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| name          = Edakallu Guddada Mele
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| director      = [[Puttanna Kanagal]]
| director      = [[Puttanna Kanagal]]
| producer      = Srikanth Nahatha<br>Srikanth Patel
| producer      = Srikanth Nahatha<br>Srikanth Patel
| writer        = Bharathisutha
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| based_on      = {{Based on|''Edakallu Guddada Mele''|Bharathisutha}}
| screenplay    = Puttanna Kanagal
| screenplay    = Puttanna Kanagal
| starring      = [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]<br>[[Aarathi]]<br>Ranga<BR>Chandrashekar<br>Shivaram
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| music          = [[M. Ranga Rao]]
| music          = [[M. Ranga Rao]]
| cinematography = S. V. Srikanth
| cinematography = S. V. Srikanth
| editing        = S. P. N. Krishna<br>T. P. Velayudham
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| distributor    = Srikanth & Srikanth Enterprises
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| released      = 1973
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'''Edakallu Guddada Mele''' ({{lang-kn|ಎಡಕಲ್ಲು ಗುಡ್ಡದ ಮೇಲೆ}}, {{lang-en|'Atop the Edakallu Hills'}}) is a 1973 Indian [[Kannada language]] film directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]]. It is based on the novel of same name by Bharathi Suta which was an adaptation of the English novel ''[[Lady Chatterley's Lover]]'' by [[D. H. Lawrence]].<ref>{{cite news |title= The roots of Kannada in Kodagu |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/378748/roots-kannada-kodagu.html |newspaper= Deccan Herald |date= 5 January 2014}}</ref>  and starring [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], [[Aarathi]], Ranga, Chandrashekar, Shivaram.  
'''''Edakallu Guddada Mele''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಎಡಕಲ್ಲು ಗುಡ್ಡದ ಮೇಲೆ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{Translation|Atop the [[Edakallu]] Hills}}) is a 1973 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]] starring [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], [[Aarathi]], Ranga, Chandrashekar, and [[Shivaram]].


The film received 'A' certificate by the CBFC.The DVD was released with U certificate with some cuts required for recertification. However, a part of the deleted scenes created a furore when they resurfaced online in 2021.<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E2LdFLam7O0&feature=youtu.be</ref>
==Plot==
The film is based on the novel of same name by Bharathi Suta which is an adaptation of the English novel Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence.[1] deals with the theme of an extramarital affair of a woman whose husband is impotent.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anandraj |first=Shilpa |date=2021-06-05 |title=Remembering Puttanna Kanagal |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/remembering-puttanna-kanagal/article34734491.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203210004/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/remembering-puttanna-kanagal/article34734491.ece |archive-date=3 December 2023 |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] as Madhavi, the captain's wife<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-26 |title=Veteran Kannada actor Jayanthi no more |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/veteran-kannada-actor-jayanthi-no-more-1012914.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118050818/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/veteran-kannada-actor-jayanthi-no-more-1012914.html |archive-date=18 November 2021 |access-date=2021-08-04 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Aarathi]] as Devaki, Madhavi's younger sister
* Ranga as Captain Kumar, an ex-soldier
* Ranga as Captain Kumar, an ex-soldier
* [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] as Madhavi, the captain's wife
* Chandrashekar as Nanjunda, captain's neighbor.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Khajane|first1=Muralidhara|title=Impassioned actor's exit|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/impassioned-actors-exit/article22619675.ece|access-date=3 February 2018|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 February 2018|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824220640/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/impassioned-actors-exit/article22619675.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Aarathi]] as Devaki, Madhavi's younger sister
* Chandrashekar the debutant as Nanjunda, a handsome young man who is the captain's neighbor.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Khajane|first1=Muralidhara|title=Impassioned actor's exit|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/impassioned-actors-exit/article22619675.ece|access-date=3 February 2018|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 February 2018}}</ref>
*[[Shivaram]] as Nanjunda's uncle
*[[Shivaram]] as Nanjunda's uncle
==Production==
The song "Yaavoorava Iva" was shot in Kodagu.<ref name=belli>{{Cite book |last=Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana |url=https://cdn.kstdc.co/uploads/2020/01/Filmi_Hi_RES_compressed.pdf |title=Filmi Escapes in Karnataka |publisher=Lonely Planet |page=23 |chapter=Best of Karnataka |access-date=20 April 2025 |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102230/https://cdn.kstdc.co/uploads/2020/01/Filmi_Hi_RES_compressed.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Release==
The film received [[A certificate|'A' certificate]] by the CBFC. The DVD was released with [[U certificate (India)|U certificate]] with some cuts required for recertification. However, a part of the deleted scenes created a furore when they resurfaced online in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E2LdFLam7O0&feature=youtu.be|title = Jayanthi unseen clips|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> The movie was dubbed in Hindi as ''Prem Aur Vaasna''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp_nB9LggxY&feature=youtu.be | title=Prem Aur Vaasna &#124;&#124; Edakallu Guddada Mele Hindi Version &#124;&#124; Puttanna Kanagal Jayanthi Arathi | website=[[YouTube]] | date=October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JJvCX35ZmXY&feature=youtu.be | title=Mere Pyar Ki Kahani &#124; South Dubbed Hindi Movie &#124; Aarti, Ranga, Jayanti, Chandra Shekhar | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
[[M. Ranga Rao]] composed the music.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 August 1973 |title=Edakallu Guddada Mele (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/edakallu-guddada-mele-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1412174692 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250423153123/https://music.apple.com/in/album/edakallu-guddada-mele-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1412174692 |archive-date=23 April 2025 |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
| name      = Edakallu Guddada Mele
 
