Besuge

Besuge is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Geethapriya, based on a novel of the same name by Ashwini, and stars Srinath, Manjula and Chandrashekar, in lead roles.

Besuge
Directed byGeethapriya
Screenplay byGeethapriya
Story byAshwini
Based onBesuge
by Ashwini
Produced byPadmaprabha
StarringSrinath
Manjula
K. S. Ashwath
CinematographyN. G. Rao
Edited byBala G. Yadav
Music byVijaya Bhaskar
Production
company
Srinidhi Films
Release date
1976
Running time
131 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

The film is seen as a landmark in the career of Geethapriya, both as a director and lyricist, and actor Srinath.[1][2] At the 24th Filmfare Awards South, Srinath was awarded the Best Actor.[3]

Cast

Soundtrack
Besuge
Soundtrack album by
Vijaya Bhaskar
Released1976
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length23:14
LabelSaregama

Vijaya Bhaskar scored the music film's music and for its soundtrack, the lyrics for which were written by Vijaya Narasimha, R. N. Jayagopal, Geethapriya, Shyamsundar Kulkarni and Chi. Udaya Shankar. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks.[4] The track "Besuge", written by Geethapriya, is notable as it has the usage of the word "Besuge" 64 times in it. It is considered of the best songs written by him.[1]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vasantha Baredanu"Vijaya NarasimhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam4:27
2."Life is a Merry Melody"R. N. JayagopalVani Jairam3:57
3."Besuge Besuge"GeethapriyaS. P. Balasubrhamanyam, Vani Jairam3:57
4."Yaava Hoovu Yaara Mudigo"Shyamsundar KulkarniS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:25
5."Arere Intha Gandige"Chi. Udaya ShankarP. B. Sreenivas, Kasthuri Shankar, Anjali, Mahesh4:08
6."Besuge Besuge I"GeethapriyaChorus2:50
Total length:23:14

References
  1. "End of a poetic era in Kannada films". The Hindu. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. Upadhyaya, Prakash (18 February 2016). "'Weekend with Ramesh 2': Veteran actor Srinath on Kannada talk show this week". International Business Times. ibtimes.co.in. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. 1984. p. 235. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. "Besuge - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 30 April 2016.


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