Yaava Janmada Maitri

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Yaava Janmada Maitri (Kannada: ಯಾವ ಜನ್ಮದ ಮೈತ್ರಿ) is a 1972 Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Geethapriya^[1] and starring Gangadhar and Kalpana in the lead roles. The film is a direct screen adaptation of the novel "Jeevana Chaduranga" written by the novelist Ma. Bhi. She. Actress Vaishali Kasaravalli made her debut in film acting with this film, pairing opposite comedy actor Narasimharaju.^[2]

Besides direction, Geethapriya also wrote the lyrics, screenplay and dialogues for the film and won Karnataka State Film Award for the year 1972 for this story. The soundtrack and original score composed by Vijaya Bhaskar was widely acclaimed and won the State Award for music. Actress Kalpana got her maiden Filmfare Best Actress award for her portrayal of the lead character.

Cast[]

• Kalpana as Lalitha
• Gangadhar as Krishna Murthy
• K. S. Ashwath as Shankar, Lalitha's brother
• H. R. Shastry
• Narasimharaju
• B. V. Radha
• Rathna
• Dr. Sampath Kumar
• Vaishali Kasaravalli

Crew[]

• Producer: M V Venkatachalam
• Production Company: Sudarshan Films (P) Limited
• Director: Geethapriya
• Music: Vijaya Bhaskar
• Lyrics: Geethapriya
• Story: Ma Bhi She
• Screenplay: Geethapriya
• Dialogues: Geethapriya
• Editing: Bal G Yadav, N M Victor
• Cinematography: V Manohar
• Art Direction: Perumal Raju

Soundtrack[]

The songs composed by Vijaya Bhaskar and sung by P. Susheela, S. Janaki and L. R. Anjali found wide reach and considered one of the best soundtracks winning him a State Award.^[3]

Awards[]

• Karnataka State Film Awards

1. Second Best Film
2. Best Music Director - Vijaya Bhaskar

• Filmfare Awards South

1. Best Actress - Kalpana

References[]

External links[]

• Yaava Janmada Maitri at IMDb