Karulina Koogu

Karulina Koogu
Karulina Koogu
Directed by	D. Rajendra Babu
Produced by	Vizag Raju
Written by	D. Rajendra babu; Richard Louis (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	D. Rajendra babu
Story by	Dennis Joseph
Starring	Tiger Prabhakar; Vinaya Prasad; Srinath
Music by	Hamsalekha
Cinematography	Ashok Kashyap
Edited by	K. Balu
Production; company	Aditya Movie Makers
Release date	March 1994;
Running time	142 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

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Karulina Koogu is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by vizag Raju. The film stars Prabhakar, Vinaya Prasad and Srinath. The film was widely popular for the songs composed and written by Hamsalekha upon release.

The film is a remake of Malayalam hit Akashadoothu (1993) directed by Sibi Malayil and was subsequently remade in Telugu as Mathrudevobhava (1993). Both the versions had actress Madhavi in the lead role. However, in Kannada version, she was replaced by Vinaya Prasad. This Film Won Best Film Filmfare Award.

Plot[edit]

A Church-like Hindu order provides the spiritual context for this unusual story about the extinction of a lower-class alcoholic family. The drunkard Mohan (Tiger Prabhakar ) is married to Sharada (Vinaya Prasad), a cultured music teacher employed in a Hindu ashram, who tries to reform her husband. The villain in this allegory of a Hindu community is a Christian, Antony, who tries to rape Sharada and later kills Mohan shortly after Sharada is diagnosed as terminally ill with cancer. Sharada dies before she can find adoptive parents for her children, but the saintly head of the ashram (Srinath) does this for her. The film also has a few comic scenes, e.g. in a bar, where a series of jokes culminate in a song talking about the plight of Kannada speaking people in Bangalore city.

Cast[edit]

Tiger Prabhakar as Mohan
Vinaya Prasad as Sharada
Srinath as Swamiji
Doddanna
Ashalatha
Shanthamma
Umashree as Arrack shop owner Rukkamma
Srinivasa Murthy
Pramila Joshai
Lakshman Rao
M. S. Karanth
Richard Louis
Baby Roopa
Bank Suresh

Soundtrack[edit]

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by Hamsalekha.^[1] All the songs in the soundtrack were received well upon release.

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Alabeda Magale"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2.	"Naanu Badava"	Mano & K. S. Chithra
3.	"Hendkuduka Ratna"	Mano
4.	"Bidurina Kolalu"	K. S. Chithra
5.	"Raagavagi Naanu"	K. S. Chithra

References[edit]

↑ Karulina Koogu songs

External links[edit]

Karulina Koogu on IMDb

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[1] Karulina Koogu songs

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