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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Karunamayi<br />
| image = <br />
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| caption =<br />
| director = [[H. R. Bhargava]]<br />
| producer = H. R. Bhargava <br/> D. V. Rajaram<br />
| story = ''Kesaru Mosaru'' by Kakolu Saroja Rao<br />
| screenplay =[[P. Vasu]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]<br/>[[Bhavya]]<br/>[[K. S. Ashwath]]<br/>[[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]]<br />
| music = [[Rajan-Nagendra]]<br />
| cinematography = D. V. Rajaram<br />
| editing = Yadav Victor<br />
| studio = Kalakruthi<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1987|03|02}} <br />
| runtime = 137 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Kannada]]<br />
| budget =<br />
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'''Karunamayi''' ({{Lang-kan|ಕರುಣಾಮಯಿ}}, English: Merciful) is a [[List of Kannada films of 1987|1987]] Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[Action film|action drama]] film directed & co-produced by [[H. R. Bhargava]] based on the Kannada novel ''Kesaru Mosaru'' by Kakolu Saroja Rao. The film starred [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]<ref>[http://www.vishnuvardhan.com/totlist.htm Vishnuvardhan movies list]</ref> and [[Bhavya]] in the lead roles along with [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]], [[K. S. Ashwath]] and Shivakumar in the supporting roles. The film's music is scored by [[Rajan-Nagendra]] whilst the cinematography is by D. V. Rajaram who also co-produced the film. <br />
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The movie was a superhit and completed 100 days of run in theatres. The director had revealed that [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] had initially planned to make a film out of the novel on which this movie was based but later opted out after which Bhargava decided to adapt that novel on-screen.<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i82VbOR5y8Q&feature=youtu.be</ref> [[P. Vasu]], who wrote the screenplay remade the movie in Tamil as ''[[Ponmana Selvan]]'' with [[Vijayakanth]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] as Raja<br />
*[[Bhavya]]<br />
*[[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]]<br />
*[[K. S. Ashwath]]<br />
*Vishwa Vijetha<br />
*[[Pandari Bai]]<br />
*[[Ramesh Bhat]]<br />
*[[Doddanna]]<br />
*Shivakumar<br />
*Ravishankar<br />
*Thimmayya<br />
*Chikkanna<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music of the film was composed by [[Rajan-Nagendra]] and lyrics written by [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]].<ref>[http://mio.to/album/Karunamayi+(1987) Karunamayi (1987) - Rajan Nagendra - Listen to Karunamayi songs]</ref> Audio was released on Sangeetha Music label.<br />
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{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| collapsed = no<br />
| title1 = Hejje Mele Hejje<br />
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]<br />
| length1 = <br />
| title2 = Preethiya Oleya<br />
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
| lyrics2 = Chi. Udaya Shankar<br />
| length2 = <br />
| title3 = Manasali Bayasuvude Ondu<br />
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra<br />
| lyrics3 =Chi. Udaya Shankar<br />
| length3 = <br />
| title4 = Ooru Hegendu<br />
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
| lyrics4 = Chi. Udaya Shankar<br />
| length4 = <br />
| title5 = Nammoora Cheluva<br />
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Rajan<br />
| lyrics5 = Chi. Udaya Shankar<br />
| length5 = <br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1339453}}<br />
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{{H. R. Bhargava}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1987 films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Rajan-Nagendra]]<br />
[[Category:Kannada films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by H. R. Bhargava]]<br />
[[Category:1987 drama films]]<br />
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