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Sampath (Kannada Actor)
Mavinakere Srinivasayyangar Cheluvayyangar, better known by his stage name Sampath, was an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema as a character actor. After beginning his career with a Tamil film ''Rajalakshmi'' in the 1930s, Sampath took a break, before working in Kannada and English plays for a major part of 1940s. His Kannada film debut with ''Bharathi'' (1949). Some of his notable films include '' Gandhada Gudi'' (1973), '' Sri Srinivasa Kalyana'' (1974), '' Bhakta Kumbara'' (1974), '' Eradu Kanasu'' (1974) and '' Badavara Bandhu'' (1983). Career Sampath has been part of more than 130 films in Kannada. His combinations in films, with actor Dr. Rajkumar Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and versatile actors in the his ... gained popularity. Selected filmography * ''Bharathi'' (194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badavara Bandhu
''Badavara Bandhu'' () is a 1976 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Vijay. It stars Rajkumar and Jayamala. The movie is also notable for the negative character played by K. S. Ashwath.The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks and was declared a Blockbuster at the box office. Plot Despite being a B. A. graduate, Ranga( Rajkumar) is forced to work as a server in Annapoorna Hotel run by Badrinath( K. S. Ashwath) due to poverty. His father( Sampath) who suffers from Hemiparesis was once a rich man and lived a luxurious life until he was cheated by a shrewd Nagappa( Balakrishna). Ranga is loved by everyone in the hotel. He comes across different types of people in his daily life. He rescues Susheela( Jayamala) from committing suicide and gives her a new reason to live. He reforms an alcoholic Chaayapathi and mediates all the problems involving the workers. However, his moralities and sincerity gets him into the bad books of Badrinath and his son Gopinath( Vajramuni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrimurthy
''Thrimurthy'' () is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language thriller film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar and S. P. Nagamma. The film stars Rajkumar, Jayamala, Sampath, T. N. Balakrishna and Vajramuni. Rajkumar plays three different roles in the film — police inspector Vijay, a hippie vagabond Shekhar, Servant Sheshagiri and the main protagonist Sridhar.The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The movie was the debut movie of Tamil director C. V. Rajendran in Kannada. The film is divided into 3 stories – ''Thrimurthy'', ''Undoo Hoda Kondoo Hoda'' and ''Aalaagaballava Arasaagaballa''. The movie was Parvathamma's first production venture under '' Poornima Enterprises'' banner. It was also her maiden distribution venture. The movie was a huge success. Plot Thrimurthy Mahadevayya is a businessman who has lost his wealth by gambling, where he approaches his old friend, Rajaram, on the day of his only daughter Prema's birthday celebration t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayura (film)
''Mayura'' () is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language historical drama film, directed by Vijay. It is one of the most popular films of acclaimed Kannada actor Rajkumar, who plays the role of Prince Mayurasharma of the Kadamba dynasty, the earliest native kingdom to rule over what is today the modern state of Karnataka. The film depicts the life of Mayura, a Brahmin youth, as he discovers his royal heritage and realizes his destiny of ascending to the throne of the then-Pallava kingdom. Based on a novel of the same name by Devudu Narasimha Sastri, the film is notable for its various scenes filmed inside and around the famous Mysore Palace. The movie was also the last movie to be shot inside the Mysore Palace. The movie saw a theatrical run of 30 weeks. It is considered by many as a symbol of Kannada pride. The movie was dubbed in Telugu as ''Mahaveera Mayura'' and in Malayalam in 1976 as ''Raja Mayura Varma''. The core plot element of '' Baahubali'' – about the hero not knowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onde Roopa Eradu Guna
''Onde Roopa Eradu Guna'' () is a 1975 Indian Kannada film, directed by A. M. Sameevulla and produced by A. M. Sameevulla. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bhavani, Chandrakala and Chandrashekhar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Salil Chowdhury. Cast * Vishnuvardhan * Bhavani * Bharathi in Special Appearance * Chandrakala * Chandrashekhar * Ambareesh * Shivaram S. Shivaram (28 January 1938 – 4 December 2021), popularly known simply as Shivaram or Shivaramanna, was an Indian actor, producer and director whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. He has played roles including lead hero ... * Sampath * Balakrishna * Narasimharaju * B. Jayashree * Chethan Ramarao * Manmatha Rao * Raghu * Shyam * Nandagopal * Muniyappa * Maccheri * Halam Soundtrack shiva Reception References External links * * 1975 films 1970s Kannada-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by Salil Chowdhury {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bidugade
''Bidugade'' () is a 1973 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by T. P. Venugopal. It starred Rajkumar, Rajesh and Bharathi along with a host of supporting actors. Minugutare Kalpana made a special appearance in the film. M. Ranga Rao scored the music and the story was written and produced by Ramesh Movies. Chi. Udaya Shankar wrote the lyrics and dialogues. The cinematography by Annayya won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer award. The core plot of the movie is based on a short story which had earlier been an inspiration for two English movies – the 1946 movie '' The Man Who Dared'' and the 1956 movie ''Beyond a Reasonable Doubt''. The 1983 Telugu movie '' Abhilasha'' , in spite of being based on the Telugu novel of same name, was reported to be similar to these movies. The movie is also noticeable for showing Rangeet River as a border between India and Sikkim "country" which was true at the time of release o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala Panjara
