''Saaku Magalu'' ( ) is a 1963

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romantic drama 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 ...

film directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu and starring Rajkumar and

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. The film marked the entry of acclaimed actress Kalpana, who went on to become one of the most sought-after actresses in Kannada cinema. Director Panthulu selected Kalpana based on the recommendation of co-artist Narasimharaju and his assistant

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. Panthulu made the movie simultaneously in

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as '' Pempudu Koothuru'' starring NTR,

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and

Cast

Crew

* Producer: B. R. Panthulu * Production Company: Padmini Pictures * Director: B. R. Panthulu * Music: T. G. Lingappa * Lyrics: Kanagal Prabhakara Shastry * Story: Eera Shanmugham * Screenplay: Chithra Krishnasamy * Dialogues: G. V. Iyer * Art Direction: Selvaraj * Editing: R. Devarajan * Choreography: P. S. Gopala Krishna * Cinematography: V. Ramamurthy

Soundtrack

The music director of the movie T. G. Lingappa himself rendered the hummings for 2 songs - ''Naanu Andhalaade'' and ''Jeevanaraga'' - the former of which had its picturization on the lead who acts to be a dumb person. # "Kelida Maathe" - Ghantasala # "Onde Ondu Hosa Haadu" -

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, P. B. Sreenivas # "Jeevana Raga" - Ghantasala, S. Janaki # "Naanu Andhalade" - P. Susheela # "Baa Bega Manamohana" - P. Leela # "Elli Hombelakelli" - Ghantasala # "Naanu Andhalade" - P. Susheela, T. G. Lingappa

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Saaku Magalu
on Chiloka * * 1963 films Indian drama films 1960s Kannada-language films Indian black-and-white films Indian multilingual films Films scored by T. G. Lingappa Films directed by B. R. Panthulu 1963 drama films 1963 multilingual films {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub