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| name          = Nagakannika
| name          = Nagakannika
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| director      = G. Vishwanathan
| director      = G. Vishwanathan
| producer      = Shankar Singh
| producer      = Shankar Singh
| writer        =
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| starring      = [[M. Jayashree]]<br>[[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Pratima Devi]]<br>G. R. Sandow<br>Bellary Ratnamala
| starring      = [[M. Jayashree]]<br>[[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Pratima Devi]]<br>[[G. R. Sandow]]<br>Bellary Ratnamala
| music          = Palavangudi Shamy Iyer
| music          = Palavangudi Shamy Iyer
| cinematography = B. Dorai
| cinematography = B. Dorai
| editing        =
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| studio        = Mahatma Pictures
| studio        = Mahatma Pictures
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| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1949}}
| released      = {{Film date|1949}}
| runtime        = 172 minutes
| runtime        = 172 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Kannada
| language      = Kannada
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'''''Nagakannika''''' ({{lang-kn|ನಾಗಕನ್ನಿಕ}}) is a [[List of Kannada films of the 1940s|1949]] [[India]]n [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film]] directed by G. Vishwanathan. The film stars [[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Prathima Devi]], [[M. Jayashree]] and G. W. Sandow in lead roles. It was the first folk-based film in Kannada.<ref>{{cite web |title= History: First folk film |url= http://www.chitraloka.com/history/3751-first-folk-film.html |publisher= Chitraloka |date= 21 August 2013 |accessdate= 5 October 2013}}</ref> The film was successful at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |title= Sepia stories at 60 |url= http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/03/16/stories/2007031601760100.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070626114349/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/03/16/stories/2007031601760100.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 26 June 2007 |date= 16 March 2007 |newspaper= [[The Hindu]] |accessdate= 5 October 2013}}</ref>
'''''Nagakannika''''' ({{audio|Kn-ನಾಗಕನ್ನಿಕ.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a [[List of Kannada films of the 1940s|1949]] Indian [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film]] directed by G. Vishwanathan. The film stars [[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Prathima Devi]], [[M. Jayashree]] and G. W. Sandow in lead roles. It was the first folk-based film in Kannada.<ref>{{cite web |title= History: First folk film |url= http://www.chitraloka.com/history/3751-first-folk-film.html |publisher= Chitraloka |date= 21 August 2013 |accessdate= 5 October 2013 |archive-date= 7 October 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131007022743/http://www.chitraloka.com/history/3751-first-folk-film.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> The film was successful at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |title= Sepia stories at 60 |url= http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/03/16/stories/2007031601760100.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070626114349/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/03/16/stories/2007031601760100.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 26 June 2007 |date= 16 March 2007 |newspaper= The Hindu |accessdate= 5 October 2013}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[M. Jayashree]]
* [[M. Jayashree]]
* [[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Pratima Devi]]
* [[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Pratima Devi]]
* G. W. Sandow
* [[G. R. Sandow|G.R.Sandow]]
* Bellary Ratnamala
* Bellary Ratnamala



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Nagakannika
Directed byG. Vishwanathan
Produced byShankar Singh
StarringM. Jayashree
Pratima Devi
G. R. Sandow
Bellary Ratnamala
Music byPalavangudi Shamy Iyer
CinematographyB. Dorai
Production
company
Mahatma Pictures
Release date
  • 1949 (1949)
Running time
172 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Nagakannika (About this soundpronunciation ) is a 1949 Indian Kannada film directed by G. Vishwanathan. The film stars Prathima Devi, M. Jayashree and G. W. Sandow in lead roles. It was the first folk-based film in Kannada.[1] The film was successful at the box office.[2]

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  1. "History: First folk film". Chitraloka. 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. "Sepia stories at 60". The Hindu. 16 March 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

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