''Bala Panjara'' () is a 1972 Indian Kannada film, directed by M. R. Vittal and produced by Indian National Pictures (P) Ltd. The film stars Pandari Bai Pandari Bai (18 September 1928 – 29 January 2003) was an Indian actress who worked in South Indian cinema, mostly in Kannada cinema during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted ..., Shailashree, K. S. Ashwath and Ranga in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. Cast References External links * 1970s Kannada-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nari Munidare Mari
''Nari Munidare Mari'' () is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Geethapriya and produced by M. P. Shankar. The film stars Kalpana, Udaykumar, Narasimharaju and B. Jaya. The musical score was composed by Rajan–Nagendra. Cast * Kalpana as Hema * Srinath as Hema's husband (cameo) *Udaykumar Bommasandra Srinivasaiah Suryanarayana Murthy (16 March 1933 – 26 December 1985), known professionally as Uday Kumar, was an Indian actor, writer, and film producer who worked primarily in Kannada cinema. Along with Rajkumar and Kalyan Kumar ... * Narasimharaju * B. Jaya as Malli *Indrani *Baby Shyam * M. P. Shankar * Rajanand * Prabhakar as Member of bandits gang *Zaviar *Mylara Shetty *D. Pani *M. J. Hosur *Cheluvaraj *Azeej *H. R. Krishna *Malur Sonnappa *M. P. Ramasingh *M. N. Rudrappa *Hemalatha * Sampath (cameo) * Thoogudeepa Srinivas (cameo) * M. Jayashree (cameo) * Jayakumari Soundtrack The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baala Bandana
''Baala Bandhana'' ( ) is a 1971 Indian Kannada language drama film, directed by Peketi Sivaram. The film stars Rajkumar and Jayanthi. The film was a remake of 1953 Bengali film ''Jog Biyog'' which was based on the novel of same name by Ashapurna Devi. ''Jog Biyog'' was earlier remade in Tamil as '' Padikkadha Medhai'', in Telugu as '' Aatma Bandhuvu'' and in Hindi as '' Mehrban''. Though the Kannada version was hit, it could not meet the success of the Tamil and Telugu remake versions of the same Bengali movie. Plot Orphaned as an infant, Ranga (played by Rajkumar) is brought up by his distant relative Chandrashekhar Rao Bahadur ( Sampath) and his compassionate wife Parvathi (M Jayashree). Chandrashekhar Rao heads a large family of three sons Ramnatha (Vajramuni), Somanatha (Bengaluru Nagesh) and Vishwantha (Dwarakish), two daughters, the widowed Rajamma (Lakshmi Devi), their young children and Rajamma’ son. Parvathi promises her childhood friend Mayakka that she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kula Gourava
''Kula Gourava'' ( ) is a 1971 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Peketi Sivaram and written by G. Balasubramanyam. It stars Rajkumar in triple roles along with Jayanthi and Bharathi. The film was produced under Sri Eswari Productions of N. Veeraswamy. It had a very successful soundtrack composed by T. G. Lingappa. Popular actor-director V. Ravichandran, son of the film producer Veerasamy, appeared in the film as a child artist. The film swept 5 awards at the 1970-71 Karnataka State Film Awards including the best film, best actor, and best editor categories. Veeraswamy, who till then used to finance movies under Sri Eswari Productions, turned an independent producer with this movie. However, contrary to expectations, the movie failed to achieve 100 days run in its theatrical run. The movie was Rajkumar's first movie in which he played a triple role. It is also his only black and white movie where he played a triple role.The movie was remade in Telugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama
''Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama'' () is a 1971 Kannada-language Hindu mythological film written and directed by K. S. L. Swamy under his home banner Raghunandan movies. The film stars Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi, Aarathi and Bharathi. The music was composed by R. Sudarsanam. Cast * Rajkumar as Lord Krishna * B. Saroja Devi as Rukmini * Bharathi as Satyabhama * Aarathi as Jambavati * Srinath as Narada * Dwarakish as Makarañda * Lokanath as Ugrasena * Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Rukmi * Dinesh as Shishupala Shishupala (, ; sometimes spelt Sisupala) was the king of the Chedi kingdom, and an antagonist in the Mahabharata. He was the son of King Damaghosha and Srutashrava, the sister of Kunti, as well as the cousin of Nanda (Hinduism), Nanda. He was s ... * K. S. Ashwath as Satrajit * Sampath as Bhishmaka * B. Jaya as Kamala * Arun Kumar Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by R. Sudarsanam and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Chi. Udaya Shan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyayave Devaru
''Nyayave Devaru'' () is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Siddalingaiah. It stars Rajkumar and B. Saroja Devi. The supporting cast features K. S. Ashwath, Aarathi, Dwarakish Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath (19 August 1942 – 16 April 2024), known by his stage name Dwarakish ( ), was an Indian actor, comedian and filmmaker who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema in addition to few Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cine ..., M. P. Shankar, Dinesh, B. Jaya and Vajramuni. The song "Akashave Beelali Mele" from the film went on to become one of the biggest hits ever. Cast Soundtrack The duo of Rajan–Nagendra composed the background score for the film and the soundtracks. The lyrics for the soundtracks were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The album consists of four soundtracks. Rajan-Nagendra reused the tune of "Aakashave Beelali Mele" for the 1983 Telugu movie '' Moodu Mullu'' as "Nee Kosam Yavvanamantha". References References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |