''Sadarame'' () is a

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Indian

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mythological drama film directed by Raja Chandrashekar and produced by

Gubbi Veeranna Gubbi Hampanna Veeranna (1891 – 1972) was an Indian theatre director. He was one of the pioneers and most prolific contributors to Kannada theatre. He established the drama company, ''Gubbi Sree Channabasaveshwara Nataka Company'', which play ...

, both making their film debuts. This film was the third sound film produced in

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. The same film had a

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version released as ''Naveena Sadarame'' produced by K. Subramanyam and starred S. D. Subbulakshmi in the title role. Based on a

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play "Mitra" by Shirish Athwale, Veeranna had adapted it in his theater play and finally brought it onto the big screen in 1935. He produced the film under the banner Shakuntala Films. The film cast consisted of Veeranna himself in the role of a thief named "Pucca Kalla" and K. Ashwathamma, a singing actress, made her first onscreen appearance in the film. The music was composed by Venkataramaiah.

Plot

The film revolves around Sadarame, a brave woman who dares all the challenges she faces in life and a prince who admires her for her bravery and falls in love with her. She dons a male outfit to escape from a thief with a roving eyes, called Pucca Kalla. Thinking her to be a male, a princess falls in love with her and a confusion over the characters follows. The films ends up with the prince marrying both Sadarame and the princess.

Cast

as Pucca Kalla * K. Ashwathamma as Sadarame * CID Shakuntala * Swarnamma * B. Jayamma * Murarachaar

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* 1935 films 1930s Kannada-language films Indian biographical drama films Indian black-and-white films Films scored by Venkataramaiah Indian films based on plays Indian multilingual films Kannada films remade in other languages Cross-dressing in Indian films 1930s biographical drama films 1935 directorial debut films 1935 drama films Films scored by R. Govardhanam {{1930s-Kannada-film-stub

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