Aasha Sundari

Aasha Sundari
Aasha Sundari
Directed by	Hunsur Krishnamurthy
Written by	S. Bhavanarayana
Produced by	S. Bhavanarayana
Starring	Rajkumar; Krishnakumari; Harini; Rajasree
Cinematography	H S Venu; J. Sathyanarayana
Edited by	V. S. Narayanan
Music by	Susarla Dakshinamurthi
Production; company	Gowri Productions
Release date	17 September 1960;
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Aasha Sundari is a 1960 Kannada-language film, directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced and written by S. Bhavanarayana. The film starred Krishnakumari in the title role, besides Rajkumar, Harini and M. N. Lakshmi Devi in other pivotal roles. The film, produced under Gowri Productions, has musical score composed by Susarla Dakshinamurthi, with lyrics written by the director himself. Hunsur Krishnamurthy simultaneously made the movie in Telugu as Rama Sundari starring Kanta Rao.^[1] Rajkumar played dual role in a small portion of the movie where the second character appears only for few minutes.^[2]

Cast

Source^[3]

Rajkumar as Gunasheela
Krishnakumari as Hema
Harini as Mithravinda
Narasimharaju as Maithreya
M. N. Lakshmi Devi
Rajasree as Tribal girl
Kantha Rao as Manibhadra
Rajanala as Kapalabhairava
Hanumantha Rao
Hemalatha as Hema's mother
Ramachandra Shastry

Plot

Yaksha Krishna Rao loves Mitravinda and asks her to marry and she is not showing love to him. Mitravinda is Yakshni Harini comes to Earth and watches princess Hemavathi Krishnakumari was dancing in shiva temple. She also dance with her and she is very fond of each other and become best friends. Prince Rajkumar is in love with his dream girl and he shows the painting to friend Narasimharaju. On the other end, to keep their friendship intact girls decided not to marry and become always friends. Prince will come to her kingdom and see her in garden and he trying to approach her. Yaksha will help Prince to love her and he will go to palace and keep his photo there. After wake up she will see photo which express his love to her and she falls in love. He will put his ring to her finger and she is love with her. One day Yakshini want to come to palace and YaIsha stops and tell that she is love with prince. She come and see both are in love. She gets angry and tell her their love won't happen. she will curse prince become mad and forgot princess. After seeing photo in her bedroom her father brings him to palace and punish him ask his army cut his head. Friend will come and stop that and they will go to forest. Her father sent princess to forest as she wants to leave with prince and Yakshini tells that prince is cruel and he makes your kingdom problematic. Princess will get help from Yaksha to make clear from madness curse given by Yakshni.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Susarla Dakshinamurthi, with lyrics by Hunsur Krishnamurthy.^[4]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Jaya Jaya Gangadhara"	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	P. Susheela
2.	"Oh Sakhi"	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	S. Janaki, P. Susheela
3.	"Neela Megha Gaaliyol"	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	P. B. Sreenivas
4.	"Shrungara Saare"	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	P. B. Sreenivas
5.	"Oh Rajakumari"	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	Ghantasala
6.	"Saagibaa Raja"	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	P. Susheela
7.	"Jo Jo Rajakumara"	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	P. Susheela
8.	"Guttenide Gatti Mathu"	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	S. Janaki
9.	"Chitthava Kenakida"	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	P. Susheela
10.	"Akalanka Neenendu"	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	P. Susheela
11.	"Amruthamaya Ee Sneha"	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	P. Susheela, S. Janaki