''Bili Hendthi'' ( ) is a 1975 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 ...

film, directed by

Puttanna Kanagal Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Indian cinema's most influent ...

, starring

Aarathi Aarathi (born as Bharathi in 1954) is a former Indian actress and director who prominently worked in Kannada films during the 1970s and 1980s. Her accolades include four Karnataka State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards. Besides Kannada, ...

, Loknath and Margaret Thomsen.

Plot

Sharada (

), who is engaged to a man studying abroad, shares a close bond with her future in-laws. However, when her fiancé returns, she discovers that he has married Elisa, a "white woman", and is no longer interested in her. Embracing the role of a selfless good Samaritan, seemingly the antithesis of a jilted lover, Sharada befriends Elisa. Meanwhile, Elisa wins over Sharada's family with her agreeable nature and willingness to integrate into Indian society.However, Elisa eventually learns that her husband has betrayed Sharada's love.

Cast

as Sharada * Lokanath as Sharada's father * Leelavathi as Gopinath's mother * Margaret Thomsen as Elisa/Lalitha * Anil Kumar as Gopinath *

Uma Shivakumar Uma Shivakumar (c. 1941 – 25 June 2013) was an Indian film and theatre character actress, whose career included roles in more than 170 Kannada language films and more than 30 plays. She was nicknamed "Baddi Bangaramma" by audiences, after t ...

as Sharada's mother *Seetharam as Gopinath's father

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

Vijaya Bhaskar Vijaya Bhaskar (; 1924 – 3 March 2002) was an Indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in the Kannada film industry. Scoring music for over 720 films, Bhaskar worked in Tamil ...

, with lyrics penned by Vijaya Narasimha.

References

External links

* 1975 films 1970s Kannada-language films 1970s Indian films Films directed by Puttanna Kanagal Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub