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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Gaali Gopura<br />
| image = Gaali-Gopura-film-poster.jpg<br />
| caption = CD cover<br />
| director = [[B. R. Panthulu]]<br />
| producer = B. R. Panthulu<br />
| writer = M. S. Solamalai<br />
| starring = [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]<br>[[Kalyan Kumar]]<br>[[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]]<br>[[M. V. Rajamma]]<br>[[R. Nagendra Rao]]<br>[[Balakrishna (Kannada actor)|Balakrishna]]<br>[[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimharaju]]<br />
| music = [[T. G. Lingappa]]<br />
| cinematography = Subba Rao<br />
| editing = R. Devaraj<br />
| studio = Padmini Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|1962|2|7|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 161 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
}}<br />
'''''Gaali Gopura''''' ({{lang-kn|ಗಾಳಿ ಗೋಪುರ}}) is a 1962 [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film]] directed and produced by [[B. R. Panthulu]]. The film starred [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[Kalyan Kumar]], [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]] and [[R. Nagendra Rao]] in lead roles.<ref>[http://www.knowyourfilms.com/film.php?ID=18479 Galli Gopura (1962)]</ref> Actor [[Udaya Kumar (actor)|Udaya Kumar]] made a brief guest appearance. Acclaimed director [[Puttanna Kanagal]] had assisted Panthulu for this film.<br />
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The original score and soundtrack were composed by [[T. G. Lingappa]] and had lyrics written majorly by [[G. V. Iyer]]. A [[Purandara Dasa]] work ''Yaarige Yaaruntu'' was used in the soundtrack of the movie and was sung by [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] which turned out to be a major success. [[B. R. Panthulu]] made the film simultaneously in Telugu as ''[[Gaali Medalu]]'' with [[N. T. Rama Rao]]. Both the versions were successful at the box-office.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20051223071710/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/movies/galimedalu1962.php</ref><br />
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The movie starred [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[Kalyan Kumar]] and [[Udaykumar]]- all 3 together for the first time in a single movie. However, [[Udaykumar]] only had a special appearance in this movie. In the same year, they went to work in full-fledge roles in single movie for the only time in their career in ''[[Bhoodana]]''.<br />
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The film was remade in Malayalam in 1964 as ''[[Kalanjukittiya Thankam]]'' by [[Puttanna Kanagal]] who was an assistant to [[B. R. Panthulu]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPnXsdbUuwA</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzHWEyvSN7Y</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] as Krishna<br />
* [[Kalyan Kumar]] as Mohan<br />
* [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]] as Lakshmi<br />
* [[M. V. Rajamma]] as Shantha, Krishna's foster mother & Mohan's birth mother<br />
* [[Dikki Madhava Rao]] as Naganna, Lakshmi's Father<br />
* [[Chindodi Leela]] as Nimmi, Mohan's wife<br />
* [[R. Nagendra Rao]] as Govindaiah, Krishna's foster father & Mohan's birth father<br />
* [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimharaju]] as Mohan's friend<br />
* [[Balakrishna (Kannada actor)|Balakrishna]] as Zamindar Kapinipathi & Nimmi's father<br />
* [[K. S. Ashwath|K.S. Ashwath]] as Ranganna, Krishna's birth father<br />
* [[M. N. Lakshmi Devi]] as Hotelier<br />
* B. Ramadevi as Subbamma, Nimmi's mother<br />
* [[Udaya Kumar (actor)|Udayakumar]] in a special appearance. In a scene where he plays an egoistic rich person. After getting off a bus, he gives his small handbag to Krishna(Rajkumar) to carry it to the taxi stand.<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[T. G. Lingappa]], lyrics by [[G. V. Iyer]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Gaali Gopura songs |url= http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/moviedetail.asp?mid=k0000721}}</ref><br />
{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| collapsed = no<br />
| title1 = Baale Bangaara<br />
| extra1 = Renuka<br />
| lyrics1 = [[G. V. Iyer]]<br />
| length1 = 03:21<br />
| title2 = Anuraagade Nee<br />
| extra2 = [[P. B. Sreenivas]], [[P. Susheela]]<br />
| lyrics2 = G. V. Iyer<br />
| length2 = 03:17<br />
| title3 = Nanyaake Nee Hange<br />
| extra3 = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], Renuka<br />
| lyrics3 = G. V. Iyer<br />
| length3 = <br />
| title4 = Dhooliyayithu Gaali Gopura<br />
| extra4 = [[J. V. Raghavulu]]<br />
| lyrics4 = [[Vijaya Narasimha]]<br />
| length4= 03:25<br />
| title5 = Neene Kiladi Hennu<br />
| extra5 = [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]]<br />
| lyrics5 = G. V. Iyer<br />
| length5 = 02:45<br />
| title6 = Yaarige Yaaruntu<br />
| extra6 = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]<br />
| lyrics6 = [[Purandara Dasa]]<br />
| length6 = 03:05<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0250396}}<br />
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{{B. R. Panthulu}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1962 films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by T. G. Lingappa]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by B. R. Panthulu]]<br />
[[Category:Kannada films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s multilingual films]]<br />
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