| Kula Gourava | |
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| Directed by | Peketi Sivaram |
| Screenplay by | Peketi Sivaram |
| Story by | G. Balasubramanyam |
| Produced by | N. Veeraswamy |
| Starring | Rajkumar Bharathi Jayanthi |
| Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
Production company | Sri Eswari Productions |
Release date | 1971 |
Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Kula Gourava (transl. Honour of clan) is a 1971 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Peketi Sivaram and written by G. Balasubramanyam. It stars Rajkumar in triple roles along with Bharathi and Jayanthi.[1] The film was produced under Sri Eswari Productions of N. Veeraswamy. It had a very successful soundtrack composed by T. G. Lingappa. Popular actor-director V. Ravichandran, son of the film producer Veerasamy, appeared in the film as a child artist. The film swept 5 awards at the 1970-71 Karnataka State Film Awards including the best film, best actor, and best editor categories.
The movie was Rajkumar's first movie in which he played a triple role.It is also his only black and white movie where he played a triple role.The movie was remade in Telugu in 1972 as Kula Gowravam starring N. T. Rama Rao, Aarathi with Jayanthi reprising her role.[2] It was also remade in Tamil in 1974 as Kula Gowravam starring R. Muthuraman, Jayasudha with Jayanthi reprising her role.[3][4]
Cast
- Rajkumar as Raghunatha Rao / Ravi (Chandrashekharaiah) / Shankar
- Jayanthi as Kala
- Bharathi as Radha
- Narasimharaju as Gopu
- Balakrishna as Raghunatha Rao's personal secretary
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Meenakshi
- B. Jaya as Parvati
- Mahadevappa
- Sampath as Thimme Gowda
- R. Nagendra Rao as Kala's grandfather (cameo)
- Ramamurthy
- V. Ravichandran as young Shankar (credited as Master Ravichandran)
- C. R. Sampath Kumaran
- Indira Jorge
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by T. G. Lingappa and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Chi. Udaya Shankar, R. N. Jayagopal and Vijaya Narasimha.[5]
- Track list
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ondu Maathu Ondu Maathu" | P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela |
| 2 | "Naa Haadabeke" | P. B. Sreenivas |
| 3 | "Ye Hudugi Ye Bedagi" | P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela |
| 4 | "Yaare Bandavanu" | P. Susheela |
| 5 | "Raga Ninnadhu Bhaava Nannadu" | P. Susheela |
| 6 | "Naavikanaaro" | P. Nageshwara Rao |
Awards
- Karnataka State Film Awards – 1970–71
- Best Third Film
- Best Actor – Rajkumar
- Best Dialogue – Chi. Udaya Shankar
- Best Editing – P. Bhaktavatsalam
- Best Sound recording – Srinivas
See also
References
External links
- Kula Gourava at IMDb