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'Upasane' (; English: Worship) is a 1974 Kannada musical drama film, directed by Puttanna Kanagal.[http://www.movieslist.in/director/s-r-puttana-kanagal/films#.U3HvxXbNn20 Best S.R. Puttanna Kanagal movies] The film produced by Rashi brothers, is based on the novel of the same name, written by Devaki Murthy. The film mostly had women playing the lead roles, consisting of Aarathi, Leelavathi, M. N. Lakshmi Devi, G. V. Sharadha and Advani Lakshmi Devi.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0232878/fullcredits/ Upasane Full Cast & Crew] Dr. Govinda Mannur, K. S. Ashwath and Seetharam played the male supporting roles. Actor Seetharam was colloquially named as "Upasane" Seetharam for the rest of his career after the release of this film.
The film dealt with the plight of Sharadha (Aarathi) who intends to pursue her career in classical music. The film went on to win multiple high-profile awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 1974-75 including Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Aarathi, who played the protagonist at the age of 19, won the Filmfare Best Actress award.
Cast
* Aarathi as Sharadha
* Leelavathi as Nagamma
* Dr. Govinda Mannur
* K. S. Ashwath as Subba Rao
* Upasane Seetharam as Veene Anantha Shastry
* Vajramuni as Neelakantaiah
* Advani Lakshmi Devi
* M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Parvathi
* G. V. Sharadha
* G. V. Swarnamma as Radio Rangamma
* Musuri Krishnamurthy as Saveri Sadashivaiah
* Shivaram as Shankarabharana
* H. Ramachandra Shastry
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.[http://play.raaga.com/kannada/album/Upaasane-K0001157 Upaasane songs] The soundtrack included a very famous Purandaradasa kriti rendered by S. Janaki. All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.
Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards 1974-75
# First Best Film# Best Screenplay - Puttanna Kanagal
# Best Dialogue writer - Navarathnaram
# Best Cinematographer - S. V. Srikanth
# Best Editor - V. P. Krishnan
# Best Sound Recording - S. P. Ramanathan
Filmfare Awards South - 1974
# Best Actress - AarathiReferences
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