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| Savira Mettilu | |
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| Directed by | Puttanna Kanagal K. S. L. Swamy D B Basave Gowda |
| Written by | Dialogue: D B Basave Gowda P V Nanjaraja Urs |
| Screenplay by | P V Nanjaraja Urs D B Basave Gowda |
| Story by | P V Nanjaraja Urs |
| Produced by | D B Basave Gowda |
| Starring | Jayanthi Kalyan Kumar |
| Cinematography | D V Rajaram R Manjunath R N Krishna Prasad |
| Edited by | M. N. Swamy |
| Music by | Pravin Godkhindi Vijaya Bhaskar |
Production company | Padmamba Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Savira Mettilu (transl. A thousand steps) is a 2006 Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, K. S. L. Swamy and D. B. Basave Gowda and starring Jayanthi and Kalyan Kumar. The film was mostly shot in 1968 (in black and white) and was partially shot in 2006 (in color)
Cast
edit- Jayanthi as Shanthi
- Kalyan Kumar
- K. S. Ashwath as Shanti's father
- Vajramuni
- Pandari Bai
- Dikki Madhava Rao
- Putswamy
- Niranjan
- Ambareesh
- Ramakrishna
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Sunderraj
- B. V. Radha
- Padma Vasanthi
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
- Vaishali Kasaravalli
- Hemachaudhary
- B. Jaya
- Girija Lokesh
- Ashalatha
- Shivaram
- Pranavamurthy
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Doddanna
- Master Hirananaiah
- G. K. Govinda Rao
- Shivakumar
- D. B. Basave Gowda as the jail superintendent
- Anu Prabhakar as the jail superintendent's assistant
Production
editThe film directed by Puttanna Kanagal and later by K. S. L. Swamy after Kanagal left the project. The film stopped production in 1968 before being completed in 2006 by D. B. Basave Gowda after the remaining portions of the film were shot.[1][2] Jayanthi was a part of the original film and the newer portions. D. B. Basave Gowda and Anu Prabhakar were a part of the missing portions.[3][4]
Reception
editA critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "This is a film not only for the yesteryears film goers. For the present generation it required pruning and facelift in technical department".[5]
References
edit- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (20 October 2015). "Veteran film-maker K.S.L. Swamy passes away". The Hindu.
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (20 October 2015). "He leaves behind a path of thought". The Hindu.
- ^ Rao, Geetha (3 April 2006). "Kanagal classic is revived". The Times of India.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (20 October 2006). "'Saavira Mettilu' - revived from the ashes..." Nowrunning.
- ^ "Savira Mettilu Review". Indiaglitz. 28 October 2006.