''Masanada Hoovu'' ( ) is a 1985 Indian

Kannada language Kannada () is a Dravidian languages, 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, an ...

film directed by

Puttanna Kanagal Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Indian cinema's most influent ...

, based on T. R. Subba Rao's novel of the same name. It introduces Aparna and stars Jayanthi,

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 ...

, Vijayalakshmi Singh and

Hema Choudhary Durga Prabha, known by her stage name, Hema Chowdari is an Indian actress who has predominantly acted in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Starting her career as a lead actress in the Telugu film ''Pelli Kani Pelli'' in 1976, she swit ...

in key roles. Puttanna Kanagal died before filming was complete. His friend and long time associate, director K. S. L. Swamy, completed the film. ''Masanada Hoovu'' won multiple awards at the 1985-86 Karnataka State Film Awards including Best Actress (Jayanthi) and Best Supporting Actor. Padma Vasanthi had originally been signed to play one of the roles and even learnt roller skating for the same. After Kanagal's death, the same role was enacted by Vijayalakshmi Singh and a bicycle replaced the roller skates. Chandrika who would become a lead actress in the 90s plays a small role in the movie under her real name Sribharathi.

Cast

Production

Aparna, who went on to become a television presenter made her acting debut with this film.

Soundtrack

Reception

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'' listed this film alongside five other films for which

earned critical acclaim for his acting.

Awards

*Karnataka State Film Awards 1985-86 ** Best Actress – Jayanthi ** Best Supporting Actor –

**Best Dialogue Writer – T. G. Ashwatha Narayana ** Best Cinematographer – S. Maruthi Rao **Best Sound Recording – C. D. Vishwanath **Special Award (Art Director) – Arun D. Godgaonkar

References

External links

* 1980s Kannada-language films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by Puttanna Kanagal Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub