Bangaarada Panjara
Bangaarada Panjara (transl. Golden Cage) is a 1974 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by debutant V. Somashekhar and co-produced by actor Raja Shankar. It starred Dr. Rajkumar in the lead role along with Aarathi, K. S. Ashwath, Pandari Bai and Lokanath.[1][2] The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks.[3]
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| Kannada | ಬಂಗಾರದ ಪಂಜರ |
| Directed by | V. Somashekhar |
| Screenplay by | V. Somashekhar |
| Based on | Ekta Jeev Sadashiv by Govind Kulkarni |
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| Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
| Music by | G. K. Raghu |
| Distributed by | Raja Productions |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The core plot of the movie is based on the Marathi play Ekta Jeev Sadashiv which had already been adapted into a 1972 Marathi movie Ekta Jeev Sadashiv starring Dada Kondke. The 2000 Hindi movie Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain is based on the Marathi movie and this movie.
Plot
Beera is an innocent, young shepherd who loves his parents Nanjamma and Junjappa. One day Janaki, a middle aged woman comes to Beera's village with her husband and brother. It is revealed that Janaki is the biological mother of Beera and that Nanjamma and Junjappa were childless, raised Beera like their own son. Janaki asks Nanjamma and Junjappa to hand over their son back to her. They reluctantly agree and Beera is forcefully taken to a sophisticated house in Bangalore where he has 2 elder brothers, sisters-in-law and a younger brother. Everything in the house is new to him including the sophisticated way of living, food, even household equipments. Many comical incidents take place when Beera begins to explore things in the new house and the city. He also discovers his brother's illegitimate affair with a woman. Beera undergoes emotional turmoil due to the contrast manners and way of dealing things in the city. Unable to tolerate this, he finally returns to his foster parents and marries Mallamma whom he liked in the village.
Cast
- Dr. Rajkumar as Beera
- Aarathi as Mallamma
- M. V. Rajamma as Nanjamma, Beera's Foster Mother
- K. S. Ashwath as Junjappa, Beera's Foster Father
- Pandari Bai as Janaki, Beera's Biological Mother
- Lokanath
- Balakrishna
- Shivaram
- Shani Mahadevappa
- Vajramuni
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas
- Shakti Prasad
- Bindu as Reshma
- B. Jaya
- Vaishali Kasaravalli as Pallavi
- Shylashri as Seema
- Raja Shankar
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by G. K. Raghu with lyrics for the soundtrack penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar.
Track list
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Bittare Sigadone" | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki |
| 2 | "Kariya Kambali" | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki |
| 3 | "Come And Meet Me" | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki |
| 4 | "Suy Anno Gaali" | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki |
| 5 | "Sloka" | Dr. Rajkumar |
References
- staff (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 186. ISBN 978-1135943189. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Research and Reference Division (2000). Mass Media in India. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 681. ISBN 9788123008141.
- "All-Time Blockbusters Posters & Data".