| type      = Soundtrack
{{track listing
| artist    = [[M. Ranga Rao]]
| headline      = Track listing
| cover      =
| extra_column  = Singer(s)
| border    = yes
| total_length  = 28:52
| alt       =
| title1        = Sanyaasi Sanyaasi
| caption    = Soundtrack cover
| lyrics1      = [[R. N. Jayagopal]]
| released  = 1973
| extra1        = [[S. Janaki]]
| recorded  =
| length1      = 3:13
| venue      =
| title2       = Yaaroorava Iva
| studio    =
| lyrics2      = K. Prabhakar Shastry
| genre      = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| extra2        = S. Janaki
| length    = 28:52
| length2      = 3:34
| label      = [[Saregama]]
| title3        = Santosha Sangeetha
| producer  =
| lyrics3      = [[Vijaya Narasimha]]
| prev_title =
| extra3        = [[P. Susheela]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| prev_year  =
| length3      = 3:12
| next_title =
| title4        = Nillu Nille
| next_year  =
| lyrics4      = Vijaya Narasimha
| extra4        = S. Janaki
| length4      = 3:20
| title5        = Gundina Matte Gammatu
| lyrics5      = M. Narendra Badu
| extra5        = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length5      = 3:20
| title6        = Viraha Nooru Taraha
| lyrics6      = Vijaya Narasimha
| extra6        = P. Susheela
| length6      = 4:57
}}
}}


[[M. Ranga Rao]] composed the music for the soundtrack and the background score for the film. The lyrics for the soundtrack was penned by [[Vijaya Narasimha]], [[R. N. Jayagopal]], M. Narendra babu and K. Prabhakar Shastry. The soundtrack album consists of eight tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Edakallu Guddada Mele music |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/edakallu-guddada-mele/id850541116 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206165631/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/edakallu-guddada-mele/id850541116 |archive-date=6 December 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
==Reception==
The movie was a big hit. Film analysts though were skeptical of Kanagal's handling of the theme. According to film historian K Puttaswamy, “It was extraordinary in its making but quite conservative in approach. It looks at losing one’s chastity as a sin and death as the solution. It is also a turning point in Kanagal’s career since from then he was quite conservative in his handling of women’s issues".<ref>{{Cite web |last=B M |first=Sujay |date=30 Sep 2023 |title=1973 - When Kannada cinema fired on all cylinders |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/1973-when-kannada-cinema-fired-on-all-cylinders-2707016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319150828/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/1973-when-kannada-cinema-fired-on-all-cylinders-2707016 |archive-date=19 March 2025 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |access-date=19 March 2025 }}</ref>


