Saaku Magalu
| Saaku Magalu | |
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| Directed by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Written by | G. V. Iyer (dialogues) |
| Story by | Eera Shanmugham |
| Produced by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Starring | Rajkumar Sowcar Janaki Kalpana Dikki Madhava Rao Narasimharaju Balakrishna |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
Production company | Padmini Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Saaku Magalu (ⓘ transl. Foster Daughter) is a 1963 Kannada language romantic drama film directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu and starring Rajkumar and Sowcar Janaki. The film marked the entry of acclaimed actress Kalpana, who went on to become one of the most sought-after actresses in Kannada cinema.
Director Panthulu selected Kalpana based on the recommendation of co-artist Narasimharaju and his assistant Puttanna Kanagal.[1] Panthulu made the movie simultaneously in Telugu as Pempudu Koothuru starring NTR, Devika and Sowcar Janaki.[2]
Cast
- Dr. Rajkumar as Raghuram
- Sowcar Janaki as Manjula
- Rajashankar as Vasu, Manjula's brother
- Kalpana as Uma, Raghuram's foster sister
- Narasimharaju
- Dikki Madhava Rao as Raghuram and Uma's father
- T. N. Balakrishna as Dashavatharam
- B. Ramadevi as Dashavatharam's wife
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
- H. Krishna Shastry
- Papamma as Raghuram and Uma's mother
- Shivaji Rao
- Comedian Guggu
Crew
- Producer: B. R. Panthulu
- Production Company: Padmini Pictures
- Director: B. R. Panthulu
- Music: T. G. Lingappa
- Lyrics: Kanagal Prabhakara Shastry
- Story: Eera Shanmugham
- Screenplay: Chithra Krishnasamy
- Dialogues: G. V. Iyer
- Art Direction: Selvaraj
- Editing: R. Devarajan
- Choreography: P. S. Gopala Krishna
- Cinematography: V. Ramamurthy
Soundtrack
The music director of the movie T. G. Lingappa himself rendered the hummings for 2 songs - Naanu Andhalaade and Jeevanaraga - the former of which had its picturization on the lead who acts to be a dumb person.[3]
- "Kelida Maathe" - Ghantasala
- "Onde Ondu Hosa Haadu" - S. Janaki, P. B. Sreenivas
- "Jeevana Raga" - Ghantasala, S. Janaki
- "Naanu Andhalade" - P. Susheela
- "Baa Bega Manamohana" - P. Leela
- "Elli Hombelakelli" - Ghantasala
- "Naanu Andhalade" - P. Susheela, T. G. Lingappa
References
- ^ "ಶರತ್ಲತಾ ಎಂಬ ಹೊಸ ಹುಡುಗಿಗೆ "ಕಲ್ಪನ" ಎಂದು ಹೆಸರಿಟ್ಟವರು ಯಾರು ಗೊತ್ತಾ..? | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar Ep 106". YouTube. 2 February 2022.
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 639. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
- ^ "ಶರತ್ಲತಾ ಎಂಬ ಹೊಸ ಹುಡುಗಿಗೆ "ಕಲ್ಪನ" ಎಂದು ಹೆಸರಿಟ್ಟವರು ಯಾರು ಗೊತ್ತಾ..? | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar Ep 106". YouTube. 2 February 2022.
External links
- Saaku Magalu on Chiloka
- Saaku Magalu at IMDb
- Watch the song Onde Ondu Hosa Haadu on YouTube