Sri Krishnadevaraya (film)

Sri Krishnadevaraya
Directed byB. R. Panthulu
Screenplay byB. R. Panthulu
Produced byB. R. Panthulu
Starring
CinematographyA. Shanmugam
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music byT. G. Lingappa
Production
company
Venus Combimes
Distributed byPadmini Pictures
Running time
194 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Sri Krishnadevaraya is a 1970 Indian historical drama film in the Kannada language, produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars Rajkumar as Krishnadevaraya, an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century. R. Nagendra Rao, B. R. Panthulu, Narasimharaju and N. Bharathi appear in pivotal roles. The film was Rajkumar's first in color.[1]

The film won three awards at the 1969–70 Karnataka State Film Awards - Best Actor (B. R. Panthulu), Best Actress (N. Bharathi) and Best Music Director (T. G. Lingappa). The movie saw a theatrical run of 28 weeks.[2]

When the State Government adjudged him the best actor for Thimmarasa's role, B.R. Panthulu modestly turned it down saying the award must go to Rajkumar for the electrifying lead role.[3] In a letter dated 23 September 1970, he cited that Rajkumar, who played Krishnadevaraya, was more eligible for the award.[4] After this incident, the Karnataka Government started two separate category of awards - one for the lead roles and another one for the supporting roles. The movie was dubbed in Telugu in 1971 as Sri Krishnadevarayalu.[5][6]

Cast

Soundtrack

Sri Krishnadevaraya
Soundtrack album by
T. G. Lingappa
Released1969
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length29:20
LabelSaregama

T. G. Lingappa composed the film's music and the lyrics for the soundtrack were written by K. Prabhakara Shastry and Vijaya Narasimha. The soundtrack album comprises nine tracks.[7]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Sharanu Virupaksha Shashishekara"K. Prabhakara ShastryS. Janaki4:12
2."Khana Peena"Pandit Deepak ChakravartiS. Janaki3:25
3."Bahujanmada Poojaphala"K. Prabhakara ShastryP. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki2:59
4."Sri Chamundeshwari"K. Prabhakara ShastryP. Leela, Sirkazhi Govindarajan3:18
5."Chennarasi Cheluvarasi"K. Prabhakara ShastryS. Janaki, P. Leela 
6."Baa Veera Kannadiga"Vijaya NarasimhaPithapuram Nageswara Rao1:55
7."Kalyanaadbhuta + Tirupatigirivasa"K. Prabhakara ShastryP. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki3:14
8."Krishnana Hesare Lokapriya"Vijaya NarasimhaSoolamangalam Rajalakshmi, P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki4:17
9."Makkal Nakkare" Sirkazhi Govindarajan2:42
Total length:29:20

Awards

Filmfare Awards South
1969–70 Karnataka State Film Awards
This film screened at IFFI 1992 B R Panthalu Homage section.

References

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  3. ^ "Music collection from Panthulu films to be released today". The Hindu. 4 August 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. ^ ""ನನ್ನ ಇಮೇಜ್ ಹಾಳಾದರೂ ಚಿಂತೆಯಿಲ್ಲ.. ಕ್ಲೈಮ್ಯಾಕ್ಸ್ ಬದಲಿಸಬೇಡಿ" ಎಂದರು ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರು | Cinema Swarasyagalu Ep-68". YouTube.
  5. ^ "Sri Krishnadevarayalu Telugu Movie Songs || Palujanmala Punyammule || S.Janaki P.B.Sreenivos hits". YouTube.
  6. ^ "Sri Krishnadevarayalu Telugu Movie Songs || Sharanu Virupaksha Shashishekara || S.Janaki || Panthulu". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Sri Krishna Devaraya music". iTunes. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  8. ^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1971.