Besuge

Besuge
Besuge
Soundtrack album by Vijaya Bhaskar
Released	1976
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	23:14
Label	Saregama
Country	India

Besuge
Besuge
Directed by	Geethapriya
Produced by	Padmaprabha
Screenplay by	Geethapriya
Story by	Ashwini
Based on	Besuge; by Ashwini
Starring	Srinath; Manjula; K. S. Ashwath
Music by	Vijaya Bhaskar
Cinematography	N. G. Rao
Edited by	Bala G. Yadav
Production; company	Srinidhi Films
Release date	1976
Running time	131 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
	India

Besuge (Kannada: ಬೆಸುಗೆ) is a 1976 Indian Kannada romance film directed by Geethapriya, based on a novel of the same name by Ashwini, and stars Srinath, Manjula and Chandrashekar, in lead supporting roles.

The film is seen as a landmark in the career of Geethapriya, both as a director and lyricist, and actor Srinath.^[1]^[2] At the 24th Filmfare Awards South, Srinath was awarded the Best Actor.^[3]

Cast[edit]

Srinath
Manjula
Sathyapriya
Chandrashekar
Jayalakshmi
K. S. Ashwath
M. V. Rajamma

Soundtrack[edit]

Vijaya Bhaskar scored the music film's music and for its soundtrack, the lyrics for which were written by Vijaya Narasimha, R. N. Jayagopal, Geethapriya, Shyamsundar Kulkarni and Chi. Udaya Shankar. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks.^[4] The track "Besuge", written by Geethapriya, is notable as it has the usage of the word "Besuge" 64 times in it. It is considered of the best songs written by him.^[1]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Vasantha Baredanu"	Vijaya Narasimha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	4:27
2.	"Life is a Merry Melody"	R. N. Jayagopal	Vani Jairam	3:57
3.	"Besuge Besuge"	Geethapriya	S. P. Balasubrhamanyam, Vani Jairam	3:57
4.	"Yaava Hoovu Yaara Mudigo"	Shyamsundar Kulkarni	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:25
5.	"Arere Intha Gandige"	Chi. Udaya Shankar	P. B. Sreenivas, Kasthuri Shankar, Anjali, Mahesh	4:08
6.	"Besuge Besuge I"	Geethapriya	Chorus	2:50
Total length:				23:14

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "End of a poetic era in Kannada films". The Hindu. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (18 February 2016). "'Weekend with Ramesh 2': Veteran actor Srinath on Kannada talk show this week". International Business Times. ibtimes.co.in. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
↑ The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. 1984. p. 235. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
↑ "Besuge - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

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[th1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "End of a poetic era in Kannada films". The Hindu. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[2] Upadhyaya, Prakash (18 February 2016). "'Weekend with Ramesh 2': Veteran actor Srinath on Kannada talk show this week". International Business Times. ibtimes.co.in. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[3] The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. 1984. p. 235. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[4] "Besuge - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

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