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''Sodari'' () is a 1955 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 T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars
Pandari Bai Pandari Bai (18 September 1928 – 29 January 2003) was an Indian actress who worked in South Indian cinema, mostly in Kannada cinema during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted ...
,
Narasimha Raju Narasimharaju or Narasimha Raju is the name of two Indian actors: * Narasimharaju (Kannada actor) Tiptur Ramaraju Narasimharaju (24 July 1923 – 11 July 1979) was an Indian actor in Kannada cinema who specialised in roles that required ample ...
and Rajkumar. The music for the film was composed by Padmanabha Shasthri. The story of the film is based on the life of Hemavati, the pious wife of King Kailasanatha. She faces numerous hardships along with her children when Kailasanatha loses his kingdom due to a drought. The actress
M. Jayashree M. Jayashree (1921 – 2006), was an Indian actress who worked mainly in Kannada films. She is known for her supporting roles in such movies including Rayara Sose (1957), Naagarahaavu (1972), Eradu Kanasu and Sri Srinivasa Kalyana. She was fo ...
plays a negative role of Chanchaladevi, a cunning relative of Hemavati. The movie is based on GV Iyer's stage play ''Anna Thangi'' which was based on the popular legend of ''Nalla Thangaal'' whose story had earlier been adapted in Malayalam in 1950 as ''
Nalla Thanka ''Nalla Thanka'' is a 1950 Indian Malayalam-language mythological film directed by P. V. Krishna Iyer and produced by K. V. Koshy and Kunchacko under the banner of Udaya Studios and K & K Combines. It was the second film produced at the Udaya Stu ...
'' and later in Tamil as '' Nalla Thangal'' (1955).


Cast

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Pandari Bai Pandari Bai (18 September 1928 – 29 January 2003) was an Indian actress who worked in South Indian cinema, mostly in Kannada cinema during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted ...
as Hemavati *
M. Jayashree M. Jayashree (1921 – 2006), was an Indian actress who worked mainly in Kannada films. She is known for her supporting roles in such movies including Rayara Sose (1957), Naagarahaavu (1972), Eradu Kanasu and Sri Srinivasa Kalyana. She was fo ...
as Chanchaladevi * Indira Acharya as Chandrika * Lakshmidevi as Geeta * Rajkumar as Kailasanatha * Raghavendra Rao * G. V. Iyer as Sarvaantaryami * Narasimharaju as Madana


Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Padmanabha Shasthri, with lyrics penned by
Hunsur Krishnamurthy Hunsur Krishnamurthy (9 February 1914 – 13 February 1989) was an Indian playwright, film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist in Kannada cinema. He worked with noted theatre personalities early in his career; Gubbi Veeranna, ...
.


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Sodari (1955)
on Chiloka 1955 films 1950s Kannada-language films 1950s Indian films Films scored by Padmanabha Shastri Indian black-and-white films {{1950s-Kannada-film-stub