guru reveals his identity to his real mother on her death bed. After many days, Guru's sister's family decides to return to their native place. Even when he got one last chance to reconcile with his family, Guru doesn't tell anything and bids them a tearful goodbye.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

M. Ranga Rao M. Ranga Rao (26 April 1932 – 3 August 1990) was a prominent Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema. Rao was known for his mellifluous scores and lilting tunes backed with strong classical nuances. "Ranga Rao" composed tune ...

with lyrics penned by

Chi. Udaya Shankar Chitnahalli Udayashankar (18 February 1934 – 2 July 1993; born in Chitnahalli) was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the Kannada film industry for over three decades, who penned more than 3000 songs for films and devotional songs. H ...

Track list

Reception

The movie upon release won critical acclaim for the story and performances of the lead actors. The movie completed 50 days in all 20 first release centres. The movie ran for 175 days in

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and

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and 100 days in several theatres in

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References

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* 1984 films 1980s Kannada-language films Indian drama films Films scored by M. Ranga Rao Films based on Indian novels 1984 drama films Films directed by Dorai–Bhagavan {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub