Ondu Muttina Kathe

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Ondu Muttina Kathe
File:Ondu Muttina Kathe.jpg
Film poster
Directed byShankar Nag
Produced byA. Dwarakanath
A. Ramadas
A. S. Murthy
D. K. K. Prasad
Screenplay byShankar Nag
StarringRajkumar
Archana
Music byL. Vaidyanathan
CinematographyB. C. Gowrishankar
Edited byP. Bhaktavatsalam
Production
company
Padmashree Enterprises
Distributed byVajreshwari Combines
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Ondu Muttina Kathe (Kannada: ಒಂದು ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಕಥೆ, English: Story of a Pearl) is a 1987 Indian Kannada film directed by Shankar Nag, starring Rajkumar and Archana in the lead roles.[1] It is based on John Steinbeck's 1947 novella The Pearl.[2][3] This was the last directorial of Shankar Nag. It is also the only movie in which Shankar Nag directed Rajkumar making him the youngest person to direct Rajkumar.[4]

The movie was not a very successful but is still remembered for its brilliant screenplay and technical superiority.[5] It is considered one of the cult classic movies in the history of Kannada cinema.[6] The film is also notable for the underwater fighting sequence by Rajkumar at the age of 58 [7] with a London-made artificial octopus shot in the Maldives ocean with a Canadian camera by a German cameraman.[8] It was the first Indian film to have an underwater action sequence shot in an ocean [9] outside India [10] without the help of oxygen mask.[11]

Cast[edit]

Reception[edit]

Riding on high expectations, Ondu Muttina Kathe received mixed response upon release. However, it ended up doubling its investment.[12] It had the lowest share for a Dr Raj movie in the 1980s. The movie just ran for 7 weeks (less 50 days) in the main theatre which again was the lowest for a Dr Rajkumar movie in the 1980s putting the then lowest Nee Nanna Gellalare (63 day) to the second position. The low critical or commercial success of Guri (critically unsuccessful), Ondu Muttina Kathe(commercially unsuccessful) , Devatha Manushya(critical failure) and comparatively successful Parashuram (but critically unsuccessful) is said to have caused Dr. Rajkumar to temporarily retire from movies before making a comeback through Jeevana Chaitra due to immense pressure from his fans. Over the following years, Ondu Muttina Kathe has achieved cult status which in turn is evident from it being frequently shown on Udaya TV. It is considered one of the most technically advanced films of the 1980s era of Indian cinema.

Soundtrack[edit]

Ondu Muttina Kathe
Soundtrack album by
Released1987
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelSangeetha

L. Vaidyanathan composed the background score for the film and the soundtracks. Lyrics for the soundtracks were penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The album consists of five soundtracks.[13]

Tracklist
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Mutthonda Thande"  Rajkumar, Rathnamala Prakash 05:57
2. "Mallige Hoovinanthe"  Rajkumar, Rathnamala Prakash 04:47
3. "Mutthondu Bandaithu"  C. Ashwath 03:57
4. "Ondu Eradu"  Rajkumar, Sunil Raoh, Sowmya Raoh 04:03
5. "Melinda Hunnime Chandra"  Rajkumar, Shankar Nag 04:30

References[edit]

  1. Ondu Muthina Kathe (1987) Movie info
  2. http://southernexpress.in/happy-birthday-rajkumar-the-ultimate-star-of-the-sandalwood-industry/
  3. "16 Terribly Underrated Kannada Movies which are so Good that they Deserved a Blockbuster". 20 June 2018.
  4. "ಸಿನಿ ಸಿಪ್ 36 | ಶಂಕರ್ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪ".
  5. http://www.chitraloka.com/component/content/article/34-celebrity-writers/udaya-marakini-column/4093-article-on-shanar-nag.html
  6. "16 Terribly Underrated Kannada Movies which are so Good that they Deserved a Blockbuster". 20 June 2018.
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOUqHyKyTIs
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9H2VraGw0c
  9. http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31806&articlexml=DID-YOU-KNOW--21072017110007
  10. "Ondu Muttina Kathe is the first Indian movie to be shot under water - Times of India".
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9H2VraGw0c
  12. "ಸಿನಿ ಸಿಪ್ 36 | ಶಂಕರ್ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪ".
  13. Ondu Mutthina Kathe (1987) songs

External links[edit]


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