''Sundara Swapnagalu'' () is a 1986 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
drama film
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directed by
K. Balachander and written by Maniyan. The film featured
Sridhar Sridhar is a given name that is also sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with this name include:
*Sridhar (actor), Indian actor in the Kannada film industry
*Anup Sridhar, badminton player
*C. V. Sridhar, screenwriter and film director
*Sri ...
in the main role, along with
Ramesh Aravind, making his on-screen debuts. Actress
Tara,
K. S. Ashwath and Vishwa Vijeth featured in the supporting roles. Produced by
V. Natarajan of
Kavithalaya Productions, the film had score and soundtrack were composed by
Vijaya Bhaskar. The film was a remake of the director's own Tamil film ''
Sollathaan Ninaikkiren''.
This became the debut movie of Ramesh though he had shot first for another movie - ''Mouna Geethe'' which went on to be released shortly later. Ramesh earned acclaimed for reprising the role of Kamal Hassan in his debut movie itself. Impressed by his performance, Balachander went on to introduce Ramesh in both Tamil and Telugu - bringing a distinct trait of having been introduced in three different languages by the same director.
Plot
Cast
*
Sridhar Sridhar is a given name that is also sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with this name include:
*Sridhar (actor), Indian actor in the Kannada film industry
*Anup Sridhar, badminton player
*C. V. Sridhar, screenwriter and film director
*Sri ...
*
Ramesh Aravind
*
Tara
* Vishwa Vijeth
*
Chithra
* Devilalitha
*
Kuyili
* Janani
*
K. S. Ashwath
*
M. Jayashree
* Somashekar Rao
*
Mysore Lokesh
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Vijaya Bhaskar, with lyrics by
R. N. Jayagopal
R. N. Jayagopal (1935 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian film director and lyricist in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He had written over 12,000 film songs.
Early life and education
R. N. Jayagopal, known to friends and fans as RNJ, was ...
.
Audio was brought out by
Lahari Music company.
References
External links
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{{Kavithalaya Productions
1980s Kannada-language films
1980s Indian films
1986 drama films
1986 films
Films directed by K. Balachander
Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar
Films with screenplays by K. Balachander
Indian drama films
Kannada remakes of Tamil films