Bhagirathi (film)

Bhagirathi (Kannada: ಭಾಗೀರಥಿ) is a 2012 Indian Kannada drama film written and directed by Baraguru Ramachandrappa. The film stars Bhavana and Kishore in the lead roles with Srinath, Tara, Hema Choudhury and Padma Vasanthi in the supporting role. The film is based on a folktale from North Karnataka, "Kerege Haara", which glorifies the sacrifice of a young woman for the sake of her village and her heart-broken husband.

Bhagirathi
Theatrical Poster
Directed byBaraguru Ramachandrappa
Written byBaraguru Ramchandrappa
Produced byB. K. Srinivas
StarringBhavana
Kishore
Srinath
Tara
CinematographyHarish N. Sondekoppa
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byV. Manohar
Production
company
Sri Harsha Productions
Release date
  • 8 June 2012 (2012-06-08)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

Bhagirathi (Bhavana) dreams of a tank for her village and inspired by her, Maadevaraya (Kishore), the son of Mallanagowda (Srinath), convinces his father to construct one for the community. When Maadevaraya and Bhagirathi fall in love, class differences come in the way. But when they decide to end their lives, Mallanagowda is moved to solemnise their marriage on the tank's site.

As fate would have it, the tank remains dry and the priest advises Mallanagowda to sacrifice of one of his daughters-in-law. The lot falls on Bhagirathi. On learning what has happened to his young wife, Maadevaraya ends his life in the tank.

Cast
  • Bhavana as Bhagirathi
  • Kishore as Mahadevaraya
  • Srinath as Mallanagowda
  • Tara
  • Hema Choudhury
  • Padma Vasanthi
  • Shivadhwaj
  • Ravishankar
  • Vatsala Mohan

Soundtrack
Bhagirathi
Soundtrack album by
V. Manohar
Released20 November 2011 (2011-11-20)
Recorded2011
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length27:14
LanguageKannada
LabelAshwini Media networks
ProducerV. Manohar

The soundtrack album of the film was released on 20 November 2011 by actor Puneeth Rajkumar in Bangalore. [1] The album consists of six tracks, lyrics for which were written by Baraguru Ramachandrappa for music composed by V. Manohar, who also scored the film's background music.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Neevu Aaluva"Baraguru RamachandrappaAbhimanyu4:39
2."Beru Ondhukade"Baraguru RamachandrappaArchana Udupa5:23
3."Bhandhana"Baraguru RamachandrappaChinthan Vikas4:53
4."Kerege Haaruva"Baraguru RamachandrappaKushala S.2:40
5."Henne Henne"Baraguru RamachandrappaRajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Bhat4:24
6."Kere Yendare"Baraguru RamachandrappaRavishankar5:15
Total length:27:14

Review

IBN Live reviewed the movie and said, "Bhagirathi' is a one time watch".[3] The Hindu review the movie and said "Bhagirathi - Bringing alive a Kannada folktale".[4]

The movie completed 100 days of show.[5]

Awards

References
  1. GRAND AUDIO RELEASE FOR ?BHAGIRATHI?
  2. "Bhageerathi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. "'Bhagirathi' is a one time watch". Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  4. Bhagirathi - Bringing alive a Kannada folktale
  5. Bhagirathi '100'
  6. "Sudeep, Bhavana bag best acting awards". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  7. "'Prasad' gets best film award for 2011". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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