Naandi (film)
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Directed by | N. Lakshminarayan |
Written by | N. Lakshminarayan |
Produced by | Vadiraj Jawahar |
Starring | Dr. Rajkumar Harini Kalpana Udaykumar |
Cinematography | R. N. K. Prasad |
Edited by | P. S. Murthy |
Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
Production company | Sri Bharathi Chitra |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Naandi is a 1964 Kannada romantic drama film directed and written by N. Lakshminarayan, making his first venture in film direction.[1] The film was produced by actor Vadiraj and Jawahar for Sri Bharathi Chitra studio house. The film starred Dr. Rajkumar and Harini along with Kalpana and Udaykumar playing guest roles. Actor Dinesh made his debut through this film in a supporting role.
The film, upon release garnered wide appreciation and recognition for capturing the real-time plights of those with hearing impairments [2] for the first time in commercial cinema.[3] The film set a landmark by being the first ever Kannada film to be screened at an International film festival.[4][5][6] This film was screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect.[7]
Cast[]
- Dr. Rajkumar as Murthy
- Balakrishna as Sitapathi
- Sorat Ashwath as Ramayya
- Ganapathi Bhat
- B. Hanumanthachar
- Dinesh as Gopal Rao
- H. R. Hanumantha Rao
- Sridhar
- Narayana
- P. Vadiraj as Pranesha
- Harini as Ganga
- Kalpana as Nirmala
- M. Jayashree as Savitri
- R. T. Rama as Murthy's neighbour
- Shanthamma as Seetha
- Suma (credited as Baby Suma)
- Anitha (credited as Baby Anitha)
- Udaykumar (cameo)
- Makeup Subbanna
- Mary Bosh as herself (credited as Sister Mary Bosh)
Soundtrack[]
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal.[8] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Namma Thayi Bharathi" | R. N. Jayagopal | P. B. Sreenivas | 03:16 |
2. | "Chandramukhi Pranasakhi" | R. N. Jayagopal | S. Janaki, Bangalore Latha | 03:35 |
3. | "Haadonda Haaduve" | R. N. Jayagopal | P. B. Sreenivas | 03:24 |
4. | "Udugoreyonda Thanda" | R. N. Jayagopal | S. Janaki | 03:12 |
5. | "Sathyakke Endigu Jayavemba" | R. N. Jayagopal | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki | |
6. | "Namma Papa Muddu Papa" | R. N. Jayagopal | L. R. Eswari |
References[]
- ^ N.Lakshminarayan movies list
- ^ "'Movie' over the subtitle barrier with these must-watch films in 8 Indian languages".
- ^ History 44 - Naandi Gets International Recognition
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (27 January 2017). "Kannada cinema makes its presence felt at Bengaluru film fest". The Hindu.
- ^ "Kannada films for all time". 31 October 2018.
- ^ Comedian Vadiraj is dead
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (26 February 2018). "Celebration of Kannada 'power' at BIFFes". The Hindu.
- ^ Naandi songs
External links[]
- 1964 films
- Kannada-language films
- Indian films
- 1960s Kannada-language films
- Indian romantic drama films
- Indian black-and-white films
- Films about disability in India
- Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar
- 1964 directorial debut films
- 1960s romantic drama films