''Halunda Tavaru'' is a 1994 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

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

starring Vishnuvardhan and Sithara. It was directed by

D. Rajendra Babu D. Rajendra Babu (30 March 1951 – 3 November 2013) was an Indian filmmaker and screenplay writer in Kannada cinema. He has directed over 50 films in various genres, most of them being sentimental films. He wrote and directed numerous blockbus ...

and produced by Vizag Raju. The music and lyrics were written and composed by

Hamsalekha Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, d ...

. It was commercially successful and completed 25 weeks in many theaters. It is based on a novel of the same name by

Krishnamoorthy Puranik Krishnamoorthy Puranik (5 September 1911 – 12 November 1985) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote in Kannada. He was the principal of a government high school in Gokak and was awarded the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award for his work ''Manni ...

. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Puttinti Gowravam''.

Plot

The story revolves around a couple who are brought up in contrasting financial situations and how they undergo the riches to rags transition in life. The film was tagged as a tragedy drama with the lead protagonists passing away towards the climax.

Cast

* Vishnuvardhan * Sithara as Jyoti *

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as Jyoti's mother *

Srinivasa Murthy Jadalathimmanahalli Krishnappa Srinivasa Murthy (born 15 May 1949), known popularly as Srinivasa Murthy, is an Indian actor and television director. He is mostly known for his work as a director having made many television series in Kannada, b ...

* Krishnegowda as Jyoti's father * Pramila Joshai * Gayathri Prabhakar *

Sanketh Kashi Kashi (1954 – 2016) known by his professional name Sanketh Kashi, was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Kashi as an actor include '' Ulta Palta'' (1997), ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'' (1996), ''Beladingala ...

Production

After ''Karulina Koogu'', Rajendra Babu who was on look out for a story appealing female audience decided to adapt the novel ''Halunda Thavaru'' by Krishnamurthy Puranik into a film of same name. He originally approached

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 and versatile actors in the his ...

for the lead role who refused the offer as he felt it was unsuitable for this age. Sudharani was originally chosen for the role of Sitara however she left the film due to a surgery.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Hamsalekha. * "Elu Shiva" -

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* "Ele Hombisile" - K. S. Chitra,

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* "Olavina Runava" - K. S. Chitra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam * "Ee Dharege" - K. S. Chitra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam * "Thaayiney Illadantha" -

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* "Haalunda Tavarannu" -

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Release

It was the first film to be distributed by H. D. Kumaraswamy.

Awards

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language films. Superlative winners Winners The following ...

Filmfare Award for Best Music Director The Filmfare Award for Best Music Director is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad Ali was th ...

Filmfare Award for Best Actor The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is an award, which is presented annually at the Filmfare Awards to an actor via a jury; it is given by ''Filmfare'' for Hindi (Bollywood) films. The award was first given in 1954. The most recent winner, as of 2 ...

- Vishnuvardhan

References

External links

* 1994 films 1990s Kannada-language films 1990s Indian films Films scored by Hamsalekha Films based on Indian novels Films directed by D. Rajendra Babu Kannada films remade in other languages {{1990s-drama-film-stub