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Siddalingaiah
Siddalingaiah (15 December 1936 – 12 March 2015) was an Indian film director, scriptwriter and producer who worked mainly in the Kannada films. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the industry knew him as a master of social themes and rural subject matter. He was one of the most commercially successful directors in the Kannada industry. He began his film career in 1964 as a director with ''Mayor Muthanna'' (1969). In a career that spanned 30 years, he directed over 20 films. His most well-known films usually starred matinee idol Rajkumar. They have collaborated 7 times. His most popular works include ''Bangaarada Manushya, Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu, Nyayave Devaru, Biligiriya Banadalli, Doorada Betta'' and '' Bhoolokadalli Yamaraja.'' In 1993, he was awarded the Puttanna Kanagal Award for his contribution to the Kannada film industry as a director. Family and early life Siddalingaiah joined the film industry as both a floor and a spot boy for Navajyothi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu
''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' () is 1974 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Siddalingaiah, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, based on Iyengar's short story of the same name from his novel, ''Vayyari.'' The film stars Vishnuvardhan and Lokesh; with M. P. Shankar, Jayamala, Rushyendramani and Balakrishna all acting in supporting roles. The film revolves around the enmity between two villagers, Ayyu and Gulla and how they mend their relationship. ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' was a 12 page short story in a compilation of stories by Gorou Ramaswamy. Ramaswamy had initially declined to give the rights to the story but eventually agreed. Though Siddalingaiah added new plot details and characters to increase the running time of the film, it retains the core premise of the original short story. D. V. Rajaram acted as the film's cinematographer. The film was shot extensively at Kalasapur, Dharmasthala, and Talakadu. The film was edited by P. Bhaktavat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangaarada Manushya
''Bangaarada Manushya'' ( kn, ಬಂಗಾರದ ಮನುಷ್ಯ, ''Golden Man'') is a 1972 Indian Kannada language film based on T. K. Rama Rao's novel of same name. Ramarao was known for his crime and detective novels, but this film was a social drama. It was directed by S. Siddalingaiah under the banner Srinidhi Productions. Prior to this, Siddalingaiah had worked with Rajkumar in ''Mayor Muthanna''. It stars Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was screened for over two years at the States Theatre (now Bhumika Theatre) in Bangalore and was screened for sixty weeks in Chamundeshwari theatre in Mysore, the film Completed one year in many centres and twenty five weeks in every major and minor centre. The movie saw a 25 weeks run when it was re-released in 1988. The film was produced by R. Lakshman and Gopal, the film set new standards in the production design. Breaking away from conventional movie making, the producers preferred an open discussion with the crew and preliminar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemavathi (film)
''Hemavathi'' is a 1977 Indian Kannada film, directed by Siddalingaiah and produced by N. Veeraswamy, S. P. Varadaraj, J. Chandulal Jain and Siddalingaiah. The film stars G. V. Iyer, Udaykumar, C. H. Lokanath and Yoganarasimha in lead roles. The film had musical score by L. Vaidyanathan. Cast *G. V. Iyer *Udaykumar *Lokanath * Gode Lakshminarayan *Ashwini *Shyamala *Shashikala *Sathyabhama Satyabhama, also known as Satrajiti, is a Hindu goddess and the third queen-consort of the Hindu god Krishna. Satyabhama is described as the incarnation of Bhudevi, the goddess and the personification of the earth. She aided Krishna in defeati ... Soundtrack The music was composed by L. Vaidhyanadhan. References External links * * {{Siddalingaiah 1970s Kannada-language films Films directed by Siddalingaiah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doorada Betta
''Doorada Betta'' () is a 1973 Kannada-language film directed by Siddalingaiah. The film starred Rajkumar and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. It had Balakrishna, K. S. Ashwath and Sampath playing supporting roles. The film, along with '' Mooruvare Vajragalu'' (1973), was Rajkumar's last movie in black-and-white. However, this movie had few sequences shot in colour.This was also the last film where Rajkumar and Bharathi were seen together. This was also Rajkumar's last collaboration with Siddalingaiah. The film is seen as a landmark in the career of Siddalingaiah. The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks. Cast * Rajkumar as Shiva * Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Gowri * Balakrishna * K. S. Ashwath * Sampath * M. P. Shankar * Dwarakish * Chi. Udayashankar * Loknath * Leelavathi * Bangalore Nagesh * Joker Shyam * H. R. Shastry * Sathyan * Kannada Raju * Comedian Guggu * Shani Mahadevappa * Y. R. Ashwath Narayan * Chaluvali Narayan * Papamma as Bhadrakali * Ramadevi * Jorge Indira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhoolokadalli Yamaraja
''Bhoolokadalli Yamaraja'' a 1979 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Siddalingaiah and produced by N. Veeraswamy, S. P. Varadaraj, Siddalingaiah and J. Chandulal Jain. The film stars Lokesh, M. P. Shankar, Jai Jagadish and Mohan. The film has musical score by C. Ashwath. Cast *Lokesh *M. P. Shankar *Jai Jagadish *Mohan *Uday Jadugar *Anjali *Vijayalalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in ''Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saaks ... *Vani *Chandrika *Shanthala * T. N. Balakrishna in Guest Appearance *C. H. Loknath in Guest Appearance *N. S. Rao in Guest Appearance Soundtrack The music was composed by C. Ashwath. References External links * * 1970s Kannada-language films Films directed by Siddalingaiah {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namma Samsara
