''Paropakari'' () is a 1970 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 ...

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 ...

written and directed by

Y. R. Swamy Y. R. Swamy ( – 21 October 2002) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked primarily Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He directed over 35 films in his career, 17 of which came in films that stars Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar in th ...

. It stars Rajkumar and Jayanthi. It revolves around the story of a self respecting young man who wins a wager with his wealthy father. The film was produced under Bhagavathi Productions. It had a very successful soundtrack composed by

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 ...

. Rajkumar played dual role in a small portion of the movie where the second character appears only for thirty seconds on-screen in an important plot twist. Paropakari was the first film to be released at Nataraj theatre, Bangalore.

Plot

Mohan, played by Dr Rajkumar, leaves his father's home after betting that he would return home after one year, after earning Rs 25,000 by legal means. He meets Shami, played by Jayanti, a runaway orphan, on the way. The two start living together, but face several hurdles like Mohan being accused of a murder. He earns the money, only to decide to spend it on the cancer treatment of his teacher. Mohan survives an attempt on his life by his cousin. Mohan returns to his father, along with Shami in the end.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Chi. Udaya Shankar and

R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal (1935 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian film director and lyricist in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He had written over 12,000 film songs. Early life and education R. N. Jayagopal, known to friends and fans as RNJ, was ...

. All the songs were received very well and the cabaret track "Jokey Naanu Balliya Minchu" sung by L. R. Eswari created a rage and became a chartbuster. That song was remixed in films like ''Nan Hendthi Maduve'' (2003) and ''Kalla Malla Sulla'' (2010). The song was also recreated by

Ravi Basrur Ravi Basrur is an Indian music composer, lyricist and director who mostly works in the Kannada film industry. He is known for his collaborations with director Prashanth Neel, with whom he debuted in ''Ugramm''. He is also a film director, hav ...

in '' KGF: Chapter 1.''

Legacy

The core concept of the hero being taunted for spending his father's earnings and challenged to earn a decided sum of money at the end of a fixed period on his own without revealing his family background, leading to the hero leaving his bungalow wearing a suit, went on to be seen in future movies like '' Arasu'' (2007).

References

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* 1970 films 1970s Kannada-language films 1970s Indian films Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films Films directed by Y. R. Swamy {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub