Gandondu Hennaru
Gandondu Hennaru (transl. One man and six women)[1] is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Rajkumar, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Narasimharaju and Mynavathi. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa.[2][3] The movie was remade in Tamil in 1972 as Raman Thediya Seethai.
| Gandondu Hennaru | |
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| Directed by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Written by | M. Ramachandra |
| Screenplay by | Padmini Pictures Katha Vibhaga |
| Produced by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Starring | Rajkumar Bharathi Vishnuvardhan Narasimharaju Mynavathi |
| Cinematography | A. Shanmugam P. L. Nagappa G. K. Ramu |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
Production company | Padmini Pictures |
| Distributed by | Padmini Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
A man visits a happy elderly couple who advise him that a wife must have 6 good qualities. These qualities help her build a happy family. He searches for a woman with those qualities. After being tricked and turned around, he finds his soulmate and returns to get the blessings of the elderly couple.
Cast
- Rajkumar as Anand Rao
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Veena / Malathi
- Narasimharaju as Dikki
- Mynavathi as Seetha
- T. N. Balakrishna
- Ramadevi
- Dinesh
- Premalatha
- H. R. Shastry as Shankara Bhat
- Renuka
- Hanumanthachar
- Suguna
- P. Gundu Rao
- Muguru Jejamma
- Ganapathi Bhat as Mahadevaiah
- Nagappa
- Comedian Guggu
- B. R. Panthulu
- Puttaswamy
- Narayana Rao
- M. P. Shankar as Kodanda
- Ranganath
- Siddaramaiah
Soundtrack
T. G. Lingappa composed all the tracks. All songs became hits.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beladingalagi Bande" | G. V. Iyer | P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki | |
| 2. | "Kaarina Samyora" | G. V. Iyer | L. R. Eswari | |
| 3. | "Bande Nee Bande" | Vijayanaarasimha | P. B. Srinivas | |
| 4. | "Bangara Nota Balina Thota" | Vijayanaarasimha | L. R. Eswari, P. B. Srinivas | |
| 5. | "Muttabeda Maathadabeda" | Vijayanaarasimha | Bangalore Latha, P. Nageswara Rao | |
| 6. | "Karyeshu Dasi" | Sanskrit verse | P. Leela |
Reception
The movie saw a theatrical run for more than 100 days and ran over 125 days in STATES theater Bangalore.
References
- "'One man-6 women' to '7 Khoon Maaf'". 8 March 2019.
- "Gandondu Hennaru". chiloka.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- "Gandondu Hennaru". nthwall.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.