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-language film, directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Ambika and

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. The movie is famous for its evergreen songs which were composed by G. K. Venkatesh. The plot of the movie is based on the popular novel ''

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'' by

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played a double role in the movie and remains his only double-role movie in which both the characters appear together on-screen.

Cast

* Rajkumar as Vijaya * Ambika * Leelavathi *

(double role, credited as Master Lohith) * Thoogudeepa Srinivas *

Shivaram S. Shivaram (28 January 1938 – 4 December 2021), popularly known simply as Shivaram or Shivaramanna, was an Indian actor, producer and director whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. He has played roles including lead hero ...

Shakti Prasad J. C. Ramaswamy (19 May 1928 – 2 August 1986), known by his screen name Shakti Prasad, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films in mostly Negative roles. In a career spanning close to 20 years, he appeared in over 200 films includi ...

* Lokanath *

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* M. S. Umesh

Soundtrack

Awards

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** Best Child actor - Master Lohith

References

External Source

* 1982 films 1980s Kannada-language films Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh Films directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Indian epic films Films based on The Prince and the Pauper {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub