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Directed by | G. V. Iyer |
Written by | T. R. Subba Rao |
Screenplay by | G. V. Iyer |
Produced by | G. V. Iyer |
Starring | Anant Nag M. V. Narayana Rao Rekha Rao B. V. Karanth Mysore Mutt Vasudev Girimaji |
Cinematography | Nemai Ghosh |
Edited by | V. R. K. Prasad |
Music by | M. Balamuralikrishna Background score: B. V. Karanth |
Distributed by | Ananthalakshmi Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Hamsageethe (Kannada: ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ, The Swan Song) is a 1975 Indian feature film in the Kannada language. It was directed by G. V. Iyer, based on a novel by T. R. Subba Rao[1] with Anant Nag and Rekha Rao in lead roles.
The film won 2 National Film Awards; the National Film Award for Kannada film and National Award for Best Male Playback singer (M. Balamuralikrishna) at the 23rd National Film Awards.[2]
Hamsa Geethe, the novel by Ta Ra Su was made into a Hindi film, Basant Bahar in 1956. The novel is supposedly based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.[2][3]
Cast
- Anant Nag as Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah
- M. V. Narayana Rao
- Rekha Rao
- G. S. Rama Rao
- B. V. Karanth
- Mysore Mutt
- Vasudev Girimaji
- G. V. Iyer
- RS Krishnaswamy as Tipu Sultan
Awards
- 23rd National Film Awards
- Karnataka State Film Awards 1975-76
This film screened at 11th IFFI for 50 years of playback singing.
Notes
- ^ "Meet the man who was the inspiration behind great Kannada films".
- ^ a b "23rd National Film Awards" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Hamsa Geethe's Classical Dance Competition: Translation and Reflection".
External links
- Hamsageethe at IMDb