| Sri Purandara Dasaru | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | C. V. Raju R. Ramamurthy |
| Produced by | Smt Jayalakshmi |
| Screenplay by | C. V. Raju |
| Starring | K. S. Ashwath R. Nagendra Rao Udaykumar Rajashankar |
| Music by | C. N. Pandurangan |
| Cinematography | Rajaram Meenakshi Sundaram |
| Edited by | C. V. Raju |
Production company | Sri Hamsa Chithra |
| Distributed by | Sri Hamsa Chithra |
Release date |
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Running time | 171 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Sri Purandara Dasaru (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by C. V. Raju and produced by Smt Jayalakshmi. The film stars K. S. Ashwath, R. Nagendra Rao, Udaykumar and Rajashankar. The musical score was composed by C. N. Pandurangan.[1][2] This film is the third Kannada film based on the life of Purandara Dasa, following the 1937 film Purandaradasa and the 1964 film Navakoti Narayana.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- K. S. Ashwath
- R. Nagendra Rao
- Udaykumar
- Rajashankar
- Balakrishna
- Narasimharaju
- Venkatesh
- Raghavendra Rao
- Vadiraj
- Rathnakar
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Master Sridhar
- Chittibabu
- Ramachandra Shastry
- Dwarakish
- Bangalore Nagesh
- Rajendra Krishna
- Kuppuraj
- Srikanth
- Niranjan
- Lakshmaiah
- Dinesh
- Shivaram
- Dattharaj
- Iyengar
- Bapayya
- Swamy
- Pandari Bai
- Harini
- Mynavathi
- L. Vijayalakshmi
- Ramadevi
- Papamma
- Saroja
- Janaki
- Shanthamma
- Kutty Padmini
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by C. N. Pandurangan.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aadidano Ranga" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | Purandaradasa | 03:06 |
| 2 | "Aparadhi Nanallaa" | P. B. Sreenivas | Purandaradasa | 03:14 |
| 3 | "Chandrachooda" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:02 |
| 4 | "Jagadodharana" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:16 |
| 5 | "Kandu Kandu Nee Yenna" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:26 |
| 6 | "Sakalagrahabala" | P. B. Sreenivas | Purandaradasa | 03:03 |
| 7 | "Sri Gananatha" | M. Balamuralikrishna, Sarojini | Purandaradasa | 05:56 |
Reception[edit | edit source]
The Indian Express wrote, "If for nothing else, the music would make the Kannada film [Sri Purandara Dasaru] worth the while."[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sri Purandara Dasaru". chiloka.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sri Purandara Dasaru". nthwall.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sri Purandaradasaru Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Morning shows". The Indian Express. 8 March 1969. p. 5.
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