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| name          = Amrutha Ghalige
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'''''Amrutha Ghalige''''' ({{translation|The Auspicious Moment}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]], based on the  novel ''Avadhana'', by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1242362414680735745 |user=NFAIOfficial |title=#Adaptation A lobby card for Puttanna Kanagal’s romance drama #AmruthaGalige (1984). The film was based on Dodderi Venkatagirirao’s novel Avadana. |author=National Film Archive of India |author-link=National Film Archive of India |date=24 March 2020}}</ref> The film stars [[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]], [[Padma Vasanthi]] and [[Sridhar (Kannada actor)|Sridhar]].
'''''Amrutha Ghalige''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಅಮೃತ ಘಳಿಗೆ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{translation|The Auspicious Moment}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]], based on the  novel ''Avadaana'', by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1242362414680735745 |user=NFAIOfficial |title=#Adaptation A lobby card for Puttanna Kanagal’s romance drama #AmruthaGalige (1984). The film was based on Dodderi Venkatagirirao’s novel Avadana. |author=National Film Archive of India |author-link=National Film Archive of India |date=24 March 2020}}</ref> The film stars [[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]], [[Padma Vasanthi]] and [[Sridhar (Kannada actor)|Sridhar]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
This movie deals with the cause and consequences of teenage pregnancy. The heroine (Padmavasanthi), hailing from a poor background, falls in love with an affluent young man (Ramakrishna). The young man impregnates her and leaves her in the lurch. The heroine's classmate (Sridhar) comes forward to marry her and give an identity to the child. Unfortunately, the classmate dies due to illness soon after. The young man comes back and unexpectedly meets his son. The classmate writes a letter that he had considered the heroine as his sister, and she was as pure as river Ganges. Finally the young man accepts the heroine. This movie  has very good songs and great lyrics.
This movie deals with the cause and consequences of teenage pregnancy. The heroine (Padmavasanthi), hailing from a poor background, falls in love with an affluent young man (Ramakrishna). The young man impregnates her and leaves her in a lurch. The heroine's classmate (Sridhar) comes forward to marry her and give an identity to her child. Unfortunately, the classmate dies due to an illness soon after. The young man comes back and unexpectedly meets his son. The classmate has written a letter that he had considered the heroine as his sister, and she was as pure as river Ganges. Finally the young man accepts the heroine. This movie  has very good songs and great lyrics.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Padma Vasanthi]] as Renuka (Renu)
* [[Padma Vasanthi]] as Renuka (Renu)
* [[Sridhar (Kannada actor)|Sridhar]] as Madhu
* [[Sridhar (Kannada actor)|Sridhar]] as Madhu
* [[Jyoti]]{{disambiguation needed|date=July 2021}} as Manu's Sister
* Jyoti as Manu's Sister
* [[Kalpanarani]] as Savitri (Madhu's Sister)
* Kalpanarani as Savitri (Madhu's Sister)
* [[Umashree]]  
* [[Umashree]]  
* [[B. K. Shankar]] as Halappa (shopkeeper)
* B. K. Shankar as Halappa (shopkeeper)
 
== Production ==
[[Sridhar (actor)|Sridhar]] was studying engineering when he was approached to act in this film. He asked Puttanna Kanagal for a week to make his decision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/remembering-puttanna-kanagal/article34734491.ece|title=Remembering Puttanna Kanagal|first=Shilpa|last=Anandraj|date=5 June 2021|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=22 May 2024|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203210004/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/remembering-puttanna-kanagal/article34734491.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
All songs are composed by [[Vijaya Bhaskar]], with lyrics written by [[Vijaya Narasimha.
All songs are composed by [[Vijaya Bhaskar]], with lyrics written by [[Vijaya Narasimha]]. [[B. R. Chaya]] made her Kannada debut with this film and her rendition of "Hindustanavu Endu" became famous.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/b-r-chaya-i-was-never-burdened-with-household-work-950659.html|title=B R Chaya: I was never burdened with household work|first=Tini Sara|last=Anien|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|access-date=22 May 2024|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203205820/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/b-r-chaya-i-was-never-burdened-with-household-work-950659.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| location = India
| name      = Amrutha
| name      = Amrutha
| type      = soundtrack
| type      = soundtrack
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)  
|-
|-
| 1 || "Mayuri Natya Mayuri" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[B. R. Chaya]] ||
| 1 || "Mayuri Natya Mayuri" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[B. R. Chaya]]  
|-
|-
| 2 || "Hindustanavu Endu"  || [[P. Jayachandran]] ||
| 2 || "Hindustanavu Endu"  || [[P. Jayachandran]]  
|-
|-
| 3 || "Hindustanavu Endu" || [[B. R. Chaya]] ||
| 3 || "Hindustanavu Endu" || [[B. R. Chaya]]  
|-
|-
| 4 || "Parvathi Parashivana" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. R. Chaya||
| 4 || "Parvathi Parashivana" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. R. Chaya
|-
|-
|}
|}
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[[Category:1984 films]]
[[Category:1984 films]]
[[Category:1980s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1984 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1984 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Puttanna Kanagal]]
[[Category:Films directed by Puttanna Kanagal]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]

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Amrutha Ghalige
Directed byPuttanna Kanagal
Produced byS. R. Rajan
Bheema Rao
K Nagarathna
Puttanna Kanagal
Screenplay byPuttanna Kanagal
Based onAvadhana
by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao
StarringRamakrishna
Padma Vasanthi
Sridhar
Music byVijaya Bhaskar
CinematographyB. S. Basavaraj
Edited byV. P. Krishna
Release date
  • 1984 (1984)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Amrutha Ghalige (About this soundpronunciation  transl. The Auspicious Moment) is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on the novel Avadaana, by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao.[1] The film stars Ramakrishna, Padma Vasanthi and Sridhar.

Plot[edit | edit source]

This movie deals with the cause and consequences of teenage pregnancy. The heroine (Padmavasanthi), hailing from a poor background, falls in love with an affluent young man (Ramakrishna). The young man impregnates her and leaves her in a lurch. The heroine's classmate (Sridhar) comes forward to marry her and give an identity to her child. Unfortunately, the classmate dies due to an illness soon after. The young man comes back and unexpectedly meets his son. The classmate has written a letter that he had considered the heroine as his sister, and she was as pure as river Ganges. Finally the young man accepts the heroine. This movie has very good songs and great lyrics.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Sridhar was studying engineering when he was approached to act in this film. He asked Puttanna Kanagal for a week to make his decision.[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

All songs are composed by Vijaya Bhaskar, with lyrics written by Vijaya Narasimha. B. R. Chaya made her Kannada debut with this film and her rendition of "Hindustanavu Endu" became famous.[3]

Amrutha
Soundtrack album by
Released1984
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelSangeetha
Track # Song Singer(s)
1 "Mayuri Natya Mayuri" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. R. Chaya
2 "Hindustanavu Endu" P. Jayachandran
3 "Hindustanavu Endu" B. R. Chaya
4 "Parvathi Parashivana" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. R. Chaya

Awards[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. National Film Archive of India [@NFAIOfficial] (24 March 2020). "#Adaptation A lobby card for Puttanna Kanagal's romance drama #AmruthaGalige (1984). The film was based on Dodderi Venkatagirirao's novel Avadana" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Anandraj, Shilpa (5 June 2021). "Remembering Puttanna Kanagal". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. Anien, Tini Sara. "B R Chaya: I was never burdened with household work". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

External links[edit | edit source]