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K. R. Seetharama Sastry
K. R. Seetharama Sastry popularly known as Ku. Ra. Seetharama Sastry or simply Ku. Ra. Si was an Indian actor, writer, lyricist and director in Kannada cinema, Kannada film industry. After a career in theatre, Sastry's career in films was those of an actor, director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist and an occasional composer. He is considered one of the most influential personalities in the history of Kannada cinema. Sastry began his film career as an actor in the mythological film, ''Rajasuya Yaaga'' (1937). After a brief stint as an actor, he turned into director, lyricist, writer and music composer for the film ''Mahakavi Kalidasa'' (1955) which emerged as a biggest commercial and critical success of the year. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada, President's silver medal for Best feature film for the year. Ku.Raa.See. was offered the lead role of the 1954 movie ''Bedara Kannappa'' by Gubbi Veeranna. However, he rejected it owing to the oppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Mysore
The Kingdom of Mysore was a geopolitical realm in southern India founded in around 1399 in the vicinity of the modern-day city of Mysore and prevailed until 1950. The territorial boundaries and the form of government transmuted substantially throughout the kingdom's lifetime. While originally a feudal vassal under the Vijayanagara Empire, it became a princely state in British Raj from 1799 to 1947, marked in-between by major political changes. The kingdom, which was founded and ruled for the most part by the Wadiyars, initially served as a feudal vassal under the Vijayanagara Empire. With the gradual decline of the Empire, the 16th-century Timmaraja Wodeyar II declared independence from it. The 17th century saw a steady expansion of its territory and, during the rules of Narasaraja Wodeyar I and Devaraja Wodeyar II, the kingdom annexed large expanses of what is now southern Karnataka and parts of Tamil Nadu, becoming a formidable power in the Deccan. During a brief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunasagari
''Gunasagari'' () is a 1953 Indian Kannada-language film directed by H. L. N. Simha and produced by AVM Productions. It stars Gubbi Veeranna, Honnappa Bhagavathar and Pandari Bai. The music was composed by R. Sudarshanam. The film was released in Tamil as ''Sathya Sodhanai''. Malayalam actor Prem Nazir had a small role in this film which was his only Kannada film appearance. Rajasulochana made her debut with this film. Cast * Gubbi Veeranna -Yogi Basalinga * Honnappa Bhagavathar - Malla Shetty * Pandari Bai - Gunasagari * B. Jayamma - Gangavva * T. S. Balaiah - Nirguna * T. S. Kari Basayya - Muddanna * B. Hanumanthachar - Amaru * K. Basavaraju - Bhramaru * Krishna Kumari - Mallakka * Rajasulochana - Sister of Gunasagari * C. V. V. Panthalu * Prem Nazir Soundtrack Kannada songs The lyrics were written by K. R. Seetharama Sastry K. R. Seetharama Sastry popularly known as Ku. Ra. Seetharama Sastry or simply Ku. Ra. Si was an Indian actor, writer, lyricist and director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanyarathna
''Kanyarathna'' () is a 1963 Indian Kannada language film directed by J. D. Thotan in his directorial debut. It stars Dr. Rajkumar and Leelavathi. The supporting cast features Rajashankar, Balakrishna, Dikki Madhava Rao, Rathnakar and Sowcar Janaki. Cast * Rajkumar as Raju * Leelavathi * Raja Shankar as Shivaprakash * Balakrishna * Dikki Madhava Rao * Rathnakar * Sowcar Janaki * Ramadevi * Papamma * B. Jaya * Sharadadevi * Ashwath Narayana Soundtrack G. K. Venkatesh composed the music for the soundtracks and the lyrics were written by K. R. Seetharama Shastry, K. Prabhakar Shastry, Chi. Sadashivaiah and Vijaya Narasimha Vijaya Naarasimha (16 January 1927 – 31 October 2001) was an Indian lyricist who worked in Kannada cinema. Career Naarasimha's first Kannada film song was "Yee Dehadinda Dooranaade" (Oh soul, why did you depart this body) for the 1956 film .... The soundtrack album consists of seven tracks. References External links * 1963 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenu Goodu
