''Shivarathri Mahathme'' () is a 1964 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a 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, and is additionally a ...

-language film directed by P. R. Kaundinya. The film stars Rajkumar, Leelavathi and

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. The movie was dubbed in Telugu in 1965 as ''Shivarathri Mahatyam''.

Cast

* Rajkumar as Vijaya, King of Simhapuri * Leelavathi as Vasanthi *

as Veera Simha, Vijaya's father *

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as Vijaya's mother * Narasimharaju as Panchu *

Rajasree Rajasree (Rajasree Thota Panchajanyam, Kusuma Kumari), also known as Rajasri or Rajashri, is an Indian actress active from 1956 to 1979. She is particularly famous for her portrayal as a princess in several folklore Telugu movies opposite N. ...

as Ranjana *

Sobhan Babu Uppu Sobhan Babu (born Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao; 14 January 1937 – 20 March 2008) was an Indian actor known for his work in Telugu cinema.Bangaru Panjaram in Venditera Paatalu, Krishnasastri Sahityam, third volume, Vishalandhra Publishing H ...

Narada Narada (, ), or Narada Muni, is a sage-divinity, famous in Hinduism, Hindu traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom. He is one of the Manasputra, mind-created children of Brahma, the creator ...

* Seetharama Shastri * Prabhakara Reddy

Soundtrack

Reception

The film was reported to be "one of the most important films in Kannada on Lord Shiva".

References

External links

* 1964 films 1960s Kannada-language films {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub