Santha Shishunala Sharifa
| Santha Shishunala Sharifa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | T. S. Nagabharana |
| Produced by |
Srihari Khoday Mahima Patel |
| Written by |
T. S. Nagabharana C. Ashwath Basavaraj |
| Starring |
Sridhar Girish Karnad Suman Ranganathan Master Jayanth |
| Music by | C. Ashwath |
| Cinematography | S. Ramachandra |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Production company |
Yajaman Enterprises |
Release dates |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Santha Shishunala Sharifa (Kannada: ಸಂತ ಶಿಶುನಾಳ ಶರೀಫ) is a 1990 Indian Kannada biographical drama film directed and co-written by T. S. Nagabharana[1] and produced by Srihari Khoday and Mahima Patel for Yajaman Enterprises. The story is based on the life of acclaimed saint poet Shishunala Sharif who wrote several moral poems striving towards social reformation.[2] A collection of Sharif's poems are set to tunes by C. Ashwath, who also did the major playback singing. The soundtrack consisting of 16 poems was extremely popular upon release. The dialogues for this movie was wrtitten by Gopala Wajapayi, a well known theatre figure and translator of Bertolt Brecht's play The Caucasian Chalk Circle.
The film's cast comprised Sridhar in the titular role along with Girish Karnad, Suman Ranganathan and H. G. Dattatreya among others.[3]
The film was widely appreciated by critics and audience upon release. It went on to win Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. The film also received multiple Karnataka State Film Awards including Best Film, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories.
Cast
- Sridhar as Sharifa
- Girish Karnad as Govinda Bhatta
- Suman Ranganathan as Sharifa's wife
- H. G. Dattatreya
- Hema Choudhary
- Master Jayanth
- Brahmavar
- Venkata Rao
- Vishwanath Rao
- Shankar Rao
- Prem Kumar
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by C. Ashwath. All the 16 songs composed for this film have been from the literary work collection of poet Shishunala Sharif. The songs are rendered by popular Sugama Sangeetha singers with most of them sung by C. Ashwath himself.
| Track listing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Savaalondu Ninna Mela" | Shishunala Sharif | Yashwanth Halibandi | |
| 2. | "Kukku Enuthide Belava" | Shishunala Sharif | B. R. Chaya | |
| 3. | "Haakida Janivaarava" | Shishunala Sharif | Shimoga Subbanna & B. R. Chaya | |
| 4. | "Alabeda Thangi Alabeda" | Shishunala Sharif | Shimoga Subbanna | |
| 5. | "Biddiyabbe Muduki" | Shishunala Sharif | Shimoga Subbanna | |
| 6. | "Kodagana Koli Nungitha" | Shishunala Sharif | C. Ashwath | |
| 7. | "Sneha Madabekinthavala" | Shishunala Sharif | C. Ashwath | |
| 8. | "Mohada Hendathi Theerida Balika" | Shishunala Sharif | C. Ashwath | |
| 9. | "Ellaranthavanalla Nanna Ganda" | Shishunala Sharif | C. Ashwath | |
| 10. | "Soruthihudu Maneya Maaligi" | Shishunala Sharif | C. Ashwath | |
| 11. | "Gudiya Nodiranna" | Shishunala Sharif | C. Ashwath | |
| 12. | "Nadiyo Devara Chakarige" | Shishunala Sharif | C. Ashwath | |
| 13. | "Tharavalla Thagi Ninna" | Shishunala Sharif | C. Ashwath | |
| 14. | "Naana Embudu Naanalla" | Shishunala Sharif | C. Ashwath | |
| 15. | "Dukh Me Pada Mann" | Shishunala Sharif | C. Ashwath | |
| 16. | "Hum Tho Dekha" | Shishunala Sharif | C. Ashwath | |
Awards
The film has won the following awards since its release.
1990 National Film Awards (India)
1990 Karnataka State Film Awards (India)
- Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film
- Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor – Sridhar
- Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor – Girish Karnad
References
External links
- Santha Shishunala Sharifa at the Internet Movie Database
- Movie info
- Karnataka greats & C Aswath cast a spell