''Edakallu Guddada Mele'' ( ) is a 1973 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

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. It is based on the novel of same name by Bharathi Suta which was an adaptation of the English novel '' Lady Chatterley's Lover'' by D. H. Lawrence. and starring Jayanthi,

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, Ranga, Chandrashekar, and

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Plot

The film deals with the taboo subject of sexual desires of a woman whose needs were not met by her impotent husband.

Cast

* Jayanthi as Madhavi, the captain's wife *

as Devaki, Madhavi's younger sister * Ranga as Captain Kumar, an ex-soldier * Chandrashekar as Nanjunda, captain's neighbor. *

as Nanjunda's uncle

Production

The song "Yaavoorava Iva" was shot at Kodagu.

Release

The film received 'A' certificate by the CBFC. The DVD was released with U certificate with some cuts required for recertification. However, a part of the deleted scenes created a furore when they resurfaced online in 2021. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as ''Prem Aur Vaasna''.

Soundtrack

M. Ranga Rao composed the music.

Reception

The film analysts have been skeptical of Kanagal's handling of the theme. According to film historian K Puttaswamy, “It was extraordinary in its making but quite conservative in approach. It looks at losing one’s ‘chastity’ as a sin and death as the solution. It is also a turning point in Kanagal’s career since from then he was quite conservative in his handling of women’s issues".

References

External links

* {{Puttanna Kanagal 1973 films 1970s Kannada-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by M. Ranga Rao Films directed by Puttanna Kanagal Indian drama films Films based on Indian novels Films based on Lady Chatterley's Lover Films set in Kerala