''Avala Hejje'' ( ) is a 1981 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava, starring Dr. Vishnuvardhan,

Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, , ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of wealth, fortune, prosperity, beauty, fertility, sovereignty, and abundance. She along with Parvat ...

, Dr. Ambrish and

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 ...

. The film is a remake of 1977 Tamil film '' Thoondil Meen''. In 1982, this film was remade in Telugu as '' Bandhalu Anubandhalu'' by the same director.

herself was the producer of the Telugu version. She was also the heroine in all three versions.

Plot

The film begins with a stranger chasing Seetha (

) trying to molest her. A flashback shows that Lakshmi was Ambareesh's love interest before her marriage to Vishnuvardhan. Lakshmi is now happily married to Vishnuvardhan, who is a neurosurgeon. In the absence of Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh visits Lakshmi to threaten her. One day Lakshmi unintentionally fires a bullet from her husband's revolver to Ambareesh's forehead and he becomes unconscious. With the help of

, Vishnuvardhan's assistant in the hospital, Lakshmi takes Ambareesh's body out of the city and drops it from a bridge, thinking he has died. Without knowing about all these incidents, Vishnuvardhan returns home and finds one of the bullets missing in his revolver, which is clarified by Lakshmi's arguments. Unknowingly, Ambareesh is admitted to Vishnu's hospital and he forgets all his past. Doctor Vishnu treats him and is determined to cure him. When Ambareesh recalls his past, he sees Vishnu, his brother, who he lost in his childhood and recalls everything. The rest of the story is about how Vishnu and Ambareesh confront each other and solve their problems. This film is known for its songs and good acting by Lakshmi and the humorous role of Dwarakish. The movie had a successful run of 25 weeks in Bangalore, its total box office collection was 50 lakhs.

Cast

* Vishnuvardhan *

as Seetha *

Ambareesh Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath (29 May 1952 – 24 November 2018), known by his screen name Ambareesh, was an Indian actor, media personality, politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan, he is counted ...

as Ranga *

Sundar Krishna Urs Sundar Krishna Urs (1941–1993) was an Indian film producer and actor, in the Kannada film industry, as well as in many South Indian language films known for his negative roles. He has also worked as a dubbing artist providing voices to many ...

*Seetharam

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Rajan–Nagendra Rajan–Nagendra was an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four dec ...

References

External links

* * {{H. R. Bhargava 1981 films 1980s Kannada-language films 1980s Indian films Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films directed by H. R. Bhargava