''Thoogudeepa'' is a 1966 Indian
Kannada-language film, directed by
K. S. L. Swamy
Kikkeri Shamanna Lakshminarasimha Swamy (21 February 1939 – 20 October 2015), popularly known as K. S. L. Swamy / Lalitha Ravee / Ravee, was an Indian film director, producer, actor and playback singer. He entered cinema at an early age as an ...
in his directorial debut, and produced by R. G. Keshava Murthy. The film stars
Rajkumar,
Leelavathi,
Narasimharaju and
Udaykumar. The film has musical score by
Vijaya Bhaskar. The movie is based on the Bengali novel ''Chandranath'' by
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee.
P. B. Sreenivas
Prathivadhi Bhayankara Sreenivas (22 September 1930 – 14 April 2013) widely known as P. B. Sreenivas was an Indian playback singer, composer, harmonium player, lyricist, littérateur, and poet known for his works in South cinema, and Bollyw ...
made his first on-screen appearance through a song in this movie. The song ''Mounave Aabharana'' became the first song to be shot in
Brindavan Gardens
The Brindavan Gardens is a garden located 12 k.ms from the city of Mysore in the Mandya District of the Indian State of Karnataka. It lies adjoining the Krishnarajasagara Dam which is built across the river Kaveri. The work on laying out t ...
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Cast
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Rajkumar
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Leelavathi
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Narasimharaju
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Udaykumar
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B. V. Radha
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T. N. Balakrishna
Tirumakudalu Narasipura Balakrishna (2 November 1911 – 18 July 1995), commonly known an T. N. Balakrishna or Balanna, was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He was said to have a hearing problem and some say that he was totally ...
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Thoogudeepa Srinivas
Mysore Srinivas (17 April 1943 – 16 October 1995), known by his stage name Thoogudeepa Srinivas was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films and is remembered for his portrayal of negative-shaded characters. He is the father of actor, D ...
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P. B. Sreenivas
Prathivadhi Bhayankara Sreenivas (22 September 1930 – 14 April 2013) widely known as P. B. Sreenivas was an Indian playback singer, composer, harmonium player, lyricist, littérateur, and poet known for his works in South cinema, and Bollyw ...
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.
References
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1966 films
1960s Kannada-language films
Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar
1966 directorial debut films
Films directed by K. S. L. Swamy
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