School Master (1958 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = School Master
| image = School Master (1958).jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[B. R. Panthulu]]
| producer = B. R. Panthulu
| based_on =
| starring = {{unbulleted list|B.R. Panthulu |[[Dikki Madhava Rao]]|[[Udaykumar]]|[[Sivaji Ganesan]]|[[Gemini Ganesan]]|[[B. Saroja Devi]]}}
| music = [[T. G. Lingappa]]
| cinematography = W. R. Subba Rao <br /> Karnan
| editing = R. Devarajan
| distributor = Padmini Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1958|01|31}}
| runtime = 164 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''School Master''''' is a 1958 Indian [[Kannada language]] film, produced and directed by [[B. R. Panthulu]]. The film starred B.R. Panthulu himself in the lead role along with [[Dikki Madhava Rao]], [[M. V. Rajamma]], [[Udaykumar]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]] in important roles. It was the first Kannada film to complete a [[Silver jubilee#South Asian film terminology|Silver Jubilee Celebration]]. This film had its children's dance drama in [[Gevacolor]], taken by cinematographer W. R. Subba Rao. It was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Hindi]] in spite of it being dubbed in Tamil and Telugu as ''Engal Kudumbam Perisu'' and ''Badi Pantulu'', respectively.

In 1959, ALS Productions remade it in Hindi as ''[[School Master (1959 film)|School Master]]'' which was also directed by Panthulu. The movie was remade in Malayalam in 1964 as ''[[School Master (1964 film)|School Master]]'' by [[Puttanna Kanagal]] , in Telugu in 1972 as ''[[Badi Panthulu]]'' and in Tamil in 1973 as ''[[School Master (1973 film)|School Master]]''.

It was the first Kannada movie to be remade in four languages and also the first Kannada movie to be remade in three other South Indian languages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2020 |title=From 'School Master' to 'U Turn': A look at Kannada films remade in other Indian languages |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-school-master-to-u-turn-a-look-at-kannada-films-remade-in-other-indian-languages/articleshow/75161463.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030064513/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-school-master-to-u-turn-a-look-at-kannada-films-remade-in-other-indian-languages/articleshow/75161463.cms |archive-date=30 October 2020 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The movie is based on 1937 English movie ''[[Make Way for Tomorrow]]'' <ref>{{Cite web |last=Biradar |first=Basav |date=22 April 2020 |title=Roopa Rao's Gantumoote: Is This The Dawn Of A New Era In Kannada Cinema? |url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/EBT7Y |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref> which has been adapted multiple times including in Japanese as ''[[Tokyo Story]]'' (1953), in Marathi as ''Oon Paus'' (1954), in Tamil as ''[[Varavu Nalla Uravu]]'' (1990), in [[Pakistan]]i as ''Samaj'' (1972) and twice in Hindi as ''[[Zindagi (1976 film)|Zindagi]]'' (1976) and ''[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 December 2007 |title=E Bandhana review. E Bandhana Tamil movie review, story, rating |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/e-bandhana-review-tamil-movie-9315 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206132426/https://www.indiaglitz.com/e-bandhana-review-tamil-movie-9315 |archive-date=6 February 2022 |access-date=6 February 2022 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{Plot|date=April 2021}}
The story revolves mostly around the producer/director B. R. Panthulu who plays the role of school master, and his wife. Uncommonly for Balkrishna, he plays a positive role in the film. Bustling actor Narasimharaju is also present.

A humble school teacher with his two sons and a daughter arrives at a new place. He finds that the school building is in bad shape and his staff are not motivated to teach. He is a strict disciplinarian, which is shown in a humorous way.

His elder son gets into fight with a ruffian student, Vaasu. Vaasu is punished, but his innate goodness wins over his teacher. He is given special care, to become a good student.

The teacher has to fight against village politics, when he wishes to build a new building to the school. Undeterred, he motivates his students and villages to amass enough funds to build it.

However, henchmen in the village burn down his house. His pet student Vaasu gathers all his friends and builds a small house for his teacher.

Years pass and Vaasu tops his matriculation exams.

The teacher's sons get married, much against the wishes of their parents, but the teacher takes it in his stride. Their beautiful daughter is married to a simpleton business man.

When the teacher retires, his sons are averse to take their parents. With no savings of his own, the teacher has to rely on his sons to lead a retired life. The elder son takes his father, while the younger one takes his mother. The teacher is thus separated from his wife.

Things take such a bad turn, that teacher cannot even read his wife's letter, because his sons will not provide him with spectacles.

In the climax, the teacher's erstwhile house, which was painfully constructed by his students, has to be auctioned off. Vaasu ([[Sivaji Ganeshan]]), now the Superintendent of Police, happens to pass by in the car and notices the auction. Distraught with pain, he confides to his wife, this is the very house, he built with his fellow students for the teacher, who led him to the garden path. He is overcome by emotions, on seeing the auction. Vaasu's wife immediately removes all her jewellery and urges Vaasu to use them to stop the auction and pay the bank. Vaasu is filled with joy and does so.

The teacher is filled with happiness on seeing his once ruffian student becoming a role model. His journey of being a teacher has met a satisfactory end.

