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Bayalu Daari
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Wikipedia article
'Bayalu Daari' is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by the DoraiBhagavan duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by Bharathi Sutha. The film starred Anant Nag, Kalpana and K. S. Ashwath. The film was a musical blockbuster with all songs composed by RajanNagendra considered evergreen hits. 'Bayalu Daari' was the first commercial success for Anant Nag, who had earlier done art films and established him as a leading star in the Kannada cinema with a chocolate hero image. This film was one of the last big hits of Kalpana.
Cast
* Kalpana as Chandra
* Anant Nag as Gopu/Gopi
* Ashok
* Padma Kumta
* Jayalakshmi
* K. S. Ashwath
* Advani Lakshmi Devi
* Balakrishna
Production
Director S. K. Bhagavan of the DoraiBhagavan duo had revealed that the movie was initially planned with Rajkumar. However, the idea was dropped because the movie was heroine-oriented and the protagonist seduces the girl before marriage which went against the veteran's star image at the time.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by RajanNagendra, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar.[http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/moviedetail.asp?mid=k0000690 Bayalu Daari (1976)] All the 4 songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs. The song 'Kanasalu Neene Manasalu Neene' went on to be used in the 1982 Telugu movie 'Nalugu Stambhalata' as 'Chinukula Rali' and 1992 Hindi movie 'Deewana' as 'Aisi Deewangi'. The song 'Baanallu Neene' was used in the 1977 Telugu movie 'Panthulamma' as 'Sirimalle Neeve'.
Awards
* Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Jayalakshmi
References
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