Vijayanagarada Veeraputhra is a 1961 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by R. Nagendra Rao. The film stars R. N. Sudarshan, B. Saroja Devi, R. Nagendra Rao and Kalyan Kumar in the lead roles. The film's musical score was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamurthy.[1][2]
| Vijayanagarada Veeraputhra | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | R. Nagendra Rao |
| Written by | R. N. Jayagopal |
| Screenplay by | R. N. Jayagopal |
| Produced by | R Nagendra Rao |
| Starring | R. N. Sudarshan B. Saroja Devi R. Nagendra Rao Kalyan Kumar |
| Cinematography | R. N. K. Prasad |
| Edited by | S. M. Shali |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan T. K. Ramamoorthy |
Production company | RNR Pictures |
| Distributed by | RNR Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Although set in the backdrop of the Vijayanagara Empire at the close of the 15th century, the movie was wholly fictional and was more in the nature of a medieval action and revenge drama with intelligent doses of conspiracy, plotting, melodrama and old-style romance thrown in.[3]
Cast
edit- R. N. Sudarshan
- B. Saroja Devi
- R. Nagendra Rao
- Kalyan Kumar
- Udaykumar
- Sandhya
- Lakshmidevi
- Ramadevi
- Baby Lakshmi
- Balakrishna
- Narasimharaju
- Ganapathi Bhat
- H. R. Shastry
- Shyamsundar
- Hanumantha Rao
- M. G. Mari Rao
- Udayashankar
- G. M. Nanjappa
- Sando Prakash
- Haneef Kumar
- Shivaji Rao
- Desharaj
- Hanumanthachar
- Guggu
- Shankarnarayan
- Maheshwaraiah
- Gopal Rao
- Shakunthala
- Shashi
- Kala
- Mala
- Leela
- Janardhan
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Maathina Malla" | P. Nageswara Rao, L. R. Eswari | R. N. Jayagopal | 04:34 |
| 2 | "Apara Keerthi" | P. B. Srinivas | R. N. Jayagopal | 03:24 |
| 3 | "Madhuraa Mohana Veena Vaadhana" | P. Susheela | R. N. Jayagopal | 03:28 |
References
edit- ^ "Vijayanagarada Veeraputhra". nthwall.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Vijayanagarada Veeraputhra". chiloka.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Contributions of Kannada Cinema to Historical Dramas". prekshaa.in. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Vijayanagarada Veera Putra Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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