Eradu Kanasu
| Eradu Kanasu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Dorairaj S. K. Bhagavan |
| Produced by | Dorai Bhagawan |
| Written by | Vani |
| Based on |
Eradu Kanasu by Vani |
| Starring |
Rajkumar Kalpana Manjula |
| Music by | Rajan-Nagendra |
| Cinematography | R. Chittibabu |
| Edited by | Venkatram |
Production company |
Anupam Movies |
Release dates |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Eradu Kanasu is a 1974 Indian Kannada romantic drama film directed by the duo Dorai and S. K. Bhagavan, and is based on the novel of the same name by Vani.[1] The film stars Rajkumar, Kalpana and Manjula in lead roles.[2]
The film was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by Rajan-Nagendra considered evergreen hits. They were awarded with the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for 1974–75. The film's success led to its re-release on 6 February 2015 across Karnataka state. The movie was remade in Telugu as Pooja (1975 film). The song Endendu Ninnanu Marethu was retained by Rajan-Nagendra in the Telugu version as Enneno Janmala Bandham. The song Endendu Ninnanu Marethu was also used in the 1992 Hindi movie Jaan Se Pyaara.[3]
Cast
- Rajkumar as Ramu
- Kalpana as Gowri
- Manjula as Lalitha
- K. S. Ashwath
- Balakrishna
- Rajanand
- Advani Lakshmi Devi
- Sampath
- B. Jayashree
- Pandari Bai in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
| Eradu Kanasu | |
|---|---|
 Soundtrack cover | |
| Soundtrack album by Rajan-Nagendra | |
| Released | 1974 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Saregama |
The music was composed by Rajan-Nagendra with lyrics for the soundtracks penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The album consists of six soundtracks.[4] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.
| Track listing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Baadi Hoda Balliyinda" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | P. B. Sreenivas | 03:21 |
| 2. | "Endu Ninna Noduve" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | P. B. Sreenivas | 03:31 |
| 3. | "Thamnam Thamnam" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Indu Enage Govinda" | Raghavendra Swami | S. Janaki | 03:00 |
| 5. | "Endendu Ninnanu Marethu" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | P. B. Sreenivas, Vani Jayaram | 04:34 |
| 6. | "Poojisalende Hoogala Thande" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. Janaki | |
Awards
- 1973–74 Karnataka State Film Awards
References
- ↑ Eradu Kanasu novel
- ↑ Eradu Kanasu (ಎರಡು ಕನಸು)
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqc2zcnupt8
- ↑ "Eradu Kanasu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 6 October 2014.