''Hrudaya Haadithu'' is a 1991 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 M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Srinivas & B. P. Somu. The story is based on the novel ''Himada Hoovu'' written by Vamshi. The film stars

Ambareesh Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath (29 May 1952 – 24 November 2018), known by his screen name Ambareesh, was an Indian actor, media personality, politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan, he is counted ...

, Bhavya and

Malashri Malashree (born Sridurga Pandey) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Kannada cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Telugu and Tamil language films. "She has appeared in 100 and more films in a career spanning three de ...

and was widely acclaimed for its score and lead actor performances, with Malashri winning a

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for her portrayal of a heart patient and

Upendra Kumar Upendra Kumar (18 July 1941 – 24 January 2002) was an Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada films. He was known for his strong association with Rajkumar and his family and scored some of his career best compositions for the films ...

winning Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for his work on the film's music. The main lead for the movie was initially supposed to be

Shiva Rajkumar Dr.Shiva Rajkumar (born Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy; 12 July 1962) is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Ka ...

but upon completion of the script

Parvathamma Rajkumar Parvathamma Rajkumar (6 December 1939 – 31 May 2017) was an Indian film producer and distributor. She was the wife and cousin of veteran Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar. She produced successful films featuring him and their sons Shiva Rajkumar, Pu ...

felt that

would be a better fit for the role and so he was cast instead.

Plot

Dr. Prasad is a renowned doctor who has performed many successful, including novel heart surgeries, during his medical practice in India. A group of press reporters visit him to invite him as a guest for an event. When a journalist questions him about the toughest case he has handled, Prasad begins narrating one from his early days as a doctor. At the start of his career, Prasad meets a mischievous and lively young girl named Asha who has had a history of

heart disease Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes: coronary artery diseases (e.g. angina pectoris, angina, myocardial infarction, heart attack), heart failure, ...

. Her rich father, Mahadevayya is prepared to shell out any amount of money to save his daughter. Prasad performs a life-saving surgery on her, but knows that the procedure has only extended her life by a few months to a couple of years. He informs Mahadevayya about it. During this time, unbeknownst to Prasad, Asha has developed feelings towards him. She eventually expresses her desire to marry him, to her father, resulting in her father begging him to accept her last wish. Prasad reveals that he is already married to Dr. Abhilasha, a former classmate of his and rejects the proposal before estranging himself from Asha. Upon learning this, Abhilasha tries to convince Prasad to accept Asha's proposal. He agrees to go through with the marriage after thinking about the effects rejection might have on Asha. Although they marry, Prasad is unable to consummate the marriage as he feels too strongly for his other wife Abhilasha. One day, Asha visits Abhilasha and finds her and Prasad being intimate. Heartbroken, Asha loses her temper and learns later from Abhilasha's parents that the two actually were married before her wedding to Prasad. This worsens her condition, leading to her sudden collapse. Prasad performs a surgery on her attempting to save her life. In the present, the reporters are curious to know what happened to Asha. Abhilasha and Asha both enter the living room where they were all seated; Prasad introduces them both as his wives, letting everyone know the surgery was a success.

Cast

as Dr. Prasad * Bhavya as Dr. Abhilasha *

as Asha * K. S. Ashwath as Mahadevayya *

Sundar Krishna Urs Sundar Krishna Urs (1941–1993) was an Indian film producer and actor, in the Kannada film industry, as well as in many South Indian language films known for his negative roles. He has also worked as a dubbing artist providing voices to many ...

as Raja Rao, Abhilasha's father * Girija Lokesh as Abhilasha's mother * M. S. Umesh as Ranganathaiah, Mahadevayya's manager *

Balaraj Balaraj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He has appeared in ''Anand (1986 film), Anand'' (1986), ''Ratha Sapthami'' (1986), ''Shiva Mecchida Kannappa'' (1988) and ''Samyuktha'' (1988). Television * ''Mane Aliya'' * ''Parvathi'' ...

* M. S. L. Murthy

Soundtrack

The film score was composed by

, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar. Hrudaya Haadithu songs
/ref> All the songs, especially "Naliyuthaa" and "Kannalli Jyothi", were extremely well received.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hrudaya Haadithu 1991 films 1991 romantic drama films 1990s Kannada-language films 1990s Indian films Indian romantic drama films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by M. S. Rajashekar