{{tracklist
== See also ==
| headline = Tracklist
*[[Edakkal caves]]
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 28:52
| title1 = Sanyaasi Sanyaasi
| lyrics1 = [[R. N. Jayagopal]]
| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 = 3:13
| title2 = Yaaroorava Iva
| lyrics2 = K. Prabhakar Shastry
| extra2 = S. Janaki
| length2 = 3:34
| title3 = Santosha Sangeetha
| lyrics3 = [[Vijaya Narasimha]]
| extra3 = [[P. Susheela]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length3 = 3:12
| title4 = Nillu Nille
| lyrics4 = Vijaya Narasimha
| extra4 = S. Janaki
| length4 = 3:20
| title5 = Gundina Matte Gammatu
| lyrics5 = M. Narendra Badu
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length5 = 3:20
| title6 = Viraha Nooru Taraha
| lyrics6 = Vijaya Narasimha
| extra6 = P. Susheela
| length6 = 4:57
| title7 = Yaavurava
| lyrics7 = K. Prabhakar Shastry
| extra7 = S. Janaki
| length7 = 3:34
| title8 = Viraha Nooru Nooru
| lyrics8 = Vijaya Narasimha
| extra8 = P. Susheela
| length8 = 3:42
}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{imdb title|0231515|Edakallu Guddada Mele}}
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* http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/moviedetail.asp?mid=k0000956
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Latest revision as of 03:51, 4 March 2026

Edakallu Guddada Mele
VCD cover
Directed byPuttanna Kanagal
Screenplay byPuttanna Kanagal
Based onEdakallu Guddada Mele
by Bharathisutha
Produced bySrikanth Nahatha
Srikanth Patel
Starring
CinematographyS. V. Srikanth
Edited by
  • S. P. N. Krishna
  • T. P. Velayudham
Music byM. Ranga Rao
Distributed bySrikanth & Srikanth Enterprises
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Edakallu Guddada Mele (About this soundpronunciation (help·info) transl. Atop the Edakallu Hills) is a 1973 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal starring Jayanthi, Aarathi, Ranga, Chandrashekar, and Shivaram.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film is based on the novel of same name by Bharathi Suta which is an adaptation of the English novel Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence.[1] deals with the theme of an extramarital affair of a woman whose husband is impotent.[1]

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Jayanthi as Madhavi, the captain's wife[2]
  • Aarathi as Devaki, Madhavi's younger sister
  • Ranga as Captain Kumar, an ex-soldier
  • Chandrashekar as Nanjunda, captain's neighbor.[3]
  • Shivaram as Nanjunda's uncle

Production[edit | edit source]

The song "Yaavoorava Iva" was shot in Kodagu.[4]

Release[edit | edit source]

The film received 'A' certificate by the CBFC. The DVD was released with U certificate with some cuts required for recertification. However, a part of the deleted scenes created a furore when they resurfaced online in 2021.[5] The movie was dubbed in Hindi as Prem Aur Vaasna.[6][7]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

M. Ranga Rao composed the music.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Sanyaasi Sanyaasi"R. N. JayagopalS. Janaki3:13
2."Yaaroorava Iva"K. Prabhakar ShastryS. Janaki3:34
3."Santosha Sangeetha"Vijaya NarasimhaP. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:12
4."Nillu Nille"Vijaya NarasimhaS. Janaki3:20
5."Gundina Matte Gammatu"M. Narendra BaduS. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:20
6."Viraha Nooru Taraha"Vijaya NarasimhaP. Susheela4:57
Total length:28:52

Reception[edit | edit source]

The movie was a big hit. Film analysts though were skeptical of Kanagal's handling of the theme. According to film historian K Puttaswamy, “It was extraordinary in its making but quite conservative in approach. It looks at losing one’s chastity as a sin and death as the solution. It is also a turning point in Kanagal’s career since from then he was quite conservative in his handling of women’s issues".[9]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Anandraj, Shilpa (5 June 2021). "Remembering Puttanna Kanagal". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Veteran Kannada actor Jayanthi no more". Deccan Herald. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Khajane, Muralidhara (1 February 2018). "Impassioned actor's exit". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana. "Best of Karnataka". Filmi Escapes in Karnataka (PDF). Lonely Planet. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Jayanthi unseen clips". YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Prem Aur Vaasna || Edakallu Guddada Mele Hindi Version || Puttanna Kanagal Jayanthi Arathi". YouTube. October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Mere Pyar Ki Kahani | South Dubbed Hindi Movie | Aarti, Ranga, Jayanti, Chandra Shekhar". YouTube.
  8. ↑ "Edakallu Guddada Mele (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 10 August 1973. Retrieved 23 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ B M, Sujay (30 September 2023). "1973 - When Kannada cinema fired on all cylinders". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.

External links[edit | edit source]

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