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Saaku Magalu
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Wikipedia article
'Saaku Magalu' is a 1963 Kannada language romantic drama film directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu and starring Rajkumar and Sowcar Janaki.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250710/fullcredits/ Full cast & crew] The film marked the entry of acclaimed actress Kalpana, who went on to become one of the most sought-after actresses in Kannada cinema.
Director Panthulu selected Kalpana based on the recommendation of co-artist Narasimharaju and his assistant Puttanna Kanagal.
Panthulu made the movie simultaneously in Telugu as 'Pempudu Koothuru', starring NTR, Devika and Sowcar Janaki.
Cast
* Rajkumar as Raghuram
* Sowcar Janaki as Manjula
* Rajashankar as Vasu, Manjula's brother
* Kalpana as Uma, Raghuram's foster sister
* Dikki Madhava Rao as Raghuram and Uma's father
* Narasimharaju
* Balakrishna as Dashavatharam
* Ramadevi
* M. N. Lakshmi Devi
* Shivaji Rao
* H. Krishna Shastry
Crew
* Producer: B. R. Panthulu
* Production Company: Padmini Pictures
* Director: B. R. Panthulu
* Music: T. G. Lingappa
* Lyrics: Kanagal Prabhakara Shastry
* Story: Eera Shanmugham
* Screenplay: Chithra Krishnasamy
* Dialogues: G. V. Iyer
* Art Direction: Selvaraj
* Editing: R. Devarajan
* Choreography: P. S. Gopala Krishna
* Cinematography: V. Ramamurthy
Soundtrack
The music director of the movie T. G. Lingappa himself rendered the hummings for 2 songs - 'Naanu Andhalaade' and 'Jeevanaraga' - the former of which had its picturization on the lead who acts to be a dumb person.
# "Kelida Maathe" - Ghantasala
# "Onde Ondu Hosa Haadu" - S. Janaki, P. B. Sreenivas
# "Jeevana Raga" - Ghantasala, S. Janaki
# "Naanu Andhalade" - P. Susheela
# "Baa Bega Manamohana" - P. Leela
# "Elli Hombelakelli" - Ghantasala
# "Naanu Andhalade" - P. Susheela, T. G. Lingappa
References
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