''Chakra Theertha'' is a 1967 Indian

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-language film, directed by

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. The film stars Rajkumar,

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, Jayanthi and

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, with musical score by T. G. Lingappa. It is based on the novel of same name by

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. The director remade the film in

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

in 1968 as ''Chuttarikaalu''.

Cast

* Rajkumar as Damodara *

as Kashipathaiah * Jayanthi as Kamala, Kashipathaiah's daughter *

*B. M. Venkatesh *Ganapathi Bhat *Dr. Sheshagiri Rao *

Rajanand Venkataraju known by his professional name Rajanand (1927-2004), was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Rajanand as an actor include ''Operation Diamond Racket'' (1978), '' Mayura'' (1975), and '' Eradu Kan ...

*Ramaraje Urs *

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*Jayashree *Shanthaladevi *Baby Raji *Madhavi

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa. The song ''Ninna Roopa Kannali'' was retained in the Telugu version as ''Neeve Naa Kanulalo''.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gzzAN82xuyI&feature=youtu.be

References

External links

* 1967 films 1960s Kannada-language films Films scored by T. G. Lingappa Films based on Indian novels Kannada films remade in other languages Films directed by Peketi Sivaram {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub