| Sri Purandara Dasaru | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | C. V. Raju R. Ramamurthy |
| Screenplay by | C. V. Raju |
| Produced by | Smt Jayalakshmi |
| Starring | K. S. Ashwath R. Nagendra Rao Udaykumar Rajashankar |
| Cinematography | Rajaram Meenakshi Sundaram |
| Edited by | C. V. Raju |
| Music by | C. N. Pandurangan |
Production company | Sri Hamsa Chithra |
| Distributed by | Sri Hamsa Chithra |
Release date |
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Running time | 171 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Sri Purandara Dasaru () is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by C. V. Raju and produced by Smt Jayalakshmi. The film stars K. S. Ashwath, R. Nagendra Rao, Udaykumar and Rajashankar. The musical score was composed by C. N. Pandurangan.[1][2] This film is the third Kannada film based on the life of Purandara Dasa, following the 1937 film Purandaradasa and the 1964 film Navakoti Narayana.
Cast
- K. S. Ashwath as Srinivasa Nayaka/Sri Purandara Daasaru
- Pandari Bai as Lakshmi wife of Purandara
- R. Nagendra Rao as Panduranga
- Udaykumar as Vyasa Rayaru
- Rajashankar as Keshavacharya
- Balakrishna as Bagalakote Balakrishnacharya
- B Ramadevi as Bendakaluru Bhageerathi
- Narasimharaju as Hanumanthacharya
- Venkatesh
- Raghavendra Rao
- Vadiraj as Kullacharya
- Rathnakar as Appanna
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Master Sridhar
- Chittibabu
- Ramachandra Shastry
- Dwarakish as Dallali Deshakacharya
- Bangalore Nagesh as Gundacharya
- Rajendra Krishna
- Kuppuraj
- Srikanth
- Niranjan
- Lakshmaiah
- Dinesh
- Shivaram
- Dattharaj
- Iyengar
- Bapayya
- Swamy
- Harini as Sharade
- Mynavathi as Chithralekha
- L. Vijayalakshmi as Rukmini
- Papamma as Chithralekha's mother
- Saroja
- Janaki
- Shanthamma as wife of an Insolvent
- Kutty Padmini as Young Krishna
Soundtrack
The music was composed by C. N. Pandurangan.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aadidano Ranga" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | Purandara Dasa | 03:06 |
| 2 | "Aparadhi Nanallaa" | P. B. Sreenivas | Purandaradasa | 03:14 |
| 3 | "Chandrachooda" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:02 |
| 4 | "Jagadodharana" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:16 |
| 5 | "Kandu Kandu Nee Yenna" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:26 |
| 6 | "Sakalagrahabala" | P. B. Sreenivas | Purandaradasa | 03:03 |
| 7 | "Sri Gananatha" | M. Balamuralikrishna, Sarojini | Purandaradasa | 05:56 |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote, "If for nothing else, the music would make the Kannada film [Sri Purandara Dasaru] worth the while."[4]
References
- "Sri Purandara Dasaru". chiloka.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- "Sri Purandara Dasaru". nthwall.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- "Sri Purandaradasaru Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- "Morning shows". The Indian Express. 8 March 1969. p. 5.