''Namma Samsara'' is a 1971 Indian Kannada language drama film written and directed by Siddalingaiah. It stars Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was released under Srikanth & Srikanth Enterprises banner and produced by Srikanth Nahata and Srikanth Patel. Cast * Rajkumar * Bharathi * B. V. Radha * Rajashankar * Advani Lakshmi Devi Advani Lakshmi Devi is a retired Indian actress known for her work in Kannada cinema. She has played a variety of roles such as heroine, vamp, mother, grandmother in hundreds of Kannada movies over the last 50 years. Her role in films '' Gandh ... * Balakrishna * Padmanjali * Dinesh * Papamma Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by M. Ranga Rao and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Chi. Udaya Shankar and R. N. Jayagopal. The title song sung by P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam was hugely popular and considered one of the evergreen songs in Kannada cinema. Track list See also * Kannada films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puthir
''Puthir'' (also known under the spelling ''Pudhir'', meaning 'Puzzle') is a 1986 movie that was directed by Siddalingaiah. It starred actor Murali in his first dual role in Tamil movies. The film was a remake of director's own Kannada film ''Ajeya''. Murali acted in Kannada version as well. Plot Anuradha is a wealthy and spoiled teenage girl who is raised by her step-mother, while her father died under mysterious circumstances. Vijay(Murali) appears as a poor educated youth who happens to save her from a group of vagabonds. She, however, constantly gets into fights with Vijay, which eventually leads to the two falling in love. Their love is met with many obstacles, as Anuradha's scheming uncle and cousin (Chinni Jayanth) try to gain all of Anuradha's wealth. Vijay, on the other hand, has to deal with Chinni as rivals for Anuradha's love. Towards the end as everything seems to go right for the couple, a sudden plot twist occurs when a second Vijay (Murali in a dual role) enters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baalu Belagithu
''Baalu Belagithu'' is a 1970 Indian Kannada language drama film written and directed by Siddalingaiah. It stars Rajkumar in dual roles with Jayanthi and Bharathi. The film was released under Chitrashree International banner and produced by K S Prasad, B V Srinivas and A S Bhakthavathsalam. It was remade in Telugu as ''Manchivadu'' , in Hindi as '' Humshakal'' and in Tamil as ''Oorukku Uzhaippavan''. Cast * Rajkumar as Shankar / Papanna (dual roles) * Jayanthi as Lalitha * Bharathi as Lakshmi * T. B. Nagappa * Dwarakish * Prabhakar * Rama * Shanthamma * Jyothi Lakshmi in an item song Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Chi. Udaya Shankar and Vijaya Narasimha. Track list See also * Kannada films of 1970 The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1970, presented in alphabetical order. References External links * http://www.bharatmovies.com/k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narada Vijaya
''Narada Vijaya'' is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed and co-produced by Siddalingaiah. The story is written by M. D. Sundar. The film starred Ananth Nag, Padmapriya, Hema Choudhary and M. P. Shankar. Plot Ananth Nag plays a dual role of Narada in the celestial world and a normal human on earth. It so happens that Narada is forced to descend on earth and interact with humans. A series of humorous incidents occur. Narada enters a passenger aircraft and blesses the airhostess during disembarkment, much to the amusement of the passengers. When Narada walks through the exit gate of the airport, policemen, who think that he is Vijay (Anant Nag - a police officer in Narada's costumes) bring him to the police superintendent's office. The SP addresses him as Vijay, to which Narada politely says that he is not Vijay, but Narada, leaving all those present there, taken aback. Narada also gets to interact with an eccentric plainclothesman police officer ( MP Shankar). ... [...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, 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 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 .... The album consists of four soundtracks. References External links * 1971 films 1970s Kannada-language films Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra Films directed by Siddalingaiah {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biligiriya Banadalli
''Biligiriya Banadalli'' (Kannada: ಬಿಳಿಗಿರಿಯ ಬನದಲ್ಲಿ) is a 1980 Indian Kannada film, directed by Siddalingaiah and produced by Smt Jayadevi. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, M. P. Shankar, Srinivasa Murthy and T. N. Balakrishna. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. Cast * Vishnuvardhan *M. P. Shankar *Srinivasa Murthy * T. N. Balakrishna * C. H. Lokanath *Dinesh *Jai Jagadish *Shakti Prasad *Rajanand Venkataraju known by his professional name Rajanand (1927-2004), was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Rajanand as an actor include '' Operation Diamond Racket'' (1978), '' Mayura'' (1975), and '' Eradu K ... *Master S. D. Suresh *Master S. D. Murali *Master Jayasimha *Baby Rajani * Kanchana *Indira *Surekha * Geetha References External links * 1980 films 1980s Kannada-language films Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra Films directed by Siddalingaiah {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thayi Devaru
''Thayi Devaru'' is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language drama film written by Shivam and directed by Siddalingaiah. It stars Rajkumar, M. V. Rajamma and Bharathi. The film was released under Jain Movies banner and produced by Chandulal Jain. H. R. Bhargava worked as associate director, M. S. Rajashekar as assistant director and G. K. Venkatesh was the soundtrack and score composer. The dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The movie was remade in Telugu in 1973 as ''Kanna Koduku'' starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on .... Cast Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. Venkatesh later reused the song "Haayagide" in Telugu as "Mog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |