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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Mayor Muthanna | | name = Mayor Muthanna | ||
| image = | | image = Mayor Muthanna.jpg | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| native_name | | native_name = | ||
| director = [[Siddalingaiah]] | | director = [[Siddalingaiah]] | ||
| producer = Ambuja Dwarakeesh | | producer = Ambuja Dwarakeesh | ||
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| narrator = | | narrator = | ||
| starring = [[Rajkumar | | starring = [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]<br/>[[M. P. Shankar]]<br/>[[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]]<br/>[[Balakrishna (Kannada actor)|Balakrishna]]<br>[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]<br>[[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]] | ||
| music = [[Rajan–Nagendra]] | | music = [[Rajan–Nagendra]] | ||
| cinematography = P. S. Prakash | | cinematography = P. S. Prakash | ||
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| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Kannada | | language = Kannada | ||
| budget = | | budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--> | ||
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'''''Mayor Muthanna''''' is a 1969 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film directed by [[Siddalingaiah]]. The film stars [[ | '''''Mayor Muthanna''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಮೇಯರ್ ಮುತ್ತಣ್ಣ.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1969 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film directed by [[Siddalingaiah]]. The film stars [[Dr. Rajkumar]] and [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]]. The film was Siddalingaiah's debut as a director and actor [[Dwarkish]]'s first independent production venture who had earlier co- produced the 1966 movie ''[[Mamatheya Bandhana]]'' with 2 other people under Thunga Pictures.<ref>{{cite web |title= History: Siddalingaiah enters industry |url= http://www.chitraloka.com/history/3886-history-51-siddalingaiah-enters-industry.html |publisher= Chitraloka |date= 18 September 2013 |accessdate= 5 October 2013 |archive-date= 27 September 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135639/http://www.chitraloka.com/history/3886-history-51-siddalingaiah-enters-industry.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> The sub-plot of the film regarding the salvaging of the sub-standard grain was inspired by the 1886 novel ''[[The Mayor of Casterbridge]]'' by [[Thomas Hardy]]. However, apart from this small episode, neither any plot point nor any sequence was borrowed from that novel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=R. Sebastian |first1=Shilpa |title=Remembering S Siddalingaiah, destined to direct |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tribute-to-director-siddalingaiah-on-his-83rd-birth-anniversary-which-falls-on-december-15/article30295337.ece |accessdate=15 August 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=13 December 2019 |archive-date=14 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114130609/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tribute-to-director-siddalingaiah-on-his-83rd-birth-anniversary-which-falls-on-december-15/article30295337.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The movie was remade in Telugu in 1974 as ''Chairman Chalamayya'' starring [[Chalam (actor)|Chalam]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XG8YnL1AnUs&feature=youtu.be | title=ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರ ಎಷ್ಟು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಪರಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಆಗಿವೆ ಗೊತ್ತಾ..? | Halu Jenu Ramkumar | Ep 54 | website=[[YouTube]] | date=13 October 2022 | access-date=15 October 2022 | archive-date=11 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011232306/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XG8YnL1AnUs&feature=youtu.be | url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Rajkumar (actor)| | {{cast listing| | ||
* [[Dr. Rajkumar]] as Muthanna | |||
* [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan]] as Geetha | |||
* [[Balakrishna (Kannada actor)|Balakrishna]] as Ranganath Rao | |||
* [[B. V. Radha]] as Shanthi | |||
* [[M. P. Shankar]] as Rajappa | * [[M. P. Shankar]] as Rajappa | ||
* [[ | * [[Dwarakish]] as Ranga | ||
* [[ | * [[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]] as Sudhakar Rao | ||
* | * Niranjan | ||
* T. B. Nagappa | * T. B. Nagappa | ||
* | * Vijayabhanu | ||
* [[ | * [[Rajanand]] as Madhu | ||
* Sriram | * Sriram | ||
* Ashwath Narayan | * Ashwath Narayan | ||
* | * [[H. R. Shastry]] | ||
* | * Mahadevappa | ||
* B. | * B. M. Venkatesh in a cameo | ||
* | * [[M. Jayashree]] as Kamala | ||
* Renuka | |||
* [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] | |||
}} | |||
==Production and Release== | |||
[[M. G. Ramachandran|MGR]] who hardly portrayed roles requiring him to consume alcohol had appeared in one such role in the song ''Javvathu Medai'' from the 1963 Tamil movie ''[[Panathottam]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=nliFQu6t4Ve2caws&v=y69H1ffzHQA&feature=youtu.be | title=Panathottam Tamil Movie Songs | Video Jukebox | M. G. Ramachandran | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy | website=[[YouTube]] | date=22 March 2023 }}</ref> Producer Dwarkish wanted Rajkumar to do a similar sequence. Rajkumar, who like MGR, does not appear in roles requiring him to consume alcohol on-screen, refused to do such a song and hence they incorporated a sequence where he only had to act like as though he has consumed alcohol. Another song ''Ayyayyayyo Hallimukha'' was shot at HMT swimming pool even though it was raining since both Dr.Rajkumar and Bharati were supposed to go to Jaipur for the shooting of another movie ''[[Sri Krishnadevaraya (film)|Sri Krishnadevaraya]]'' from the next day.<ref name=":1"/> The movie was made with a budget of Rs. 1.10 lakhs.