Bhagyavantha

Bhagyavantha
Directed byB. S. Ranga
Written byB. S. Ranga
Produced byS. A. Govinda Raj
V. Bharath Raju
StarringMaster Lohith
Jai Jagadish
Aarathi
K. S. Ashwath
CinematographyB. R. Ramkumar
Edited byP. G. Mohan
Music byT. G. Lingappa
Production
company
Nirupama Art Combines
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Bhagyavantha (Kannada: ಭಾಗ್ಯವಂತ) is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and written by B. S. Ranga. The film featured Master Lohit, Aarathi and Jai Jagadish in pivotal roles. Veteran actor Rajkumar and Thoogudeepa Srinivas made brief appearances in the film.

The film is a remake of director's own 1954 Telugu film Maa Gopi which itself was a remake of 1953 Hindi film Bhagyawan and its Marathi version Soubhagya.[1][2] The 1982 Hindi movie Anokha Bandhan based on the story Ramer Sumati by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay had a similar storyline except for the climax. The movie saw a theatrical run of 28 weeks.[3][4]

The dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. Performance of Master Lohith were praised by critics and audience. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed by T. G. Lingappa. The soundtrack included two songs sung by actor Rajkumar.

Plot

The movie stars and revolves around the life of Krishna (Puneeth Rajkumar) who is considered as an unlucky child and is shunned by most of his family members except his paternal uncle, his uncle's daughter and his brother's wife.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa.[5] However, the soundtrack included the very popular devotional song "Vaara Bantamma Guruvara Banthamma" sung by actor Rajkumar earlier for a private album for which music was scored by M. Ranga Rao but he was not credited in this movie.[6] Puneeth Rajkumar made his singing debut with "Baana Daariyalli".[7]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Baana Daariyalli"Chi. Udaya ShankarMaster Lohith 
2."Amma Seethamma"Chi. Udaya ShankarPoornachandra, Master Lohith 
3."Nagu Kanda"Chi. Udaya ShankarKumari Jyothi 
4."Thilidavaro Moodaro"Chi. Udaya ShankarRajkumar 
5."Guruvara Banthamma"Chi. Udaya ShankarRajkumar 

Legacy

Puneeth Rajkumar said that this is his favorite film as a child actor and that the song "Banadaariyalli Soorya Jaari Banda" is his favorite song sung by him.[8] The song inspired a 2023 film of the same name.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Maa Gopi (1954) - the Hindu". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Bhagyawan (1953) | Hindi Movie Plot - Bollywood MuVyz".
  3. ^ ":: Welcome to Chitatara ::". www.chitratara.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ "All-Time Blockbusters Posters & Data".
  5. ^ Bhagyavantha Songs[usurped]
  6. ^ ""ವಾರ ಬಂತಮ್ಮ" ಹಾಡಿಗೆ ಸಂಗೀತ ನೀಡಿದ್ದು ರಂಗರಾವ್.. ಆದರೆ ಹೆಸರು ಬಂದಿದ್ದು TG ಲಿಂಗಪ್ಪಗೆ.. | M Ranga Rao | Ep 6". YouTube. 4 February 2024.
  7. ^ Nandakumar, Prathima (29 October 2021). "Actor, icon, activist, donor: The many shades of Puneeth Rajkumar". The Week.
  8. ^ "I wanted to earn money and make merry: Puneeth Rajkumar". The Times of India. 13 October 2014.
  9. ^ M. V., Vivek (28 September 2023). "'Baanadariyalli' movie review: This Ganesh, Rukmini Vasanth romance fails to hit the heights". The Hindu.
  10. ^ "Baanadariyalli review: It hardly scores apart from the title taken from Puneeth Rajkumar's song". The South First. 28 September 2023.


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