Parasangada Gendethimma

Parasangada Gendethimma
Parasangada Gendethimma
	File:Parasangada Gendethimma.jpg DVD cover
Directed by	Maruthi Shivram
Produced by	Honnaiah and others
Screenplay by	Maruthi Shivram
Based on	Parasangada Gendethimma; by Srikrishna Alanahalli
Starring	Lokesh ; Reeta Anchan ; Manu ; Honnaiah
Music by	Rajan–Nagendra
Cinematography	S. Ramachandra
Edited by	J. Stanly
Distributed by	Kalakshethra
Release date	1978;
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

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Parasangada Gendethimma (transl. Actor-singer Gendethimma) is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Maruthi Shivram, based on a novel of the same by Srikrishna Alanahalli.^[1] It stars Lokesh in the lead role and the supporting cast features Reeta Anchan, B. R. Jayaram, and Ramakrishna.

The film won three awards at the 1978–79 Karnataka State Film Awards – Third Best Film, Best Actor (Lokesh) and Best Music Director (Rajan–Nagendra). The film was remade in Tamil in 1979 as Rosaappo Ravikkai Kaari and in Telugu in 1982 as Kotha Neeru.^[2]

Plot[edit]

Thimanna (Lokesh) is an innocent tribal youth who is excited about his wedding. A salesman in village who help villagers by getting their needy items from distant city, His wedding is arranged with Marakani (Reeta Anchan), a city girl. Marakani wants to bring about a huge change in him and make him a decent city man. Meanwhile, due to the differences with her mother-in-law, Marakani manages to separate herself and Thimanna from his mother, and they start living separately. Later in the process, when an innocent Thimanna invites a teacher (Manu) to his new shed where they live, Marakani gets attracted to him due to his sophisticated city man looks and then the plot revolves around Thimanna's point of view of the whole situation.

Cast[edit]

Lokesh as Gendethimma
B. R. Jayaram
Reeta Anchan ( Voice dubbed by B. Jayashree )
Honnaiah
Manu
Shyamala
Pramila

Soundtrack[edit]

The music for the film was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics by Doddarange Gowda.

Track list[edit]

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Notadage Nageya Meeti"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2	"Thera Eri Ambaradaage"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
3	"Ninna Roopu Edeya Kalaki"	S. Janaki
4	"Notadage Nageya Meeti" (Sad)	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

References[edit]

↑ "A writer ahead of his time". Bangalore Mirror. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
↑ "Top ten Kannada films to have been remade".

External links[edit]

Parasangada Gendethimma on IMDb

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[1] "A writer ahead of his time". Bangalore Mirror. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

[2] "Top ten Kannada films to have been remade".

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