Summary
Annapoorna is a 1964 Indian Kannada language film directed by Aaroor Pattabhi and produced by actress Pandari Bai.[1] Besides Pandari Bai herself in the title role, the film starred K. S. Ashwath, Mynavathi and Balakrishna in other main roles. Popular star Kalyan Kumar made a brief appearance in the first half of the film while Rajkumar makes an entry after one and a half hour into the movie. He appeared in the role of a lawyer for the first time on-screen. Chi. Udayashankar became full-fledged lyricist for the first time by writing all the songs of this movie. The movie is a remake of Pandari Bai's 1959 Tamil film Aval Yaar [2] which had not performed well at the box-office.[3]
| Annapoorna | |
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| Directed by | Aarooru Pattabhi |
| Produced by | Pandari Bai |
| Starring | K. S. Ashwath Pandari Bai Mynavathi Rajkumar Kalyan Kumar |
| Cinematography | R. Madhu |
| Edited by | Aaroor Pattabhi |
| Music by | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Distributed by | Sri Panduranga Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast edit
- K. S. Ashwath as Shivashankar
- Pandari Bai as Annapoorna
- Mynavathi as Ashadevi
- Balakrishna as Kailas
- Ganapathi Bhat
- B. Ramadevi
- K. M. Rathnakar
- Rajkumar as Krishna
- Kalyan Kumar as Mohan Ram (cameo)
- R. Nagendra Rao in a guest appearance
- Ravikala as (Baby Ravikala) as Krishna
- Music Director Vijaya Bhaskar (credited as Bhaskar) as Shashikanth singing "Kannadave Taynudiyu" and '"Hrudayaveene Nudiye Taane" in the voice of P. B. Srinivas
Soundtrack edit
The music of the film was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics for the soundtrack written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.[4]
Track list edit
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kannadave Thaynudiyu" | P. B. Sreenivas |
| 2 | "Anda Chendada Hoove" | P. Leela, T. R. Jayadev |
| 3 | "Hrudaya Veene" | P. B. Sreenivas |
| 4 | "Cheluvina Siriye" | A. L. Raghavan |
| 5 | "Krishna Bidu Bidu Kopava" | S. Janaki |
References edit
- ^ Annapoorna details
- ^ "ORIGINAL ಕಥೆ ಅಂತ ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳೂ ಇವೆ..! | Halu Jenu Ramkumar | Ep 53". YouTube.
- ^ "Archive.ph". Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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