Samayada Gombe

Samayada Gombe
Samayada Gombe
Soundtrack album by M. Ranga Rao
Released	1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Kannada
M. Ranga Rao chronology

Samayada Gombe
Samayada Gombe
	File:Samayada Gombe poster.jpg Poster
Directed by	Dorai–Bhagavan
Produced by	Dorai–Bhagavan ; Rathi Radhakrishna
Written by	Chi. Udaya Shankar; (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Dorai–Bhagavan
Story by	Chitralekha
Starring	Rajkumar; Roopa Devi; Kanchana; Srinath
Music by	M. Ranga Rao; Chi. Udaya Shankar; (lyrics)
Cinematography	B. C. Gowrishankar
Edited by	P. Bhaktavatsalam
Production; company	Sri Thripura Sundari Combines
Release date	1984;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

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Samayada Gombe (transl. Puppet of the times) is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and co-produced by Dorai–Bhagavan. The film stars Rajkumar, Srinath, Roopa Devi and Menaka.^[1] It is based on the novel of same name written by Chitralekha.^[2] This is the first Kannada movie of Malayalam actress Menaka who played the role of Rajkumar's sister and Srinath's wife in the movie.

The film met with positive response upon release from critics. The film was declared a Blockbuster at the box office and saw a theatrical run of 26 weeks.^[3] SK Bhagawan had revealed that Dr. Rajkumar's remuneration for the movie was Rs. 6 lakhs.^[4]

Cast[edit]

Rajkumar as Gurumurthy
Roopa Devi as Gauri
Menaka as Lakshmi, wife of military officer and Gurumurthy's sister
Kanchana as Kamakshi
Lohithaswa
Srinath as Military Officer Vinod Kumar
Sadhana as Mangala
Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Pailwan Puttappa
R. N. Sudarshan as Dharmadasa
Musuri Krishnamurthy
Shivaram
Mysore Lokesh as Naga
Shakti Prasad
Uma Shivakumar
Shashikala
Papamma as Subbamma
Sadashiva Brahmavar as hotel owner
Negro Johnny
K. V. Manjayya
Master Sanjay
Baby Sushma
Baby Sangeeta
Master Arjun as Baby Deepu
Master Ravi

Soundtrack[edit]

The music of the film was composed by M. Ranga Rao with lyrics penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar.^[5]

Track list[edit]

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Kogile Haadide"	Rajkumar, S. Janaki
2	"Sankochava Bidu"	Rajkumar, S. Janaki
3	"Nanna Saradara"	Rajkumar, S. Janaki
4	"Aakasha Kelageke"	Rajkumar
5	"Chinnada Bombeyalla"	Rajkumar

Reception[edit]

The movie upon release won critical acclaim for the story and performances of the lead actors. The movie completed 50 days in all 20 first release centres. The movie ran for 175 days in Bengaluru and Mysuru and 100 days in several theatres in Uttara Karnataka. ^[6]

References[edit]

↑ Cast & crew
↑ Team Udayavani (24 April 2019). "Raj Festival". udayavani.com.
↑ "Raja of Chalanachitra". chitratara.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007.
↑ "Bhagavan's 50th film carries friend Dorairaj". bangaloremirror.in. 3 January 2019.
↑ Songs
↑ Sandalwoodking (11 June 2015). "Haalu Jenu A Look Back". Retrieved 27 May 2019.

External links[edit]

Samayada Gombe on IMDb

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[1] Cast & crew

[2] Team Udayavani (24 April 2019). "Raj Festival". udayavani.com.

[3] "Raja of Chalanachitra". chitratara.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007.

[4] "Bhagavan's 50th film carries friend Dorairaj". bangaloremirror.in. 3 January 2019.

[5] Songs

[6] Sandalwoodking (11 June 2015). "Haalu Jenu A Look Back". Retrieved 27 May 2019.

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