( ) is a 1963 Indian Kannada language film directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by T. Vasanna and S. Heera. The film stars K. S. Ashwath, Udaykumar, Rajashankar and Pandari Bai in lead roles. Jayanthi and Chandrakala made their Kannada debuts with this film. The musical score was composed by Vijaya Krishnamurthy. The film is a remake of the 1954 Bengali film ''Bhanga Gara,'' which was based on the novel ''Bijila'' by Prabhavathi Devi Saraswathi. The Bengali film was also remade in Tamil as '' Kula Dheivam'' and in Hindi as '' Bhabhi''. 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 ... reprised her role in the Tamil and Hindi versiona, but not in the Bengali original. Cast Soundtrack References External links * 1963 films 1960s Kannada-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana Mecchida Madadi
''Mana Mecchida Madadi'' () is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry and produced by N. B. Vathsalan and N. Ramachandra. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, K. S. Ashwath and Balakrishna, with music composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. The movie was remade in Telugu in 1965 as '' Visala Hrudayalu''. Plot Shrinath, an innocent young man, is raised in a village by his grandfather, unaware of his father's identity. His grandfather sends him to the city to stay with the wealthy Devarajayya and complete his higher education. There, Shrinath meets Sumana, Devarajayya's daughter, and the two gradually fall in love, much to the disapproval of Sumana's parents and Shrinath's grandfather. To prevent their marriage, Sumana's father arranges for her to marry Ramesh, the son of his friend Umakanth. Ramesh, who pretends to be a doctor, fails his exams, exposing his deceit. To avoid the marriage, Sumana falsely claims that she is pregnant with Shrinath's chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veera Kesari
''Veera Kesari'' () is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language swashbuckler film directed by B. Vittalacharya and produced by Sundarlal Nahatha and Doondi. The film stars Rajkumar, T. N. Balakrishna, Udaykumar and R. Nagendra Rao. The musical score was composed by Ghantasala. S. Siddalingaiah served as the assistant director. B. Vittalacharya also shot the film simultaneously in Telugu as '' Bandipotu'', starring N. T. Rama Rao. Critics have described ''Veera Kesari'' as a "clever adaptation of the adventures of Robin Hood," with the romantic subplot inspired by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...s '' The Taming of the Shrew''. The film's climax scene was shot in Eastmancolor. It was a major box office success. Midway through production, dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thejaswini
''Thejaswini'' () is a 1962 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. L. N. Simha and produced by Pandari Bai. The film stars Rajkumar, Pandari Bai, Rajashankar and Rajasree. The film had musical score by M. Venkataraju. The movie is based on the short story ''Holathi Kote'' by Govinda Murthy Desai which was published in the monthly magazine ''Karmaveera''.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-hfsiBdh9Zo&feature=youtu.be Cast * Rajkumar *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 ... *Rajashankar * Rajasree * Narasimharaju *M. N. Lakshmidevi *Ramachandra Shastry * Chindodi Leela *Hanumanthachar *Adavani Lakshmidevi *Ganapathi Bhat *B. Ramadevi *Suryakumar *Papamma *H. A. Narasimhan *Nagarathnamma *Maheshwaraiah *Sharadamma *Dikki Madhavarao in Guest appearance * T. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rani Honnamma
''Rani Honnamma'' () is a 1960 Indian historical drama film in Kannada language, directed and written by K. R. Seetharama Sastry K. R. Seetharama Sastry popularly known as Ku. Ra. Seetharama Sastry or simply Ku. Ra. Si was an Indian actor, writer, lyricist and director in Kannada cinema, Kannada film industry. After a career in theatre, Sastry's career in films was those ... and produced by Karibasaiah. The film stars Rajkumar and Leelavathi. Cast * Rajkumar * Leelavathi as Honnamma * Lalitha Rao * M. Jayashree * Narasimharaju as Manjanna * Balakrishna * M. N. Lakshmi Devi * Papamma * G. V. Iyer Soundtrack The music for the film was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Ku. Ra. Seetharama Shastry. The songs "Haarutha Doora Doora" and "Jeevana Hoovina Haasige" were received very well and considered one of the evergreen hits in Kannada film industry. Track list References External links Songs at Raaga 1960 films 1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhookailasa (1958 Kannada Film)
