Shiva Mecchida Kannappa

Shiva Mecchida Kannappa
Shiva Mecchida Kannappa
	File:Shiva-Mecchida-Kannappa-Film-Poster.jpg
Directed by	Vijay
Produced by	S. A. Govindaraj ; Raghavendra Rajkumar
Starring	Rajkumar ; Shivarajkumar ; Geetha ; Sarala Devi
Music by	T. G. Lingappa
Cinematography	R. Chitti Babu
Edited by	P. Bhakthavathsalam
Release date	24 March 1988;
Running time	149 min.
Country	India
Language	Kannada

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Shiva Mecchida Kannappa (English: Kannappa who was blessed by Shiva) is a 1988 Indian Kannada film directed by Vijay. The film is a rehashed version of the 1954 film Bedara Kannappa, the debut film of actor Rajkumar. Produced by Raghavendra Rajkumar, the film is about the life of Kannappa, a hunter who becomes a Lord Shiva devotee; Kanappa is played by Puneeth Rajkumar in younger days and Shivarajkumar in adult life.^[1] The rest of the cast includes Geetha, Sarala Devi, C. R. Simha and Rajkumar himself playing a brief cameo role in the role of Lord Shiva. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa and the dialogues and lyrics written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.

Cast[edit]

Rajkumar as Shiva (cameo)
Shiva Rajkumar as Dinna / Arjuna
Puneeth Rajkumar as young Dinna
Geetha as Parvati
Saraladevi as Neela
C. R. Simha as Kailasanatha Sastry
Balaraj as Kashi
Shankar Patil
Doddanna as Doddayya
Sathyajith as Neela's father
Bhatti Mahadevappa
Kunigal Ramanath
Sangeeta
Srishailan
Honnavalli Krishna
Upasane Seetharam
Padma Kumta as Chenni, Dinna's mother
Sangeeta

Soundtrack[edit]

The musical score by T. G. Lingappa was positively reviewed.^[2]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Kanninda Nee Baana"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. R. Chaya	Chi. Udaya Shankar
2	"Mella Mellane Bandane"	Vani Jairam	Chi. Udaya Shankar
3	"Kannilla Kiviyilla"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Chi. Udaya Shankar
4	"Maayeya Thareyanu"	Rajkumar	Chi. Udaya Shankar
5	"Deva Mahadeva"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Chi. Udaya Shankar
6	"Ellaru Maduvudu"	Rajkumar	Kanaka Dasa

Release[edit]

The film was released on 24 March 1988.

References[edit]

↑ [1]
↑ Songs list

External source[edit]

Shiva Mecchida Kannappa on IMDb

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[2] Songs list

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