Kittur Chennamma (film)

Kitturu Chennamma
Kitturu Chennamma
	File:Kittur-Chennamma-(film)-poster.jpg
Directed by	B. R. Panthulu
Produced by	B. R. Panthulu
Screenplay by	G. V. Iyer
Starring	B. Saroja Devi; M. V. Rajamma; Dr. Rajkumar
Music by	T. G. Lingappa
Cinematography	W. R. Subba Rao ; M. Karnan
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Distributed by	Padmini Pictures
Release date	24 February 1961;
Running time	164 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Kitturu Chennamma (Kannada: ಕಿತ್ತೂರು ಚೆನ್ನಮ್ಮ) is a 1961 Indian Kannada-language historical drama film directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. It stars B. Saroja Devi as Kittur Chennamma, an Indian freedom fighter who led an armed rebellion against the British East India Company in 1824, and died in captivity in 1829.^[1] Dr Rajkumar played the role of Raja Mallasarja whereas Raja Shankar played the role of his son for the only time in his career.

At the 9th National Film Awards, the film was awarded the Best Feature Film in Kannada.^[2] This film screened at IFFI 1992 B R Panthalu Homage section.

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

B. Saroja Devi as Kittur Chennamma
M. V. Rajamma as Rudrambe
Leelavathi as Veeravva
Chindodi Leela as Kalavathi
Ramadevi as Mahantavva
Rajkumar as Raja Mallasarja
Dikki Madhava Rao
Narasimharaju
Balakrishna as Harana Setty
B. Hanumanthachar
Eshwarappa
K. S. Ashwath
Rajashankar
Veerappa Chinchodi

Soundtrack[edit]

The music for the film was composed by T. G. Lingappa and lyrics for the soundtrack penned by G. V. Iyer. The songs "Kolu Thudiya Kodagananthe" and "Thanukaragadavaralli Pushpava" were taken from the poems of Akka Mahadevi, a poet who lived in the 12th century Karnataka.

Track list[edit]

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Hoovina Hantha Hatthuva Jane"	S. Janaki, Kamala
2	"Nayanadali Doreyiralu Yara Kanali"	P. Susheela
3	"Aalakke Hoovilla"	S. Janaki, A. P. Komala
4	"Kolu Thudiya Kodagananthe"	S. Janaki
5	"Thanukaragadavaralli Pushpava"	P. Susheela
6	"Kitthura Raniyu Hetthalu Puthrana"
7	"Devaru Devaru Devarembuvaru"
8	"Sanne Eneno Maadithu Kannu"	P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki
9	"Ahorathri Niladodi"	P. B. Sreenivas
10	"Thayi Deviyanu Kaane"	P. Kalinga Rao

References[edit]

↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 369. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
↑ "9th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

External links[edit]

Kittur Chennamma on IMDb

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[1] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 369. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

[2] "9th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

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