Kanneshwara Rama
| Kanneshwara Rama | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | M. S. Sathyu |
| Produced by | Moola Brothers |
| Written by | S. K. Nadig {novel} |
| Starring |
Ananth Nag Shabana Azmi B. V. Karanth Venkatesh Amol Palekar |
| Music by | B. V. Karanth |
| Cinematography |
Ishan Arya Ashok Gunjal |
| Edited by | S. Chakravarthy |
Production company |
Sharadha Movie Productions |
Release dates | 1977 |
Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Kanneshwara Rama (Kannada: ಕನ್ನೇಶ್ವರ ರಾಮ; English: The Legendary Outlaw) is a 1977 Kannada political drama film directed by M. S. Sathyu and produced by the Sharadha Movie Productions banner. The film is based on the novel Kannayya Rama written by the acclaimed writer S. K. Nadig. The story is set in the 1920s during which a young rebellious youth named Kanneshwara Rama opposes to the unjust orders given by the village head and becomes outlawed from the village.[1]
The film stars Ananth Nag as the protagonist along with Shabana Azmi, Amol Palekar, Dheerendra Gopal, Venkatesh in the key supporting roles. The film's score and songs were composed by B. V. Karanth who's also enacted as the dacoit cheiftan. The film, upon release, was critically acclaimed and was screened at various film festivals across India and abroad.
Cast
- Ananth Nag as Kanneshwara Rama
- Shabana Azmi as Malli
- Amol Palekar as Dacoit Chenira
- B. V. Karanth as Junja
- Venkatesh as Narayanappa
- C. R. Simha
- Malathi
- Dheerendra Gopal
- Tom Alter
- Ashok Mandanna
- Shantaram
- Honnayya
- David Horsebaro
- Neelamma
- Ananthalakshmi
- Yashoda Ramaswamy
- Lakshmi Nataraj
- S. Ramaswamy
Soundtrack
The music was composed by B. V. Karanth.
| Track listing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Naraveera Kanneshwara Rama" | N. Kulkarni | P. B. Srinivas | |
| 2. | "Thandenondu Kalavina Mala" | |||
References
- ↑ Narayan, N (10 September 2014). "Sathyu's dacoit hero is here". India Today.