Kittur Chennamma (film)
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| Directed by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Produced by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Screenplay by | G. V. Iyer |
| Starring | B. Saroja Devi |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
| Cinematography | W. R. Subba Rao M. Karnan |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Distributed by | Padmini Pictures |
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164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Kitturu Chennamma (Kannada: ಕಿತ್ತೂರು ಚೆನ್ನಮ್ಮ) is a 1961 Indian historical drama film in Kannada language, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu.[1] It stars B. Saroja Devi as Kittur Chennamma, an Indian freedom fighter who led an armed rebellion against the British East India Company in 1824, and died in captivity in 1829.
At the 9th National Film Awards, the film was awarded the Best Feature Film in Kannada.[2] This film screened at IFFI 1992 B R Panthalu Homage section.
Cast
- B. Saroja Devi as Kittur Chennamma
- M. V. Rajamma as Rudrambe
- Leelavathi as Veeravva
- Chindodi Leela as Kalavathi
- Ramadevi as Mahantavva
- Rajkumar as Raja Mallasarja
- Dikki Madhavarao
- Narasimharaju
- Balakrishna
- B. Hanumanthachar
- Eshwarappa
- K. S. Ashwath
- Rajashankar
- Veerappa Chinchodi
Soundtrack
The music for the film was composed by T. G. Lingappa and lyrics for the soundtrack penned by G. V. Iyer. The songs "Kolu Thudiya Kodagananthe" and "Thanukaragadavaralli Pushpava" were taken from the poems of Akka Mahadevi, a poet who lived in the 12th century Karnataka.
Track list
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Hoovina Hantha Hatthuva Jane" | S. Janaki, Kamala |
| 2 | "Nayanadali Doreyiralu Yara Kanali" | P. Susheela |
| 3 | "Aalakke Hoovilla" | S. Janaki, A. P. Komala |
| 4 | "Kolu Thudiya Kodagananthe" | S. Janaki |
| 5 | "Thanukaragadavaralli Pushpava" | P. Susheela |
| 6 | "Kitthura Raniyu Hetthalu Puthrana" | |
| 7 | "Devaru Devaru Devarembuvaru" | |
| 8 | "Sanne Eneno Maadithu Kannu" | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki |
| 9 | "Ahorathri Niladodi" | P. B. Sreenivas |
| 10 | "Thayi Deviyanu Kaane" | P. Kalinga Rao |
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Kittur Chennamma at IMDb
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