Nanda Deepa

Nanda Deepa
Directed by	M. R. Vittal
Produced by	Vadiraj Jawahar
Written by	P. Vadiraj
Starring	Rajkumar Harini Leelavathi Udaykumar
Music by	M. Venkataraju
Cinematography	R. Madhu
Edited by	P. S. Murthy
Production company	Sri Bharathi Chitra
Release dates	31 December 1963
Running time	157 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Nanda Deepa (Kannada: ನಂದಾದೀಪ) is a 1963 Indian Kannada romantic drama film directed by M. R. Vittal, making his first venture in film direction.^[1] The film was produced and written by actor Vadiraj and co-produced by Jawahar for "Sri Bharathi Chitra" studio house. The film stars Rajkumar and Harini in the lead roles along with Leelavathi and Udaykumar playing other pivotal roles.

The film, upon release garnered wide appreciation and recognition and won the prestigious National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 10th National Film Awards.^[2]

Cast

• Rajkumar
• Udaykumar
• Harini
• Leelavathi
• K. S. Ashwath
• Sorat Ashwath
• Narasimharaju
• Vadiraj
• Ganapathi Bhat
• Hanumanthachar
• Balakrishna in a guest appearance

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. Venkataraju with lyrics by Sorat Ashwath.^[3] 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.	"Yaarige Yaaro"	Sorat Ashwath	P. B. Sreenivas	03:25
2.	"Naadinanda Ee Deepavali"	Sorat Ashwath	S. Janaki, P. Leela	03:10
3.	"Ondu Goodide"	Sorat Ashwath	P. Nageshwara Rao, Jikki	02:49
4.	"Gaaligopura Ninnashatheera"	Sorat Ashwath	S. Janaki	03:15
5.	"Naliva Mana"	Sorat Ashwath	P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki	03:13
6.	"Kanasonda Kande"	Sorat Ashwath	S. Janaki	03:05
7.	"Nyayakke Kannilla"	Sorat Ashwath	P. Leela	03:14

Awards

• 10th National Film Awards

1. Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film

References

1. M.R. Vittal movies list
2. Template:1962 National Film Awards
3. Nandaa Deepa songs

External links

• Nanda Deepa at the Internet Movie Database
• movie info