''Devasundari'' is a 1962 Indian
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
-language film, directed by C. V. Raju and produced by M. H. M. Munas. The film stars
Rajkumar,
B. Saroja Devi,
Kalyan Kumar
Kalyan Kumar (7 June 1928 – 1 August 1999) was an Indian actor, and an occasional film director and producer who worked primarily in Kannada and Tamil cinema. Making his acting debut in the mythological drama ''Natashekara'' (1954), Kalyan Kuma ...
and
Narasimharaju. The film has musical score by C. N. Panduranga. The dialogues were written by
T. N. Balakrishna
Tirumakudalu Narasipura Balakrishna (2 November 1911 – 18 July 1995), commonly known an T. N. Balakrishna or Balanna, was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He was said to have a hearing problem and some say that he was totall ...
who also wrote 16 songs in the movie one of which was sung by
Dr. Rajkumar
Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian ci ...
which was picturized on Narasimharaju - the first instance where Rajkumar's voice was used for a song not picturized on him.
[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=44wX-jsZ9Io&feature=youtu.be]
Cast
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Rajkumar as
Gandharva
A gandharva () is a member of a class of celestial beings in Dharmic religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, whose males are divine performers such as musicians and singers, and the females are divine dancers. In Hinduism, they are ...
Shankhapala
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B. Saroja Devi as Devasundari
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Kalyan Kumar
Kalyan Kumar (7 June 1928 – 1 August 1999) was an Indian actor, and an occasional film director and producer who worked primarily in Kannada and Tamil cinema. Making his acting debut in the mythological drama ''Natashekara'' (1954), Kalyan Kuma ...
as Veera Pratapa
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Narasimharaju
Music
*"Kavi Battethottavarella" -
Dr. Rajkumar
Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian ci ...
, Sarojini
References
External links
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1962 films
1960s Kannada-language films
Films scored by C. N. Pandurangan
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