== Soundtrack ==
The film's score was composed by [[T. G. Lingappa]].

=== Kannada version ===
''School Master''
[[Playback singer]]s are [[A. M. Rajah]], [[T. G. Lingappa]], [[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao]], [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]], [[P. Susheela]], [[A. P. Komala]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] and [[K. Jamuna Rani]].

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Ati Madhuraa Anu Raaga" || A. M. Rajah & K. Jamuna Rani || || 03:27
|-
| 2 || "Ellaru Nammavare" || A. P. Komala || || 03:06
|-
| 3 || "Raadhaa Maadhava Vinodha Haasa" || T. G. Lingappa & P. Susheela || || 03:12
|-
| 4 || "Innenu Aananda" || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || || 03:02
|-
| 5 || "Swami Devane Loka Paalane" || T. G. Lingappa, A. P. Komala & K. Rani || || 02:39
|-
| 6 || "Bannirai Bannirai" || A. P. Komala & K. Rani || || 02:58
|-
| 7 || "Naanu Neenu Jodi" || Pithapuram Nageswara Rao & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || || 03:23
|-
| 8 || "Bhaameya Nodalu" || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || || 03:12
|-
| 9 || "Sompaada Sanjevele" || T. G. Lingappa & P. Susheela || || 03:27
|-
| 10 || "" || A. P. Komala & K. Rani || || 06:48
|}

=== Tamil version ===
The Tamil version is titled ''Engal Kudumbam Perisu''. Lyrics were by [[K. D. Santhanam]], Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy and [[Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam]]. [[Playback singer]]s were [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[A. M. Rajah]], [[T. G. Lingappa]], S. C. Krishnan, [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]], [[P. Suseela]], [[A. P. Komala]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] and [[K. Jamuna Rani]].

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Adhi Madhuraa Anu Raaga" || A. M. Rajah & K. Jamuna Rani || K. D. Santhanam || 03:27
|-
| 2 || "Ellaarum Nammavare" || A. P. Komala || Ku. Saa. Krishnamurthi || 03:06
|-
| 3 || "Raadhaa Maadhava Vinodha Raaja" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela || Ku. Saa. Krishnamurthi || 03:12
|-
| 4 || "Ennaalum Kaanaadha Aanandhame" || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam || 03:02
|-
| 5 || "Somasekara Loga Paalane" || T. G. Lingappa, A. P. Komala & K. Rani || K. D. Santhanam || 02:39
|-
| 6 || "Varugave Varugave Guru Sevaiye" || A. P. Komala & K. Rani || K. D. Santhanam || 02:58
|-
| 7 || "Naanum Neeyum Jodi" || S. C. Krishnan & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || K. D. Santhanam || 03:23
|-
| 8 || " " || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || || 03:12
|-
| 9 || "Sugamaana Andhi Velai" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela || Ku. Saa. Krishnamurthi || 02:42
|-
| 10 || "Aahaa En Jaanakiyai" || A. P. Komala & K. Rani || K. D. Santhanam || 06:48
|}

=== Telugu version ===
The Telugu version is titled ''[[Badi Pantulu (1958 film)|Badi Pantulu]]''. [[Playback singer]]s were [[P. B. Sreenivas]], [[A. M. Rajah]], [[T. G. Lingappa]], [[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao]], [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]], [[P. Susheela]], [[A. P. Komala]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] and [[K. Jamuna Rani]].

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Atimadhuram Anuraagam" || A. M. Rajah & K. Jamuna Rani || || 03:27
|-
| 2 || "Rampaana Vadenaa" || A. P. Komala || || 03:06
|-
| 3 || "Radhaa Madhava Vinodaleela" || P. B. Sreenivas & P. Susheela || || 03:12
|-
| 4 || "Jaagela Ananda Mandeeyaraa" || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || || 03:02
|-
| 5 || "Kshemasaagaraa Lokapaalanaa" || T. G. Lingappa, A. P. Komala & K. Rani || || 02:39
|-
| 6 || "Padamdoy Padamdoy Padamdoy" || A. P. Komala & K. Rani || || 02:58
|-
| 7 || "Neevu Nenu Jodu Ee Eddula Sakketa Choodu" || Pithapuram Nageswara Rao & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || || 03:23
|-
| 8 || "Bhaamanu Jerava Gopaalaa" || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || || 03:12
|-
| 9 || "Undaali Sampaadana Jagati" || P. B. Sreenivas & P. Susheela || || 02:42
|-
| 10 || "" || A. P. Komala & K. Rani || || 06:48
|}

== Awards ==
;[[National Film Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 1959 |title=State Awards for Films |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=20 October 2012 |access-date=3 September 2011 |website=[[International Film Festival of India]]}}</ref>
* [[6th National Film Awards|1959]] – [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Third Best Feature Film|All India Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature film]]
* 1959 – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0250714}}

{{B. R. Panthulu}}
{{National Film Award Third Best Feature Film}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Kannada}}

[[Category:1950s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1958 films]]
[[Category:Best Kannada Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films directed by B. R. Panthulu]]
[[Category:Films scored by T. G. Lingappa]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Kannada films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Third Best Feature Film National Film Award winners]]

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