| Gandondu Hennaru | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Written by | M. Ramachandra |
| Screenplay by | Padmini Pictures Katha Vibhaga |
| Produced by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Starring | Rajkumar Bharathi Vishnuvardhan Narasimharaju Mynavathi |
| Cinematography | A. Shanmugam P. L. Nagappa G. K. Ramu |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
Production company | Padmini Pictures |
| Distributed by | Padmini Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Gandondu Hennaru (transl. One man and six women)[1] is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Rajkumar, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Narasimharaju and Mynavathi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa.[2][3] The movie was remade in Tamil in 1972 as Raman Thediya Seethai starring M. G. Ramachandran.
Plot[edit | edit source]
A man visits a happy elderly couple who advise him that a wife must have 6 good qualities. These qualities help her build a happy family. He searches for a woman with those qualities. After being tricked and turned around, he finds his soulmate and returns to get the blessings of the elderly couple.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Rajkumar as Anand Rao
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Veena
- Narasimharaju
- Mynavathi
- Balakrishna
- Ramadevi
- Dinesh
- Premalatha
- H. Ramachandra Shastry as Veena's father
- Renuka
- Hanumanthachar
- Suguna
- P. Gundu Rao
- Muguru Jejamma
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Nagappa
- Guggu
- B. R. Panthulu
- Puttaswamy
- Narayana Rao
- Shankar
- Ranganath
- Siddaramaiah
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
T. G. Lingappa composed all the tracks. All songs became hits.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beladingalagi Bande" | G. V. Iyer | P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki | |
| 2. | "Kaarina Samyora" | G. V. Iyer | L. R. Eswari | |
| 3. | "Bande Nee Bande" | Vijayanaarasimha | P. B. Srinivas | |
| 4. | "Bangara Nota Balina Thota" | Vijayanaarasimha | L. R. Eswari, P. B. Srinivas | |
| 5. | "Muttabeda Maathadabeda" | Vijayanaarasimha | Bangalore Latha, P. Nageswara Rao | |
| 6. | "Karyeshu Dasi" | Sanskrit verse | P. Leela |
Reception[edit | edit source]
The movie saw a theatrical run for more than 100 days and ran over 125 days in STATES theater Bangalore.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "'One man-6 women' to '7 Khoon Maaf'". 8 March 2019.
- ↑ "Gandondu Hennaru". chiloka.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "Gandondu Hennaru". nthwall.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
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