Nanda Deepa
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| Directed by | M. R. Vittal |
| Written by | P. Vadiraj |
| Produced by | Vadiraj Jawahar |
| Starring | Rajkumar Harini Leelavathi Udaykumar |
| Cinematography | R. Madhu |
| Edited by | P. S. Murthy |
| Music by | M. Venkataraju |
Production company | Sri Bharathi Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Nanda Deepa (Audio file "Kn-ನಂದಾದೀಪ.ogg" not found transl. Eternal flame) is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by M. R. Vittal in his directorial debut.[1] The film was produced and written by actor Vadiraj with Jawahar co-producing for the Sri Bharathi Chitra studio, marking its first production. The film stars Rajkumar and Harini, with Leelavathi and Udaykumar in pivotal supporting roles.
Upon its release, the film received significant appreciation and won the prestigious National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 10th National Film Awards.[2]
The film was remade in Gujarati in 1964 as Ramat Ramade Ram,[3] making this the first Kannada film to be remade in that language. The Gujarati version starred Tarla Mehta and Mahesh Kumar in the lead role with Sanjeev Kumar reprising Udaykumar's role. While the Kannada version won the National Award, the Gujarati version garnered eight State awards.[3][4][5]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Rajkumar as Shankar
- Udaykumar as Ravi
- Harini
- Leelavathi
- K. S. Ashwath
- Sorat Ashwath
- Narasimharaju
- Vadiraj
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Hanumanthachar
- Balakrishna in a guest appearance
Soundtrack
[edit | edit source]The music was composed by M. Venkataraju, with lyrics by Sorat Ashwath.[6] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yaarige Yaaro" | Sorat Ashwath | P. B. Sreenivas | 03:25 |
| 2. | "Naadinanda Ee Deepavali" | Sorat Ashwath | S. Janaki, P. Leela | 03:10 |
| 3. | "Ondu Goodide" | Sorat Ashwath | P. Nageshwara Rao, Jikki | 02:49 |
| 4. | "Gaaligopura Ninnashatheera" | Sorat Ashwath | S. Janaki | 03:15 |
| 5. | "Naliva Mana" | Sorat Ashwath | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki | 03:13 |
| 6. | "Kanasonda Kande" | Sorat Ashwath | S. Janaki | 03:05 |
| 7. | "Nyayakke Kannilla" | Sorat Ashwath | P. Leela | 03:14 |
Awards
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ M.R. Vittal movies list
- ^ 10th National Film Awards
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Nanda Deepa at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1963 films
- 1960s Kannada-language films
- 1963 romantic drama films
- Indian romantic drama films
- Indian black-and-white films
- Films scored by M. Venkataraju
- Best Kannada Feature Film National Film Award winners
- 1963 directorial debut films
- Films directed by M. R. Vittal
- Kannada films remade in other languages
- 1960s Kannada-language film stubs