Masanada Hoovu

Masanada Hoovu
Masanada Hoovu
	CD cover
Directed by	Puttanna Kanagal
Written by	T. R. Subba Rao
Screenplay by	Puttanna Kanagal
Based on	Masanada Hoovu; by T. R. Subba Rao
Produced by	B. S. Gayathri; S. P. Sarvotthama Kanagal;
Starring	Jayanthi; Ambareesh; Hema Chaudhary; Aparna;
Cinematography	S. Maruthi Rao
Edited by	V. P. Krishna
Music by	Vijaya Bhaskar
Distributed by	Anugraha Movie Makers
Release date	1985;
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Masanada Hoovu (transl. Graveyard Flower) is a 1985 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on T. R. Subba Rao's novel of the same name.^[1] It introcues Aparna and stars Jayanthi, Ambareesh, Vijayalakshmi Singh and Hema Choudhary in key roles. Puttanna Kanagal died before filming was complete. His friend and long time associate, director K. S. L. Swamy, completed the film. Masanada Hoovu won multiple awards at the 1985-86 Karnataka State Film Awards including Best Actress (Jayanthi) and Best Supporting Actor.

Padma Vasanthi had originally been signed to play one of the roles and even learnt roller skating for the same.^{[citation needed]} After Kanagal's death, the same role was enacted by Vijayalakshmi Singh and a bicycle replaced the roller skates. Chandrika who would become a lead actress in the 90s plays a small role in the movie under her real name Sribharathi.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

Jayanthi as Taradevi
Ambareesh as Singaru
Aparna as Parvati
Vijayalakshmi Singh as Shanta
Hema Choudhary as Amba
Lokanath
Mukhyamantri Chandru
Doddanna
Sihi Kahi Geetha as Hema
Chandrika (credited as Sribharathi) as Saroja
Sivakumar

Soundtrack

Track #	Song	Singer(s)
1	"O Gunavantha"	S. Janaki
2	"Kannada Nadina Karavali"	P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
3	"Uppina Sagaraku"	P Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
4	"Yaava Kaanike Needali"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
5	"Masanada Hoovendu Neeneke"	S P Balasubrahmanyam

Reception

The Hindu listed this film alongside five other films for which Ambareesh earned critical acclaim for his acting.^[2]

Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards 1985-86
- Best Actress – Jayanthi
- Best Supporting Actor – Ambareesh
- Best Dialogue Writer – T. G. Ashwatha Narayana
- Best Cinematographer – S. Maruthi Rao
- Best Sound Recording – C. D. Vishwanath
- Special Award (Art Director) – Arun D. Godgaonkar

References

^ Chitradurga, Shashidhar (20 April 2017). "Meet the man who was the inspiration behind great Kannada films". Asianet News. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^ Khajane, Muralidhara; Bharadwaj, K. V. Aditya (25 November 2018). "Kannada cinema's own 'angry young man'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022.

External links

Masanada Hoovu at IMDb

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[1] Chitradurga, Shashidhar (20 April 2017). "Meet the man who was the inspiration behind great Kannada films". Asianet News. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

[2] Khajane, Muralidhara; Bharadwaj, K. V. Aditya (25 November 2018). "Kannada cinema's own 'angry young man'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022.

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