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| name          = Masanada Hoovu

| image          = Masanada Hoovu.jpg

| caption        = CD cover

| director      = [[Puttanna Kanagal]]

| producer      = B. S. Gayathri<br>S. P. Sarvotthama Kanagal

| writer        = [[T. R. Subba Rao]]

| based_on      = {{Based on|''Masanada Hoovu''|T. R. Subba Rao}}

| screenplay    = Puttanna Kanagal

| starring      = [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]<br>[[Ambareesh]]<br>[[Hema Chaudhary]] <br>Aparna

| music          = [[Vijaya Bhaskar]]

| cinematography = S. Maruthi Rao

| editing        = V. P. Krishna

| distributor    = Anugraha Movie Makers

| released      = 1985

| runtime        =  

| country        = India

| language      = Kannada

| budget        =

| followed_by    =  

'''''Masanada Hoovu''''' ({{lang-kn|ಮಸಣದ ಹೂವು|lit=Graveyard Flower}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Kannada language]] film directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]], based on [[T. R. Subba Rao]]'s novel of the same name.<ref>https://newsable.asianetnews.com/amp/editorial/tarasu-kannada-films-novelist-nagarahavu-hamsageetha-chandanada-gombe-chandavalliya-thota-akashmika-nrupatunga</ref> It stars [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], [[Ambareesh]], [[Hema Choudhary]] <nowiki/>and [[Aparna (television presenter)|Aparna]] in lead roles. It was Puttanna Kanagal's last as a director. His friend and long time associate, director K. S. L. Swamy, completed the film. ''Masanada Hoovu'' won multiple awards at the 1985-86 Karnataka State Film Awards including [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Jayanthi) and [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]].

Padma Vasanthi had originally been signed to play one of the roles and even learnt roller skating for the same.{{cn|date=February 2021}} After his death, the same role was enacted by Vijayalakshmi Singh and a bicycle replaced the roller skates. [[Chandrika (Kannada actress)|Chandrika]] who would become a lead actress in the 90s has played a small role in the movie under her real name ''Sribharathi''.{{cn|date=February 2021}}

== Cast ==

* [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] as Taradevi

* [[Ambareesh]] as Singaru

* [[Hema Choudhary]]

* [[Aparna (television presenter)|Aparna]]

* [[Lokanath]]

* [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]]

* [[Doddanna]]

* [[Vijayalakshmi Singh]]

* [[Sihi Kahi Geetha]]

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! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)

| 1 || "O Gunvantha" || [[S. Janaki]]

| 2 || "Kannada Nadina Karavali" || [[P. Jayachandran]], Vani Jairam  

| 3 || "Uppina Sagaraku" || P Jayachandran, [[Vani Jairam]]

| 4 || "Yaava Kaanike Needali" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]

| 5 || "Masanada Hoovendu Neeneke" || S P Balasubrahmanyam

== Awards ==

* Karnataka State Film Awards 1985-86

** [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]

** [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Ambareesh]]

** Best Dialogue Writer – T. G. Ashwatha Narayana

** [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]] – S. Maruthi Rao

** Best Sound Recording – C. D. Vishwanath

** Special Award (Art Director) – Arun D. Godgaonkar

== References ==

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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|0232063|Masanada Hoovu}}