''Himapatha'' () is a 1995 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
romantic drama film
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...
directed by
Rajendra Singh Babu
S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu (born 22 October 1952) is an Indian filmmaker and occasional actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He was born and brought up in Mysore. His father Shankar Singh produced many films under the banner Mahatma Pict ...
and produced by
Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars
Vishnuvardhan,
Suhasini and
Jaya Prada. The film was widely popular for the songs composed by
Hamsalekha upon release. The film was extensively shot in
Shimla and
Bijapur. It is based on the Kannada novel of the same name, by
T. K. Rama Rao.
Plot
The plot revolves around a photographer Aravind (
Dr. Vishnuvardhan) of
Kannada Prabha. He works in
Bijapur. He is in love with Sumithra (
Suhasini). One day, Kittanna, the editor of
Kannada Prabha gives him an offer to take the photos of
avalanche
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a Grade (slope), slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be triggered spontaneously, by factors such as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, othe ...
occurrences in
Shimla. Kittanna wants to send those photos to
National Geographic Magazine. At the same time, Sumithra's mother challenges Aravind to earn
₹ 3,00,000 within a month. If he fails, Sumithra's wedding would take place with Keerthi (
Jai Jagadish). Aravind goes to
Shimla. What happens next is the rest of the story.
Cast
Production
Rocklike Venkatesh was supposed to produce a movie for
V. Ravichandran which was to be directed by
Dwarakish. However, owing to differences between the lead actor and the director, the movie was stalled and the director walked out of the project after the issue reached the Director's Association which was headed by Rajendra Singh Babu at that time. At this juncture, Venkatesh asked Babu to direct a movie for him for which Babu pitched the idea to adapt
T. K. Rama Rao's novel ''Himpaata'' whose story he felt had the shades of his favourite movies like ''
Doctor Zhivago'' (1965), ''
Sunflower'' (1970) and ''
Daag'' (1973). Since
avalanche
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a Grade (slope), slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be triggered spontaneously, by factors such as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, othe ...
was an important sequence in the story, the director decided to shoot it at
Ladakh
Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India an ...
to make the sequence look real.
V. Harikrishna was working as a keyboard player to
Hamsalekha at that time. The film was launched at Kanteerava Studios with Chiranjeevi and Dr. Rajkumar attending as guests.
The first day of shoot was held at
Rohtang Pass where the scenes of snowfall were shot that day and the song "Kanchanaganga" was shot in the same location next day.
Stunt master Different Danny worked as a body double for Vishnuvardhan for a sequence of him falling in flowing river in
Mekedatu at the height of 170 feet. There was a slight delay in arrival of Suhasini on the sets due to bombings near her home. Her solo song was later picturised in
Kullu and
Manali.
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by
Hamsalekha.
The audio was released by
Lahari Music company.
References
External links
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1990s Indian films
1990s Kannada-language films
1995 films
1995 romantic drama films
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Films based on Kannada novels
Films directed by Rajendra Singh Babu
Films scored by Hamsalekha
Films shot in Bijapur, Karnataka
Films shot in Jammu and Kashmir
Indian romantic drama films
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