Belli Kalungura

Belli Kalungura (transl. Silver toe-ring)^[1] is a 1992 Indian Kannada language film directed by K. V. Raju, starring Sunil and Malashri. The supporting cast features Tara, Chi. Guru Dutt, Avinash, Doddanna, Rockline Venkatesh and Girija Lokesh. The music was composed by Hamsalekha, also writing lyrics to four of its soundtracks. The film was a success during its time and is seen as a milestone in the career of Malashri, who would go on to appear in many successful films in the 1990s.^[2]

Belli Kalungura
Directed by	K. V. Raju
Screenplay by	Veerappa Maralavadi
Story by	K. V. Raju
Produced by	Sa.Ra.Govindu
Starring	Sunil Malashri Tara
Cinematography	J.G. Krishna
Edited by	S. Manohar
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production company	Thanu Chithra
Release date	10 January 1992 (1992-01-10)
Running time	142 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Sunil as Krishna
• Malashri as Bhadra
• Tara as Thunga
• Chi. Guru Dutt
• Avinash
• Doddanna
• Rockline Venkatesh
• Girija Lokesh
• Venki
• Nagesh Yadav
• K. S. Sridhar
• Ananthrao Maccheri
• Sadashiva Brahmavar
• Shiva Kumar
• Killer Venkatesh
• Girish Rao
• Master Anand

Production

The song "Kelisade Kallukallinalli" was shot at Hampi.^[3]

Soundtrack

Belli Kalungura
Soundtrack album by Hamsalekha
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	35:16
Label	Lahari Music

Hamsalekha composed the film's background score and music for the soundtracks, also writing its lyrics with Doddarange Gowda. The album consists of seven soundtracks.^[4] The song "Kellisade Kallukallinalli" attained popularity. The film's producer wanted Doddarange Gowda to write lyrics on a song which spoke about Kannada and he wrote the lyrics without listening to the tune and was done within 3 days.^[5][6]

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kelisade Kallukallinali (Male version)"	Doddarange Gowda	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:55
2.	"Belli Kalungura"	Hamsalekha	S. Janaki, Chithra	4:52
3.	"Onde Ondu (Male Version)"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:13
4.	"Me Ladki Ladki"	Hamsalekha	Manjula Gururaj	4:56
5.	"Maama Maama Chandamaama"	Hamsalekha	Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:17
6.	"Onde Ondu (Female Version)"	Hamsalekha	S. Janaki	5:11
7.	"Kelisade Kallukallinali (Female version)"	Doddarange Gowda	Chithra	4:52
Total length:				35:16

References

1. "Remake, 30 years on". Bangalore Mirror. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
2. Bolar, Bhavya (29 March 2009). "Fighting for a strong cause". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
3. Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana. "Best of Karnataka". Filmi Escapes in Karnataka (PDF). Lonely Planet. p. 32. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
4. "Belli Kalungura (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
5. "Belli Kalungura Movie: ಕೇಳಿಸದೆ ಕಲ್ಲು ಕಲ್ಲಿನಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ನುಡಿ ಹಾಡು ಬರೆದವರು ಯಾರು? ಹಂಸಲೇಖನಾ? ದೊಡ್ಡರಂಗೇಗೌಡ್ರಾ?". 28 January 2023.
6. "ಮಣಿಕಾಂತ್ ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ: ಕೇಳಿಸದೆ ಕಲ್ಲು ಕಲ್ಲಿನಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ನುಡಿ | ಅವಧಿ । AVADHI". avadhimag.in. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

External links

• Belli Kalungura at IMDb