<ref>{{Cite web | title=ನನ್ನ ಬದುಕಿನ ಟ್ರೇಲರ್ | url=https://www.prajavani.net/old-columns/belli-tereya-hinde/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A8-%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8-%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D-2061954 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420143210/https://www.prajavani.net/old-columns/belli-tereya-hinde/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A8-%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8-%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D-2061954 | access-date=2025-07-01 | archive-date=2024-04-20}}</ref> This was the first Kannada movie to be sold to distributors before release. However, the producer had lamented that he did a pre-release business at a very less amount which would give him only a paltry sum of ₹50,000 as profit whereas post release the movie did a business of ₹10 lakhs.<ref name=":1">{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=HHjYn7vV83c53r-M&v=VizORMob8eY&feature=youtu.be | title=ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೆ ಮೊದಲೇ ಮಾರಾಟವಾದ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೊಟ್ಟಮೊದಲ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಮೇಯರ್ ಮುತ್ತಣ್ಣ |Dwarakish Interview| Mayor Muthanna | website=[[YouTube]] | date=7 September 2022 }}</ref> | |||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
The music of the film was composed by the duo [[Rajan–Nagendra]], with lyrics | The music of the film was composed by the duo [[Rajan–Nagendra]], with lyrics written by [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]. | ||
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! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s) | ! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s) | ||
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[[Category:1969 films]] | [[Category:1969 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1969 Kannada-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra]] | [[Category:Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Siddalingaiah]] | [[Category:Films directed by Siddalingaiah]] | ||
[[Category:1969 directorial debut films]] | [[Category:1969 directorial debut films]] | ||
[[Category:Kannada films remade in other languages]] | |||
{{1960s-Kannada-film-stub}} | {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 03:59, 4 March 2026
| Mayor Muthanna | |
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| File:Mayor Muthanna.jpg | |
| Directed by | Siddalingaiah |
| Produced by | Ambuja Dwarakeesh |
| Story by | Basumani |
| Starring | Rajkumar M. P. Shankar Bharathi Balakrishna Kanchana Thoogudeepa Srinivas |
| Music by | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Bal G. Yadav |
Production company | Sri Venkateshwara Cinetone |
| Distributed by | Dwaraka Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Mayor Muthanna (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Siddalingaiah. The film stars Dr. Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was Siddalingaiah's debut as a director and actor Dwarkish's first independent production venture who had earlier co- produced the 1966 movie Mamatheya Bandhana with 2 other people under Thunga Pictures.[1] The sub-plot of the film regarding the salvaging of the sub-standard grain was inspired by the 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. However, apart from this small episode, neither any plot point nor any sequence was borrowed from that novel.[2] The movie was remade in Telugu in 1974 as Chairman Chalamayya starring Chalam.[3]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Dr. Rajkumar as Muthanna
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Geetha
- Balakrishna as Ranganath Rao
- B. V. Radha as Shanthi
- M. P. Shankar as Rajappa
- Dwarakish as Ranga
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Sudhakar Rao
- Niranjan
- T. B. Nagappa
- Vijayabhanu
- Rajanand as Madhu
- Sriram
- Ashwath Narayan
- H. R. Shastry
- Mahadevappa
- B. M. Venkatesh in a cameo
- M. Jayashree as Kamala
- Renuka
- Kanchana
Production and Release[edit | edit source]
MGR who hardly portrayed roles requiring him to consume alcohol had appeared in one such role in the song Javvathu Medai from the 1963 Tamil movie Panathottam.[4] Producer Dwarkish wanted Rajkumar to do a similar sequence. Rajkumar, who like MGR, does not appear in roles requiring him to consume alcohol on-screen, refused to do such a song and hence they incorporated a sequence where he only had to act like as though he has consumed alcohol. Another song Ayyayyayyo Hallimukha was shot at HMT swimming pool even though it was raining since both Dr.Rajkumar and Bharati were supposed to go to Jaipur for the shooting of another movie Sri Krishnadevaraya from the next day.[5] The movie was made with a budget of Rs. 1.10 lakhs.[6] This was the first Kannada movie to be sold to distributors before release. However, the producer had lamented that he did a pre-release business at a very less amount which would give him only a paltry sum of ₹50,000 as profit whereas post release the movie did a business of ₹10 lakhs.[5]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music of the film was composed by the duo Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Onde Naadu" | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki |
| 2 | "Hello Hello" | L. R. Eswari |
| 3 | "Mayor Muthanna" | Dwarakeesh |
| 4 | "Haavige Mungusiyuntu" | P. B. Sreenivas, L. R. Eswari, Dwarakeesh |
| 5 | "Ayyayyayyo Hallimukka" | L. R. Eswari |
| 6 | "Halliyaadarenu Shiva" | P. B. Sreenivas |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "History: Siddalingaiah enters industry". Chitraloka. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ R. Sebastian, Shilpa (13 December 2019). "Remembering S Siddalingaiah, destined to direct". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ↑ "ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರ ಎಷ್ಟು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಪರಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಆಗಿವೆ ಗೊತ್ತಾ..? | Halu Jenu Ramkumar | Ep 54". YouTube. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ↑ "Panathottam Tamil Movie Songs | Video Jukebox | M. G. Ramachandran | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy". YouTube. 22 March 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೆ ಮೊದಲೇ ಮಾರಾಟವಾದ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೊಟ್ಟಮೊದಲ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಮೇಯರ್ ಮುತ್ತಣ್ಣ |Dwarakish Interview| Mayor Muthanna". YouTube. 7 September 2022.
- ↑ "ನನ್ನ ಬದುಕಿನ ಟ್ರೇಲರ್". Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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