Edakallu Guddada Mele

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Edakallu Guddada Mele
Directed byPuttanna Kanagal
Produced bySrikanth Nahatha
Srikanth Patel
Written byBharathisutha
Screenplay byPuttanna Kanagal
Based onEdakallu Guddada Mele
by Bharathisutha
StarringJayanthi
Aarathi
Ranga
Chandrashekar
Shivaram
Music byM. Ranga Rao
CinematographyS. V. Srikanth
Edited byS. P. N. Krishna
T. P. Velayudham
Distributed bySrikanth & Srikanth Enterprises
Release date
1973
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Edakallu Guddada Mele (Kannada: ಎಡಕಲ್ಲು ಗುಡ್ಡದ ಮೇಲೆ, English: '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.[1] and starring Jayanthi, Aarathi, Ranga, Chandrashekar, 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.[2]

Cast[edit]

  • Ranga as Captain Kumar, an ex-soldier
  • Jayanthi as Madhavi, the captain's wife
  • Aarathi as Devaki, Madhavi's younger sister
  • Chandrashekar the debutant as Nanjunda, a handsome young man who is the captain's neighbor.[3]
  • Shivaram as Nanjunda's uncle

Soundtrack[edit]

Edakallu Guddada Mele
Soundtrack album by
Released1973
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length28:52
LabelSaregama

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.[4]

Tracklist
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Sanyaasi Sanyaasi"  S. Janaki 3:13
2. "Yaaroorava Iva"  S. Janaki 3:34
3. "Santosha Sangeetha"  P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 3:12
4. "Nillu Nille"  S. Janaki 3:20
5. "Gundina Matte Gammatu"  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 3:20
6. "Viraha Nooru Taraha"  P. Susheela 4:57
7. "Yaavurava"  S. Janaki 3:34
8. "Viraha Nooru Nooru"  P. Susheela 3:42
Total length:
28:52

References[edit]

  1. "The roots of Kannada in Kodagu". Deccan Herald. 5 January 2014.
  2. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E2LdFLam7O0&feature=youtu.be
  3. Khajane, Muralidhara (1 February 2018). "Impassioned actor's exit". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. "Edakallu Guddada Mele music". iTunes. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

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