Uyyale (transl. The Swing) is a 1969 Kannada language romantic drama film directed by N. Lakshminarayan and starring Rajkumar and Kalpana. The film is a direct screen adaptation of the novel of the same name written by the acclaimed novelist Chaduranga (Subramanyaraja Urs).[1][2] The movie presents a delicate tale of the extra-marital love of a woman neglected by her husband reflecting the social and moral laws of married life.[3] Radha is the second wife of an extremely negligent Shesha. However, when Krishna, Shesha's cousin, enters her life, they form a unique bond with each other.
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| Directed by | N. Lakshminarayan |
| Written by | Chaduranga |
| Based on | Uyyale by Chaduranga |
| Produced by | G. N. Lakshmipathy |
| Starring | Rajkumar Kalpana K. S. Ashwath Balakrishna |
| Cinematography | N. G. Rao |
| Edited by | P. Bhakthavatsalam |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Distributed by | Bharath Enterprises |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Besides writing the story, Chaduranga also wrote the dialogues for the film and won Karnataka State Film Award for the year 1979 for this story. The soundtrack and original score composed by Vijaya Bhaskar was widely acclaimed and appreciated. Produced by Gopal - Lakshman duo, the film fetched the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film award for the same year. The film was screened twice at the IFFI Retrospect - once in 1992 and once again in 2019 on the occasion of the 50th year of IFFI.[4] In a small drama sequence, Rajkumar appears as Gautama Buddha and Leelavathi as Kisa Gotami.
Cast
edit- Rajkumar as Krishna Gowda
- Kalpana as Radha
- K. S. Ashwath as Seshu Rao, Radha's husband
- Leelavathi as stage actor (cameo)
- M. Jayashree as Krishna's mother
- Balakrishna as Seetapathi, Seshu's neighbour
- Ramadevi as Seetha, Seetapathi's wife
- Premalatha as Kanaka
- Papamma as Kanaka's mother
- N. K. Narasimhaiah
- Baby Girija as Prabha
Soundtrack
editThe songs composed by Vijaya Bhaskar and sung by P. B. Sreenivas and P. Susheela found wide reach and are considered one of the best soundtracks.[5] Rajkumar "humming" the entire lyrics of Doniyolage Neenu [6] in a sequence in the movie remains the only instance of him "singing" in the music direction of Vijaya Bhaskar.[7]
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | Lyrics |
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| 1 | "Kaddu Kaddu Nodo" | P. B. Sreenivas | R. N. Jayagopal |
| 2 | "Cheluvina Kale" | P. Susheela | Vijaya Narasimha |
| 3 | "Nagutha Haadale" | P. B. Sreenivas | Geethapriya |
| 4 | "Kallu Kavitheya Haaduvudu" | P. B. Sreenivas | Chi. Udaya Shankar |
| 5 | "Doniyolage Neenu" | P. Susheela | R. N. Jayagopal |
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kamat's Potpourri: Amma's Column - Remembering Chaduranga". www.kamat.com.
- ^ "ರಾಜ್ ಹಬ್ಬ: ವರನಟನ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಕನ್ನಡಿ".
- ^ @NFAIOfficial (28 May 2022). "#SaturdayVibes: Kalpana in acclaimed #Kannada film #Uyyale (1969). The film presents a delicate tale of the extra-m…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dr Rajkumar's 'Uyyale' in IFFI retrospective". Deccan Herald. 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Songs Download, All MP3 Songs, Raaga.com All Songs". www.raaga.com.
- ^ ""DhoNiyoLage Neenu ..." Song from Kannada Movie, "Uyyale"". YouTube. 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Twitter(x.com)".