''Bhagyodaya'' ( ) is a 1956 Indian

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-language film directed by P. V. Babu. The film stars

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and T. R. Narasimha Raju. It is notable as the 61st talkie movie produced in the Kannada industry since its inception in 1934. The film also marks de debut of actor

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 ...

Cast

Production

The film was produced by N. Bhakta Vatsalan and A. C. Narasimha Murthy under the banner ''Udaya Productions'', with cinematography by C. A. Madhusudhan. It was later dubbed unto

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under the title ''Chinna Marumagal'' and released in 1960. The Tamil version was produced by K. Ramanathan and edited by K. Ganesan.Film credits (see External links)

Soundtrack

The music for the film was composed by L. Malleswara Rao, with lyrics penned by K. Prabhakar Sastri. The sound featured

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s R. Balasaraswathi Devi, K. Rani, Subrahmaniyam and

Madhavapeddi Satyam Madhavapeddi Satyam (11 March 1922 – 18 December 2000) was an Indian playback singer and actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He entered films as a singer-actor in Y. V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi bilingual movie ''Ramadas'' in the year 19 ...

References

External links

* - a song from the film * - song by Madhavapeddi Sathyam * - Tamil full film 1950s Kannada-language films 1950s Indian films 1956 films Indian black-and-white films {{1950s-Kannada-film-stub