Nanda Deepa

Nanda Deepa
Nanda Deepa
	File:Nanda-Deepa-kannada-film.jpg
Directed by	M. R. Vittal
Produced by	Vadiraj; Jawahar
Written by	P. Vadiraj
Starring	Rajkumar; Harini; Leelavathi; Udaykumar
Music by	M. Venkataraju
Cinematography	R. Madhu
Edited by	P. S. Murthy
Production; company	Sri Bharathi Chitra
Release date	31 December 1963;
Running time	157 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Nanda Deepa is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by M. R. Vittal, making his first venture in film direction.^[1] The film was produced and written by actor Vadiraj and co-produced by Jawahar for Sri Bharathi Chitra studio house in its debut production. The film stars Rajkumar and Harini, along with Leelavathi and Udaykumar playing other pivotal roles.

The film, upon release garnered wide appreciation and recognition and won the prestigious National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 10th National Film Awards.^[2] The movie was remade in Gujarati in 1964 as Ramat Ramade Ram - making this the first Kannada movie to be remade in that language. The movie starred Tarla Mehta and Mahesh Kumar in the lead role with popular actor Sanjeev Kumar reprising the role of Udaykumar. While the Kannada version won the National Award, the Gujarati version won eight State awards.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Cast[edit]

Rajkumar as Shankar
Udaykumar as Ravi
Harini
Leelavathi
K. S. Ashwath
Sorat Ashwath
Narasimharaju
Vadiraj
Ganapathi Bhat
Hanumanthachar
Balakrishna in a guest appearance

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by M. Venkataraju, with lyrics by Sorat Ashwath.^[6] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Yaarige Yaaro"	Sorat Ashwath	P. B. Sreenivas	03:25
2.	"Naadinanda Ee Deepavali"	Sorat Ashwath	S. Janaki, P. Leela	03:10
3.	"Ondu Goodide"	Sorat Ashwath	P. Nageshwara Rao, Jikki	02:49
4.	"Gaaligopura Ninnashatheera"	Sorat Ashwath	S. Janaki	03:15
5.	"Naliva Mana"	Sorat Ashwath	P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki	03:13
6.	"Kanasonda Kande"	Sorat Ashwath	S. Janaki	03:05
7.	"Nyayakke Kannilla"	Sorat Ashwath	P. Leela	03:14

Awards[edit]

10th National Film Awards

Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Nanda Deepa on IMDb

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[1] M.R. Vittal movies list

[2] 10th National Film Awards

[3] "ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಭೇಟಿಯಾದಾಗೆಲ್ಲಾ ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರು "ಗುರುಗಳೇ" ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೇಕೆ..? | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar Ep 105 - YouTube". YouTube.

[4] "Nanda Deepa | Full Kannada Movie | Dr Rajkumar | Udayakumar | Sandalwood Movies Online - YouTube". YouTube.

[5] "Ramat Ramade Ram Full Movie - રમત રમાડે રામ - Super Hit Full Gujarati Movies - Romantic Comedy Film - YouTube". YouTube.

[6] Nandaa Deepa songs

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