Mana Mecchida Madadi is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry and produced by N. B. Vathsalan and N. Ramachandra. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, K. S. Ashwath and Balakrishna. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar.[1] The movie was remade in Telugu in 1965 as Visala Hrudayalu.[2]
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| Kannada | ಮನ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಮಡದಿ |
| Directed by | K. R. Seetharama Sastry |
| Written by | K. R. Seetharama Sastry |
| Produced by | N. B. Vathsalan N. Ramachandra |
| Starring | Rajkumar Udaykumar K. S. Ashwath Balakrishna |
| Cinematography | Babulnath |
| Edited by | Bal G. Yadav M. Thathaiah |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
Production company | Sarvamangala Chithra |
| Distributed by | Sarvamangala Chithra |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
editShrinath is an innocent young man, born and brought up in a village by his grandfather and is unaware of his father's identity. His grandfather sends him to a rich man Devarajayya in the city to stay in his house and complete his higher education. There he meets Sumana, Devarajayya's daughter. Both gradually fall in love much to the discontent of Sumana's parents and Shrinath's grandfather. To prevent Sumana from marrying Shrinath, her father decides to wed her off to his friend Umakanth's son Ramesh who pretends to be a doctor before his parents but fails all his exams. To avoid this matrimonial alliance, Sumana lies that she is pregnant with Shrinath's child. Her parents unwillingly agree to their marriage but discover the truth right after the marriage is over. Angry at this act by Sumana, her parents cut all the relationships with her. The newly wed couple go to Shrinath's village where his grandfather angry at first, accepts them soon and dies a day later. Unable to find a right job for himself, Shrinath begins to grow vegetables in his farm and sell them. Sumana is pregnant and later delivers a baby boy. Sumana and Shrinath have to face humiliation in her sister, Leela's wedding due to their poverty. This makes Shrinath challenge Sumana's family to never visit them until he earns Rupees One lakh. After an argument with his wife, Umakanth decides to stay with Srikanth who is his own son, but decides not to disclose it to anyone. As Umakanth had previously helped Shrikanth a few times, the latter agrees to let him stay with them. Upset by the recent developments in the family, Sumana's mother, Girija is bed-ridden. The doctor suggests Sumana visiting her mother. But Sumana is unable to make it because of the humiliation her husband has faced. After some twist of events, the identity of Shrinath's father is revealed, Shrinath earns Rupees one lakh, Sumana's mother recovers, her father and sister reconcile with Sumana after realizing that love is more important than money.
Cast
edit- Dr. Rajkumar as Srinath
- Udaykumar as Devarajayya
- K. S. Ashwath as Umakanth, Srinath's father
- Balakrishna as Ramesh
- Narasimharaju as Srinath's friend
- Eshwarappa
- Kuppuraj
- Shivaji
- Bhujanga Rao
- Basappa
- Hanumantha Rao
- Y. R. Ashwath Narayan
- Leelavathi as Sumana, Srinath's wife
- M. Jayashree as Girija
- Indiradevi
- R. T. Rama
- Revathidevi
- B. Jaya
- Prabha
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Love Love Andarenu" | P. B. Srinivas, K. Jamuna Rani | K. R. Seetharama Sastry | 02:49 |
| 2 | "Sirithana Beke" | S. Janaki | K. R. Seetharama Sastry | 02:55 |
| 3 | "Yesu Nadigala Daati" | L. R. Eswari, P. B. Srinivas, Bangalore Latha | K. R. Seetharama Sastry | 03:19 |
| 4 | "Tutiya Mele" | P. Susheela, P. B. Srinivas | K. R. Seetharama Sastry | 03:20 |
| 5 | "Jai Bharata Jananiya" | P. B. Srinivas | K. V. Puttappa | 03:31 |
References
edit- ^ "Mana Mecchida Madadi". chiloka.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರ ಎಷ್ಟು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಪರಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಆಗಿವೆ ಗೊತ್ತಾ..? | Halu Jenu Ramkumar | Ep 54". YouTube.
- ^ "Mana Mechchida Madadi Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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