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Wikipedia article
'Sodari' is a 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Pandari Bai, Narasimha Raju and Rajkumar. The music for the film was composed by Padmanabha Shasthri.
The story of the film is based on the life of Hemavati, the pious wife of King Kailasanatha. She faces numerous hardships along with her children when Kailasanatha loses his kingdom due to a drought. The actress Jayashree plays a negative role of Chanchaladevi, a cunning relative of Hemavati. The movie is based on the popular legend of 'Nalla Thangaal' whose story had earlier been adapted in Malayalam in 1950 as 'Nalla Thanka' and later in Tamil in the same year as 'Nalla Thangal'.
Cast
* Pandari Bai as Hemavati
* Jayashree as Chanchaladevi
* Indira Acharya as Chandrika
* Lakshmidevi as Geeta
* Rajkumar as Kailasanatha
* Raghavendra Rao
* G. V. Iyer as Sarvaantaryami
* Narasimharaju as Madana
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Padmanabha Shasthri, with lyrics penned by Hunsur Krishnamurthy.
References
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