Hamsageethe

Hamsageethe
Hamsageethe
	File:Hamsageethe poster.jpg
Directed by	G. V. Iyer
Produced by	G. V. Iyer
Written by	T. R. Subba Rao
Screenplay by	G. V. Iyer
Starring	Anant Nag; Rekha Rao; B. V. Karanth; Mysore Mutt; Vasudev Girimaji
Music by	M. Balamuralikrishna; Background score: ; B. V. Karanth
Cinematography	Nemai Ghosh
Edited by	V. R. K. Prasad
Distributed by	Ananthalakshmi Films
Release date	1975;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

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Hamsageethe (Kannada: ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ, The Swan song) is a 1975 Indian feature film in the Kannada language. It was directed by G. V. Iyer, based on a novel by T. R. Subba Rao^[1] with Anant Nag and Rekha Rao in lead roles.

The film won 2 National Film Awards; the National Film Award for Kannada film and National Award for Best Male Playback singer (M. Balamuralikrishna) at the 23rd National Film Awards.^[2]

Hamsa Geethe, the novel by Ta Ra Su was made into a Hindi film, Basant Bahar in 1956. The novel is supposedly based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.^[2]^[3]

Cast[edit]

Anant Nag as Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah
Rekha Rao
G. S. Rama Rao
B. V. Karanth
Mysore Mutt
Vasudev Girimaji
G. V. Iyer
RS Krishnaswamy as Tipu Sultan

Awards[edit]

23rd National Film Awards
- Best Feature Film in Kannada
- Best Male Playback singer - M. Balamuralikrishna
Karnataka State Film Awards 1975-76

This film screened at 11th IFFI for 50 years of playback singing.

Notes[edit]

↑ https://newsable.asianetnews.com/amp/editorial/tarasu-kannada-films-novelist-nagarahavu-hamsageetha-chandanada-gombe-chandavalliya-thota-akashmika-nrupatunga
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "23rd National Film Awards" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
↑ "Hamsa Geethe's Classical Dance Competition: Translation and Reflection".

External links[edit]

Hamsageethe on IMDb

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[1] ttps://newsable.asianetnews.com/amp/editorial/tarasu-kannada-films-novelist-nagarahavu-hamsageetha-chandanada-gombe-chandavalliya-thota-akashmika-nrupatunga

[iffi-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "23rd National Film Awards" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

[3] "Hamsa Geethe's Classical Dance Competition: Translation and Reflection".

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