''Bhuierantlo Munis'' ( en, Cave Man) is a 1977 Indian
Konkani-language drama film. The first
colour film
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in Konkani, it was produced under the banner of Chripton Motion Pictures by Tony Coutinho and
Chris Perry and released in 1977. The film was shot in
Goa, and also has footage shot in
Paris
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,
America
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and an
ice-skating competition in
Russia
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.
Plot
The movie's story is based on
Alexandre Dumas
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's novel ''
The Count of Monte Cristo
''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. L ...
'', which in turn was based on a Goan,
Abbe Faria Abbe may refer to:
People
* Abbe (name)
Places
* Abbe (crater), a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon
* Lake Abbe, African lake
* Abbe Falls, waterfalls in India
Other uses
* Abbé, the Fren ...
.
Cast
The film has Ivo Almeida Coutinho and Helen Pereira in the main lead and a star cast consisting of
C. Alvares, Ophelia, Rico Rod, Cyriaco Dias, Robin Vaz, Souza Ferrao, Betty Fernandes, comedian Paul Romy and in a guest role, model
Radha Bartake
Radha Bartake is an Indian actress, model and beauty queen.
Early life
Radha was born in 1959 in Military Hospital, Panaji, Goa, India in the year 1959.
Career and pageantry
Miss Goa 1973-1974
At the age of 14, she won Miss Goa in 1973–74 ...
.
Music
The music for the film was provided by the producer Chris Perry, who had earlier composed music for
Bollywood films. Chris Perry wrote lyrics for and composed all the songs, except for the traditional
dulpods.
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur
and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ...
sang the title song of the movie ''Bhuierantlo Munis''. Another immortal number from the movie was ''Nokre'' sung by Adolf. There were medley of dulpods including the popular ''Undrea Mhojea Mama'', ''Moddgonvam Toviaguere'', ''Combea Sadari'', ''Chup Chup'' sung by Adolf and Mabel, ''Adeus'' sung by Adolf were other memorable numbers.
In versions apart from the movie, ''Combea Sadari'' was sung by
Mohammad Rafi
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, and ''Nokre'' and ''Adeus'' were sung by
Lorna.
See also
*
Konkani cinema
Konkani cinema is an Indian film industry, where films are made in the Konkani language, which is spoken mainly in the Indian states of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka and to a smaller extent in Kerala. The films have been produced in Goa, Ka ...
* ''
Nirmon
''Nirmon'' is a Goan Konkani film produced in 1966. It was directed by A. Salam and produced by Frank Fernand. The film features C. Alvares, Shalini, Anthony D’Sa, Ophelia, Souza Ferrao, Antonette and Jacinto Vaz.
Cast and crew
Nirmonn was ...
''
References
External links
*
Cover of the film's DVD
Konkani-language films
1977 films
Films based on The Count of Monte Cristo
Films based on works by Alexandre Dumas
Films shot in Goa
Films set in Goa
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