Sri Purandara Dasaru
| Sri Purandara Dasaru | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | C. V. Raju R. Ramamurthy |
| Screenplay by | C. V. Raju |
| Produced by | Smt Jayalakshmi |
| Starring | K. S. Ashwath R. Nagendra Rao Udaykumar Rajashankar |
| Cinematography | Rajaram Meenakshi Sundaram |
| Edited by | C. V. Raju |
| Music by | C. N. Pandurangan |
Production company | Sri Hamsa Chithra |
| Distributed by | Sri Hamsa Chithra |
Release date |
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Running time | 171 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Sri Purandara Dasaru is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by C. V. Raju and produced by Smt Jayalakshmi. The film stars K. S. Ashwath, R. Nagendra Rao, Udaykumar and Rajashankar. The film has musical score by C. N. Pandurangan.[1][2] This was the third Kannada movie on the life of Purandara Dasa after the 1937 movie Purandaradasa and the 1964 movie Navakoti Narayana.
Cast
[edit]- K. S. Ashwath
- R. Nagendra Rao
- Udaykumar
- Rajashankar
- Balakrishna
- Narasimharaju
- Venkatesh
- Raghavendra Rao
- Vadiraj
- Rathnakar
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Master Sridhar
- Chittibabu
- Ramachandra Shastry
- Dwarakish
- Bangalore Nagesh
- Rajendra Krishna
- Kuppuraj
- Srikanth
- Niranjan
- Lakshmaiah
- Dinesh
- Shivaram
- Dattharaj
- Iyengar
- Bapayya
- Swamy
- Pandari Bai
- Harini
- Mynavathi
- L. Vijayalakshmi
- Ramadevi
- Papamma
- Saroja
- Janaki
- Shanthamma
- Kutty Padmini
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by C. N. Pandurangan.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aadidano Ranga" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | Purandaradasa | 03:06 |
| 2 | "Aparadhi Nanallaa" | P. B. Sreenivas | Purandaradasa | 03:14 |
| 3 | "Chandrachooda" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:02 |
| 4 | "Jagadodharana" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:16 |
| 5 | "Kandu Kandu Nee Yenna" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:26 |
| 6 | "Sakalagrahabala" | P. B. Sreenivas | Purandaradasa | 03:03 |
| 7 | "Sri Gananatha" | M. Balamuralikrishna, Sarojini | Purandaradasa | 05:56 |
Reception
[edit]The Indian Express wrote, "If for nothing else, the music would make the Kannada film [Sri Purandara Dasaru] worth the while."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sri Purandara Dasaru". chiloka.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Sri Purandara Dasaru". nthwall.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Sri Purandaradasaru Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Morning shows". The Indian Express. 8 March 1969. p. 5.
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