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'''''Hamsageethe''''' ({{lang-kn|ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ}}, ''The Swan song'') is a 1975 Indian feature film in the [[Kannada language]]. It was directed by [[G. V. Iyer]], based on a [[Hamsa Geethe (Book)|novel]] by [[T. R. Subba Rao]] <ref>https://newsable.asianetnews.com/amp/editorial/tarasu-kannada-films-novelist-nagarahavu-hamsageetha-chandanada-gombe-chandavalliya-thota-akashmika-nrupatunga</ref>  with [[Anant Nag]] and Rekha Rao in lead roles.
'''''Hamsageethe''''' ({{lang-kn|ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ}}, ''The Swan song'') is a 1975 Indian feature film in the [[Kannada language]]. It was directed by [[G. V. Iyer]], based on a [[Hamsa Geethe (Book)|novel]] by [[T. R. Subba Rao]]<ref>https://newsable.asianetnews.com/amp/editorial/tarasu-kannada-films-novelist-nagarahavu-hamsageetha-chandanada-gombe-chandavalliya-thota-akashmika-nrupatunga</ref>  with [[Anant Nag]] and Rekha Rao in lead roles.


The film won 2 [[National Film Awards]]; the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|National Film Award for Kannada film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|National Award for Best Male Playback singer]] ([[M. Balamuralikrishna]]) at the [[23rd National Film Awards]].<ref name="iffi">{{cite web |title= 23rd National Film Awards |url= http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |website= iffi.nic.in |access-date= 9 March 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110526091043/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |archive-date= 26 May 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
The film won 2 [[National Film Awards]]; the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|National Film Award for Kannada film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|National Award for Best Male Playback singer]] ([[M. Balamuralikrishna]]) at the [[23rd National Film Awards]].<ref name="iffi">{{cite web |title= 23rd National Film Awards |url= http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |website= iffi.nic.in |access-date= 9 March 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110526091043/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |archive-date= 26 May 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref>


''Hamsa Geethe'', the novel by [[Ta Ra Su]] was made into a Hindi film, ''[[Basant Bahar (film)|Basant Bahar]]'' in 1956. The novel is supposedly based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.<ref name="iffi" /><ref>{{cite web |title= Hamsa Geethe's Classical Dance Competition: Translation and Reflection |url= http://cinemanrityagharana.blogspot.in/2011/03/hamsa-geethes-classical-dance.html}}</ref>
''Hamsa Geethe'', the novel by [[Ta Ra Su]] was made into a Hindi film, ''[[Basant Bahar (film)|Basant Bahar]]'' in 1956. The novel is supposedly based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamsageethe&gettingStartedReturn=true#:~:text=Bhairavi%20Venkatasubbiah Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah].<ref name="iffi" /><ref>{{cite web |title= Hamsa Geethe's Classical Dance Competition: Translation and Reflection |url= http://cinemanrityagharana.blogspot.in/2011/03/hamsa-geethes-classical-dance.html}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Anant Nag]] as  Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah  
* [[Anant Nag]] as  [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamsageethe&gettingStartedReturn=true#:~:text=Bhairavi%20Venkatasubbiah Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah]
* Rekha Rao
* Rekha Rao
* G. S. Rama Rao
* G. S. Rama Rao
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* Vasudev Girimaji
* Vasudev Girimaji
* [[G. V. Iyer]]
* [[G. V. Iyer]]
*RS Krishnaswamy as Tipu Sultan


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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Hamsageethe
Directed byG. V. Iyer
Produced byG. V. Iyer
Written byT. R. Subba Rao
Screenplay byG. V. Iyer
StarringAnant Nag
Rekha Rao
B. V. Karanth
Mysore Mutt
Vasudev Girimaji
Music byM. Balamuralikrishna
Background score:
B. V. Karanth
CinematographyNemai Ghosh
Edited byV. R. K. Prasad
Distributed byAnanthalakshmi Films
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Hamsageethe (Kannada: ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ, The Swan song) is a 1975 Indian feature film in the Kannada language. It was directed by G. V. Iyer, based on a novel by T. R. Subba Rao[1] with Anant Nag and Rekha Rao in lead roles.

The film won 2 National Film Awards; the National Film Award for Kannada film and National Award for Best Male Playback singer (M. Balamuralikrishna) at the 23rd National Film Awards.[2]

Hamsa Geethe, the novel by Ta Ra Su was made into a Hindi film, Basant Bahar in 1956. The novel is supposedly based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.[2][3]

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This film screened at 11th IFFI for 50 years of playback singing.

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  1. https://newsable.asianetnews.com/amp/editorial/tarasu-kannada-films-novelist-nagarahavu-hamsageetha-chandanada-gombe-chandavalliya-thota-akashmika-nrupatunga
  2. 2.0 2.1 "23rd National Film Awards" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. "Hamsa Geethe's Classical Dance Competition: Translation and Reflection".

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