Eradu Nakshatragalu

Eradu Nakshatragalu
Directed by	Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
Screenplay by	Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
Produced by	Sharadamma Varadaraj Shivaputtaswamy
Starring	Rajkumar Ambika Master Lohith
Cinematography	B. C. Gowrishankar
Edited by	P. Bhaktavatsalam
Music by	G. K. Venkatesh
Production company	Kamakshi Cine Enterprises
Release date	1983
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Eradu Nakshatragalu (transl. Two Stars) is a 1983 Indian Kannada film, directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao.^[1] The film stars Rajkumar, Ambika and Puneeth Rajkumar in the lead roles. The movie is famous for its evergreen songs which were composed by G. K. Venkatesh.^[2] The film was a major success at the box office upon its release. The plot of the movie is based on the popular novel The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Puneeth Rajkumar played a double role in the movie and till 2020 remains his only double-role movie in which both the characters appear together on-screen.

Cast[]

• Rajkumar as Vijaya
• Ambika (Voice dubbed by B. Jayashree)
• Leelavathi
• Puneeth Rajkumar (double role, credited as Master Lohith)
• Thoogudeepa Srinivas
• Shivaram
• Shakti Prasad
• Lokanath
• Uma Shivakumar
• M. S. Umesh

Soundtrack[]

Rajkumar, who was impressed by Ghulam Ali's ghazal Dil mein ek lehar si uthi hai abhi, asked the music director to recreate the song which resulted in Gelathi baaradu intha samaya. ^[3]

Awards[]

• Karnataka State Film Awards
  • Best Child actor - Master Lohith

References[]

External Source[]

• Eradu Nakshatragalu at IMDb

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