''Bhookailasa'' () is a 1958 Indian Kannada language film directed by K. Shankar and produced by A. V. Meiyappan under the banner of AVM Productions. It stars Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar and K. S. Ashwath in pivotal roles. The movie is a depiction of the legend prevalent in Gokarna, Karnataka and is also referred to as '' Gokarna Mahakshetra''. It is based on the famous Kannada stage play ''Bhookailasa'' by Sri Sahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali of Mysore which A. V. Meiyappan had earlier adapted into the Telugu movie titled '' Bhookailas'' in 1940. A. V. Meiyappan also shot the movie simultaneously in Telugu as '' Bhookailas'' starring N. T. Rama Rao. Cast * Rajkumar as Ravana * Kalyan Kumar as Narada * Jamuna as Mandodari * B. Saroja Devi as Parvati * K. S. Ashwath as Shiva * Siddayya Swamy as Indra * Hemalatha as Kaikase * B. Dasappa as Mantri * S. V. Ranga Rao as Mayasura * R. N. Magadi as Mantri * Master Baji as Vinayaka * Gurusiddayya Swami as Kumbhakar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Thangi (1958 Film)
''Anna Thangi'' () is a 1958 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry K. R. Seetharama Sastry popularly known as Ku. Ra. Seetharama Sastry or simply Ku. Ra. Si was an Indian actor, writer, lyricist and director in Kannada cinema, Kannada film industry. After a career in theatre, Sastry's career in films was those ... and produced by T. S. Karibasaiah. The film stars Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi, B. Jayamma, Vidyavathi and Lakshmidevi. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The film was a remake of 1957 Tamil movie '' Makkalai Petra Magarasi''. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh. References External links * 1950s Kannada-language films 1950s Indian films Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry Indian black-and-white films {{1950s-Kannada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari Bhakta
''Hari Bhakta'' () is a 1956 Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Rajkumar and Pandari Bai. It had Mynavathi, Narasimharaju, G. V. Iyer, H. R. Shastry playing supporting roles. The movie is based on the life of Pundarika which had earlier been adapted in Tamil in 1944 as '' Haridas'' and later in Telugu in 1957 as '' Panduranga Mahatyam''. Cast * Rajkumar as Hari / Pundarika * Pandari Bai as Lakshmi, Hari's wife * Mynavathi * Narasimharaju as Shankar, Hari's friend * G. V. Iyer * H. R. Shastry as Hari's father * Shanthamma as Hari's mother Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics written by K. R. Seetharama Sastry K. R. Seetharama Sastry popularly known as Ku. Ra. Seetharama Sastry or simply Ku. Ra. Si was an Indian actor, writer, lyricist and director in Kannada cinema, Kannada film industry. After a career in theatre, Sastry's career in films was those .... References External links * Hari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohileshwara
''Ohileshwara'' () is a 1956 Kannada-language film directed by T.V. Singh Tagore. The film starred Rajkumar and Kalyan Kumar. It had Narasimharaju, G.V. Iyer and H. R. Shastry in supporting roles. The film marks the first time singer P. B. Srinivas sung for Rajkumar. Rajkumar and G.K. Venkatesh too debuted as singers with this movie. It is noticeable that Narasimharaju had lip synced for Rajkumar's voice. Cast * Rajkumar as Ohila * Kalyan Kumar * Narasimharaju as Shukha * G. V. Iyer * H. R. Shastry * Sriranjini * Meenakshi Soundtrack The music of ''Ohileshwara'' was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics were written by K. R. Seetharama Sastry, and Vijaya Narasimha Vijaya Naarasimha (16 January 1927 – 31 October 2001) was an Indian lyricist who worked in Kannada cinema. Career Naarasimha's first Kannada film song was "Yee Dehadinda Dooranaade" (Oh soul, why did you depart this body) for the 1956 film .... References External links * 1956 films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
