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Chandavalliya Thota
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Wikipedia article
'Chandavalliya Thota' is a 1964 Indian Kannada language film, directed by T. V. Singh Thakur.[https://sapnaonline.com/chandavalliya-thota-4856886 Chandavalliya Thota by Ta Ra Su] It stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar and Jayanthi. Film was release on 24 June 1964and ran for a hundred days at Prabhat Cinema in Bangalore. The film won many laurels upon release including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for its Gandhian theme treatment of the poverty in rural Indian villages. The movie is based on the novel of same name by Ta.Ra.Su. This movie was the debut movie of singer K. J. Yesudas in Kannada.
Plot
Through the efforts of two close friends and revered village heads, Sivananjay Gowda and Naraharappa, a coconut grove is raised to cool down the arid village with vegetation. Gowda, owner of grove, follows his astrologers advice and makes a daan of grove to his friend Narahari to escape his doom. Then, a priest and his wife scheme to grab the grove. A local tramp, Kariyappa, joins them whose evil designs are to appropriate all that Gowda possesses. The schemers entice Rama, Gowdas prodigal son, and even maneuvre his marriage with Lakshmi. Eventually they succeed in sowing discord and bringing about a separation in the family. Rama demands and gets lions share in the property which he promptly squanders away.
Cast
* Rajkumar as Hanuman, Sivananjay Gowda's first son
* Udaykumar as Sivananjay Gowda
* Jayanthi as Cheney
* Rajasree as Champa
* Balakrishna as Kariyappa
* Raghavendra Rao
* Advani Lakshmi Devi as Lakshmi
* M. Jayashree as Puttathayi, Sivananjay Gowda's wife
* Shanthamma as Parvathi, Naraharappan's wife
* Sharadamma as Papamma, priest's wife
Soundtrack
The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa, with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal and Ta Ra Su.[http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000708.html Chandavalliya Thota (1964)songs]
Awards
* National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada - 1964
; This film screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect.
References
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