Saaku Magalu
Saaku Magalu (transl. Foster Daughter) is a 1963 Kannada language romantic drama film directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu and starring Rajkumar and Sowcar Janaki.[1] The film marked the entry of acclaimed actress Kalpana, who went on to become one of the most sought-after actresses in Kannada cinema.
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| Directed by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Written by | G. V. Iyer (dialogues) |
| Story by | Eera Shanmugham |
| Produced by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Starring | Rajkumar Sowcar Janaki Kalpana Dikki Madhava Rao Narasimharaju Balakrishna |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
Production company | Padmini Pictures |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Director Panthulu selected Kalpana based on the recommendation of co-artist Narasimharaju and his assistant Puttanna Kanagal.[2] Panthulu made the movie simultaneously in Telugu as Pempudu Koothuru, starring NTR, Devika and Sowcar Janaki.
Cast
- Dr. Rajkumar as Raghuram
- Sowcar Janaki as Manjula
- Rajashankar as Vasu, Manjula's brother
- Kalpana as Uma, Raghuram's foster sister
- Narasimharaju
- Dikki Madhava Rao as Raghuram and Uma's father
- T. N. Balakrishna as Dashavatharam
- B. Ramadevi as Dashavatharam's wife
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
- H. Krishna Shastry
- Papamma as Raghuram and Uma's mother
- Shivaji Rao
- Comedian Guggu
Crew
- Producer: B. R. Panthulu
- Production Company: Padmini Pictures
- Director: B. R. Panthulu
- Music: T. G. Lingappa
- Lyrics: Kanagal Prabhakara Shastry
- Story: Eera Shanmugham
- Screenplay: Chithra Krishnasamy
- Dialogues: G. V. Iyer
- Art Direction: Selvaraj
- Editing: R. Devarajan
- Choreography: P. S. Gopala Krishna
- Cinematography: V. Ramamurthy
Soundtrack
The music director of the movie T. G. Lingappa himself rendered the hummings for 2 songs - Naanu Andhalaade and Jeevanaraga - the former of which had its picturization on the lead who acts to be a dumb person.[3]
- "Kelida Maathe" - Ghantasala
- "Onde Ondu Hosa Haadu" - S. Janaki, P. B. Sreenivas
- "Jeevana Raga" - Ghantasala, S. Janaki
- "Naanu Andhalade" - P. Susheela
- "Baa Bega Manamohana" - P. Leela
- "Elli Hombelakelli" - Ghantasala
- "Naanu Andhalade" - P. Susheela, T. G. Lingappa
References
External links
- Saaku Magalu on Chiloka
- Saaku Magalu at IMDb
- Watch the song Onde Ondu Hosa Haadu on YouTube