''Ravi Chandra'' is a 1980

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

-language

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film directed by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao, written by Shankar-Sundar and produced by

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

. The film starred Rajkumar in dual roles along with

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and

Sumalatha Sumalatha (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka. She has acted in more than 220 films in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi. She gaine ...

. Veteran actress

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featured in a prominent role in this film. This was Sumalatha's debut film in Kannada. The screenplay, dialogues and lyrics are written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. This was Rajkumar's immediate release after '' Nanobba Kalla'' which also had him in dual roles - making it the only instance in his career where he appeared in dual roles in successive movies.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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

with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar.Songs list
/ref> All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well.

References

External links

* 1980 films 1980s Kannada-language films 1980s Indian films Indian romantic drama films Films with screenplays by Chi. Udayashankar Films directed by A. V. Seshagiri Rao 1980 romantic drama films {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub