Samyuktha

Samyuktha
Samyuktha
	Audio Cover Poster
Directed by	K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma
Screenplay by	Chi. Udayashankar; Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Story by	Kakolu Saroja Rao
Produced by	S. A. Govindaraj ; V. Bharath Raj
Starring	Shiva Rajkumar; Veena ; Chi Guru Dutt ; Balaraj
Cinematography	V. K. Kannan
Edited by	P. G. Mohan
Music by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (songs); Shankar–Ganesh (background score)
Production; company	Nirupama Art Combines
Release date	26 May 1988;
Running time	126 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Samyuktha is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language thriller film, directed by K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma. The story is based on a novel of same name by Kakolu Saroja Rao.^[1] The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Balaraj, Chi Guru Dutt and debutant actress Veena.^[2] The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs composed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao were huge hits. Singeetam also co-wrote the screenplay for this movie. The background score was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. In an episode in Weekend with Ramesh, Shivarajkumar had revealed that initially the movie was supposed to have only 2 protagonists – Chi Guru Dutt and Balaraj as in the original novel. However, he was later on board to give credibility to the project.^[3]

Plot[]

Cast[]

Shiva Rajkumar as Shivaraj
Veena as Devi
Chi Guru Dutt as Gururaj
Balaraj as Balaraj
K. S. Ashwath as Veerabhadraiah
Sundar Krishna Urs as Mohan Rao
Avinash as Gopal Rao
Shivaram as Purushotthama Rao
Honnavalli Krishna as Thamboori
Sudha Narasimharaju as Prameela
Prashanthi Nayak
Roopadevi as Samyuktha (Voice dubbed by B. Jayashree)
Devaraj in a guest appearance as Devil
Sadashiva Brahmavar as Priest

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao.^[4]

All lyrics are written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Ee Namma Naade"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, Ramesh
2.	"Preethiyo Premavo Mohavo"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
3.	"Aakasha Baagide"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4.	"Mysoorinalli Mallige"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
5.	"Thangaaliyagi Hode"	S. Janaki

Legacy[]

Abhiram titled his 2017 film Samyuktha 2, which has no similarity with this film.^[5]

References[]

^ "Novel based films of Shivarajkumar". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014.
^ "Cast & crew". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
^ "When star Shivarajkumar played the dupe and nailed the shot". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Samyuktha (1988) – Singeetam Srinivasa Rao". Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2021 – via mio.to.
^ "This is not a sequel: Makers of Samyukta 2 say the film is not connected to the original". bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017.?

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[1] "Novel based films of Shivarajkumar". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014.

[2] "Cast & crew". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

[3] "When star Shivarajkumar played the dupe and nailed the shot". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[4] "Samyuktha (1988) – Singeetam Srinivasa Rao". Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2021 – via mio.to.

[5] "This is not a sequel: Makers of Samyukta 2 say the film is not connected to the original". bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017.?

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