Bangarada Hoovu

1967 Indian film
  • 1967 (1967)
Running time
141 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Bangarada Hoovu (transl. Golden Flower) is a 1967 Indian Kannada language film directed, written and produced by B. A. Arasu Kumar. The film stars Rajkumar, Kalpana, Udaykumar and Shylashri. The film won many laurels upon release including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.[1] The movie was an adaptation of the play Abhaagini written by the director himself.[2] The movie speaks about the misconceptions regarding leprosy - especially against the superstition that leprosy is a consequence of one's past sins.[3]

Plot

Anand and Latha grow up together. Latha falls in love with Anand. After his education, Anand goes to Rampura as a Block Development Officer where he falls in love with his friend's sister Seetha. However, Seetha suddenly refuses to marry Anand as she is suffering from leprosy. Disappointed, Anand returns to his village. His mother presses him to marry Latha, telling him that leprosy is an incurable disease. However, Seetha is cured and on her return, she finds that Anand is about to marry Latha. In desperation, she tries to commit suicide, but Anand and her (Seetha's) relatives come to know of it. Anand rushes to her rescue and they are united.

Cast

  • Rajkumar as Anand
  • Kalpana as Seetha
  • Udaykumar as Ravi
  • Shylashri as Latha
  • Balakrishna as Padmanabha Panditha
  • Narasimharaju
  • Pandari Bai as Anand's Mother
  • Dinesh as Doctor (small appearance)
  • Rajeshwari

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar and Vijaya Narasimha.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Do Do Do Basavanna"P. B. Sreenivas, L. R. Eswari 
2."Aa Mogavu Entha Cheluvu"P. B. Sreenivas 
3."Oduva Nadi Sagarava"P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas 
4."Maduve Maduve"P. Susheela, S. Janaki 
5."Odhi Odhi"S. Janaki 
6."Nee Nadeva Haadiyalli"P. Susheela, S. Janaki 

Awards

References

  1. ^ The Times of India, Entertainment. "National Awards Winners 1967: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1967". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "ಸಣ್ಣಕಥೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಾಟಕಗಳನ್ನು ಆಧರಿಸಿ ತಯಾರಾದ ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು.. | Halu Jenu Ramkumar | Ep 59". YouTube.
  3. ^ @NFAIOfficial (21 April 2022). "#FaceOfTheWeek #Rajkumar and Kalpana starred in the leading roles in this passionate romantic tale, #BangaradaHoovu…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Songs

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