Bhagyavantha

Bhagyavantha
Bhagyavantha
Directed by	B. S. Ranga
Written by	B. S. Ranga
Produced by	S. A. Govinda Raj; V. Bharath Raju
Starring	Master Lohith; Jai Jagadish; Aarathi; K. S. Ashwath
Cinematography	B. R. Ramkumar
Edited by	P. G. Mohan
Music by	T. G. Lingappa
Production; company	Nirupama Art Combines
Release date	1981;
Running time	137 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Bhagyavantha (Kannada: ಭಾಗ್ಯವಂತ) is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and written by B. S. Ranga. The film featured Master Lohit, Aarathi and Jai Jagadish in pivotal roles. Veteran actor Rajkumar and Thoogudeepa Srinivas made brief appearances in the film.

The film is a remake of director's own 1954 Telugu film Maa Gopi which itself was a remake of 1953 Hindi film Bhagyawan and its Marathi version Soubhagya.^[1]^[2] The 1982 Hindi movie Anokha Bandhan based on the story Ramer Sumati by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay had a similar storyline except for the climax. The movie saw a theatrical run of 28 weeks.^[3]^[4]

The dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. Performance of Master Lohith were praised by critics and audience. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed by T. G. Lingappa. The soundtrack included two songs sung by actor Rajkumar.

Cast[]

Puneeth Rajkumar as Krishna (credited as Master Lohit)
Aarathi as Seeta, Krishna's sister-in-law
Jai Jagadish as Ramu, Krishna's brother
Rajkumar Guest appearance
Sudharani as young Tara
K. S. Ashwath
Balakrishna
Kanchana
Thoogudeepa Srinivas

Plot[]

The movie stars and revolves around the life of Krishna (Puneeth Rajkumar) who is considered as an unlucky child and is shunned by most of his family members except his paternal uncle, his uncle's daughter and his brother's wife.

Soundtrack[]

The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa which included a very popular devotional song "Guruvara Banthamma" sung by actor Rajkumar.^[5]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Baana Daariyalli"	Chi. Udaya Shankar	Master Lohith
2.	"Amma Seethamma"	Chi. Udaya Shankar	Poornachandra, Master Lohith
3.	"Nagu Kanda"	Chi. Udaya Shankar	Kumari Jyothi
4.	"Thilidavaro Moodaro"	Chi. Udaya Shankar	Rajkumar
5.	"Guruvara Banthamma"	Chi. Udaya Shankar	Rajkumar

References[]

^ "Archived copy". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://muvyz.com/moviepage/fc278603/plot/
^ "Archived copy". www.chitratara.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.sandalwoodking.rocks/threads/all-time-blockbusters-posters-data.3742/page-9
^ Bhagyavantha Songs

External links[]

Bhagyavantha at IMDb
Raaga info

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[1] "Archived copy". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] ttp://muvyz.com/moviepage/fc278603/plot/

[3] "Archived copy". www.chitratara.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] ttp://www.sandalwoodking.rocks/threads/all-time-blockbusters-posters-data.3742/page-9

[5] Bhagyavantha Songs

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