() is a 1962 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

Y. R. Swamy Y. R. Swamy ( – 21 October 2002) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked primarily Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He directed over 35 films in his career, 17 of which came in films that stars Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar in th ...

and produced by D. R. Naidu. The film stars Rajkumar, Krishna Kumari,

Udaykumar Bommasandra Srinivasaiah Suryanarayana Murthy (16 March 1933 – 26 December 1985), known professionally as Uday Kumar, was an Indian actor, writer, and film producer who worked primarily in Kannada cinema. Along with Rajkumar and Kalyan Kumar ...

and Narasimharaju. The film has musical score by M. Venkataraju. The movie was simultaneously shot in Telugu with the same name by the same producer and director with

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and Krishna Kumari in the lead roles.

Cast

* Rajkumar as Kaalinga/Chandra * Krishna Kumari as Gowri *

as Maharaja * Narasimharaju as Ganapati *

K. S. Ashwath Karaganahalli Subbaraya Ashwathanarayana (25 March 1925 – 18 January 2010) was an Indian veteran actor who appeared in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada films. He appeared in over 370 films during his five-decade-long career. His memorial is in t ...

as Narada * Sathyanarayana as Lord Shiva *

H. R. Shastry Halebeedu Ramachandra Shastry (2 November 1905 – 12 December 1976), was an Indian actor and Dubbing (filmmaking), dubbing artist known for his work in Kannada cinema. In his career spanning more than 40 years, Shastry played a variety of suppo ...

as Shambudasa *Sandhya as Goddess Partvati *

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 Malini *

M. N. Lakshmi Devi Mysore Narasimhachar Lakshmi Devi, known as M. N. Lakshmi Devi, is a veteran film artist in Kannada films. She is from Chintamani and has had a career of 7 decades. She made her debut in Srinivasa Kalyana (1952) movie and has acted nearly in 1 ...

as Gomathi *Ramadevi as Chandi *

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 Maharani *Vadiraj as Giri *Ganapathi Bhat *Sorat Ashwath *Kashinath *Lakshmayya Choudhury *Jagga Rao *Sheshagiri Rao *Devaki *Praveena *Papamma in cameo appearance *Baby Sarvamangala

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. Venkataraju.

References

1962 films 1960s Kannada-language films Films scored by M. Venkataraju Films directed by Y. R. Swamy {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub