Naandi (film)
| Naandi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | N. Lakshminarayan |
| Produced by |
Vadiraj Jawahar |
| Written by | N. Lakshminarayan |
| Starring |
Rajkumar Harini Kalpana Udaykumar |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Cinematography | R. N. K. Prasad |
| Edited by | P. S. Murthy |
Production company |
Sri Bharathi Chitra |
Release dates |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Naandi (Kannada: ನಾಂದಿ) is a 1964 Kannada romantic drama film directed and written by N. Lakshminarayan, making his first venture in film direction.[1] The film was produced by actor Vadiraj and Jawahar for "Sri Bharathi Chitra" studio house. The film starred Rajkumar and Harini both playing deaf couple roles along with Kalpana and Udaykumar playing guest roles. Actor Dinesh made his debut through this film in a supporting role.
The film, upon release garnered wide appreciation and recognition for capturing the real-time plights of the deaf couple for the first time in commercial cinema.[2] The film, produced by Vadiraj, set a landmark by being the first ever film to screen in an International film festival.[3] This film screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect.
Cast
- Rajkumar
- Harini
- Kalpana
- Sorat Ashwath
- Dinesh
- Balakrishna
- Vadiraj
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Hanumanthachar
- Udaykumar in a guest appearance
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal.[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. | "Namma Thayi Bharathi" | R. N. Jayagopal | P. B. Sreenivas | 03:16 |
| 2. | "Chandramukhi Pranasakhi" | R. N. Jayagopal | S. Janaki, Bangalore Latha | 03:35 |
| 3. | "Haadonda Haaduve" | R. N. Jayagopal | P. B. Sreenivas | 03:24 |
| 4. | "Udugoreyonda Thanda" | R. N. Jayagopal | S. Janaki | 03:12 |
| 5. | "Sathyakke Endigu Jayavemba" | R. N. Jayagopal | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki | |
| 6. | "Namma Papa Muddu Papa" | R. N. Jayagopal | L. R. Eswari | |