''Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja'' is a 2016 Indian
Kannada biographical film directed by Hamsa Vijetha and produced by Shyam Mukund Navale. Starring
Vijay Raghavendra in the titular role, the film also featured
Shruti,
Shashikumar
Shashi Kumar (born 2 December 1965) is an actor and politician from Karnataka. He works predominantly in Kannada films.
Acting career
Shashi Kumar's first released film was ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakara'' starring Raghavendra Rajkumar. In 1989 h ...
,
Anu Prabhakar and
Abhijith in other pivotal roles. The film is based on the real life of
Pandit Puttaraja Gawai (1914 - 2010), who was a scholar and a Hindustani traditional musician who was well noted for his social services.
The film, upon release was critically acclaimed and won awards at the
Karnataka State Awards for Best Social Film and Best Actor to Vijay Raghavendra. The musical score composed and written by Amara Priya.
Cast
*
Vijay Raghavendra as
Puttaraj Gawai
Pandit Puttaraj Gawayigalu (3 March 1914 – 17 September 2010) was an Indian musician in the Hindustani classical tradition, a scholar who authored more than 80 books in Kannada, Sanskrit and Hindi, a music teacher and a social servant. A memb ...
*
Shruti
*
Anu Prabhakar
*
Shashikumar
Shashi Kumar (born 2 December 1965) is an actor and politician from Karnataka. He works predominantly in Kannada films.
Acting career
Shashi Kumar's first released film was ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakara'' starring Raghavendra Rajkumar. In 1989 h ...
*
Abhijith
* Bhavyashree Rai
* Shankarlinga Sugnalli
* Umesh Navale
* Ramananda Nayak
Production
Hamsa Vijetha, the granddaughter of producer Vijaya Kumar and daughter of actor Viswavijetha, was selected to direct the script by Umesh Puranik Mata. Actor Vijay Raghavendra was initially reluctant to accept the offer to play the titular role since it would require a lot of sincere dedication and time. Later he agreed to star in the film with Shruti, Anu Prabhakar and Shashikumar also being roped in to play supporting roles. The film was shot in
Gadag,
Badami and
Pattadakal regions of Karnataka state where Gawai used to live.
Legal issues
The film faced legal troubles post its shooting and was stayed from its release. The stay order was put forth by producer Maruthi Jediyavar who claimed that he had acquired the rights to do a film on the legendary musician. However, after a certain delay, the court withdrew the stay order and gave a clean chit to release the film. The initial plan to release was on 15 January 2016 which was postponed to 5 February 2016.
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Amara Priya. The soundtrack features 16 tracks which include a poetry compilation of
Puttaraj Gawai
Pandit Puttaraj Gawayigalu (3 March 1914 – 17 September 2010) was an Indian musician in the Hindustani classical tradition, a scholar who authored more than 80 books in Kannada, Sanskrit and Hindi, a music teacher and a social servant. A memb ...
,
Basavanna,
Shishunala Sharif
Muhammad Sharif was an Indian social reformer, philosopher and poet.
Birth and early life
Santa Shishunala Sharifa was born on 7 March 1819 in Shishuvinahala, a village in Shigganvi (now Shiggaon) taluk (in Haveri district), Karnataka.
He ...
and Amara Priya himself.
Songs list
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Awards
The film has won the following awards since its release.
2015-16 Karnataka State Film Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...
* Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Social film
* Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor – Vijay Raghavendra
References
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2016 films
2010s Kannada-language films
Indian biographical films
Indian musical films
2010s biographical films
2010s musical films